Temporal pain processing in the primary somatosensory cortex and anterior cingulate cortex
Pain is known to have sensory and affective components. The sensory pain component is encoded by neurons in the primary somatosensory cortex (S1), whereas the emotional or affective pain experience is in large...
Source: Molecular Brain - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Guanghao Sun, Michael McCartin, Weizhuo Liu, Qiaosheng Zhang, George Kenefati, Zhe Sage Chen and Jing Wang Tags: Short Report Source Type: research