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Editorial
. 2016 Dec 1:2016:cer-15-16.
eCollection 2016 Nov-Dec.

Finding the Hurt in Pain

Irene Tracey
Editorial

Finding the Hurt in Pain

Irene Tracey. Cerebrum. .

Abstract

Pain is unique to every person, and difficult to quantify and treat. Whether it is delivered as a jolt or a persistent, dull ache, pain is guaranteed to affect one's quality of life. Our author examines how brain imaging is opening our eyes to the richness and complexity of the pain experience, giving us extraordinary insight into the neurochemistry, network activity, wiring, and structures relevant to producing and modulating painful experiences in all their various guises.

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