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6bbyn302 perspectives on pain and nervous system disorders

This class was created by Brainscape user Lydia Olika. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Lydia Olika
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Lecture 1: History of Pain
Learning outcomes: To define pain in history and modern times
36  cards
Lecture 2: Pain Systems
Learning objectives: - to describe the different types of nociceptors and understand how they transduce different type of stimuli
33  cards
Chemical anatomy of pain (1)
To discuss neurochemical variety of DRG neurons (particularly nociceptors); To highlight the progressive changes in our understanding of the characteristics of nociceptors, in relation to technical developments; To discuss the issue of the functional specificity of different identifiable subpopulations of nociceptors To draw attention to the areas of uncertainty/controversy in the field.
55  cards
Chemical anatomy of pain (2)
No deck description has yet been added by the author.
30  cards
Sensitization of nociceptive pathways I
Overall aim of the sensitisation lectures: to provide a conceptual framework to support the understanding of the mechanisms underlying plastic changes in peripheral nociceptors and in neurons of the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, which lead to increased nociception, and may underlie persistent pain states.
92  cards
Sensitization of nociceptive pathways II
No deck description has yet been added by the author.
20  cards
Neuropathic Pain
No deck description has yet been added by the author.
39  cards
Neuroimaging in Pain
No deck description has yet been added by the author.
54  cards
Neurobiology of placebo effects in analgesia
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25  cards
Ephrins & Pain
Research paper that discusses topics of the lecture: https://www.nature.com/articles/nn1034
20  cards
Neurodeg: Pathophysiology of CNS astrocytes part 1
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10  cards

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