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Brainstem Pain Pathways

Brainstem Pain Pathways is a neuroanatomical construct representing the integrated ascending and descending neural circuits within the brainstem that modulate nociceptive signal transmission, distinguishing it from spinal or cortical pain mechanisms by its central role in gating, relay, and autonomic integration of pain-related information.

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2017–2026

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269

Placebo and Opioid Analgesia-- Imaging a Shared Neuronal Network

Predrag Petrović, Eija Kalso, Karl Magnus Petersson et al. · Science · 2002 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Analgesia from Electrical Stimulation in the Brainstem of the Rat

David J. Mayer, Thomas L. Wolfle, Huda Akil et al. · Science · 1971 · 763 citations

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Pain reduction by focal electrical stimulation of the brain: An anatomical and behavioral analysis

David J. Mayer, John C. Liebeskind · Brain Research · 1974 · 717 citations

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The origin of descending pathways in the dorsolateral funiculus of the spinal cord of the cat and rat: Further studies on the anatomy of pain modulation

Allan I. Basbaum, Howard L. Fields · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1979 · 634 citations

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A PET study exploring the laterality of brainstem activation in migraine using glyceryl trinitrate

Shazia Afridi · Brain · 2005 · 460 citations · Full text

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Authors

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    Luke A. Henderson

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    11 publications · 682 citations

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  2. PW
    Patrick W. Stroman

    Queen's University, Canada

    8 publications · 429 citations

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  3. IT
    Irene Tracey

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. AI
    Allan I. Basbaum

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    8 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. PM
    Paul M. Macey

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    8 publications · 324 citations

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Institutions

353

  1. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    13 h-index

    48 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    13 h-index

    28 publications

    4.1K citations

  3. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    4.4K citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    32 publications

    6.7K citations

  5. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Inserm

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    2.2K citations

  8. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    857 citations

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  1. Brain Research

    33 publications · 2.8K citations

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  2. Pain

    19 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. Journal of Neuroscience

    16 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. Neuroscience Letters

    13 publications · 508 citations

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  5. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    11 publications · 1.7K citations

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