Description
Book SynopsisThe Brain and Pain explores the present and future of pain management, providing a comprehensive understanding based on the latest discoveries from many branches of neuroscience. Current and thorough, it will be invaluable for a range of people seeking to understand their options for treatment as well as students in neuroscience and medicine.
Trade ReviewThe Brain and Pain is a comprehensive review of the fundamental principles of pain neurobiology and electrophysiology, with interesting viewpoints on pain psychology and philosophy. -- Carl Saab, Director of Pain Science, Technology And Research (STAR) Labs, Cleveland Clinic, Professor at Case Western Reserve University, adjunct Professor at Brown University
This book may be of specific interest to students at any level who are interested in medicine, neuroscience, or biology but should also be accessible to anyone interested in the mechanisms of pain perception and treatment, provided they do not mind learning some biology on the way. * Choice *
Table of ContentsIntroduction and Nomenclature
Section I: The Basic Pain Pathway and the Molecular Mechanisms That Determine the Intensity and Duration of Pain1. Pain as a Property of the Nervous System
2. Organization of the Human Nervous System: From Nerves to Neurons
3. Pain: Perception and Attribution
4. The Molecular Neurobiology of Pain
5. Adaptation
6. Molecular Signals for Persistent Pain
7. The Sources of Pain
Section II: The Modulation of Pain by Circuits in the Brain8. The External Modulation of Pain: Descending Systems
9. Alleviating Pain: The Pharmacological Approach
10. The Neuromatrix
11. The Brain and Pain
12. The Mind Regulating the Mind
13. Pain Management: Present and Future
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
