Understanding pain : exploring the perception of pain /
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| Author / Creator: | Cervero, Fernando. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2012. |
| Description: | xv, 172 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8913717 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. A Biological Enigma: The Meaning of Pain
- 2. How Much It Hurts: Measuring Pain
- 3. Nociceptors: Sensing Pain
- 4. The Enchanted Loom: Pain Networks
- 5. Pain Dynamics: Sensitization
- 6. I Feel Your Pain: Perception and the Brain
- 7. A Certain Gut Feeling: Visceral Pain
- 8. A Mere Curse: Neuropathic Pain
- 9. Sex, Genes, and Stress: Pain Modulation
- 10. A Pain-Free World: Curing Pain
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Index
