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Pains are in the head, not the spine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1997

Valerie Gray Hardcastle
Valerie Gray Hardcastle
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0126 valerie@vt.edu http://mind.phil.vt.edu
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Abstract

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The authors presume that activity in the dorsal horn or nociceptors is well correlated with pain sensations and behavior. This overlooks the myriad of interactions between cortex and our spinothalamic tract. It is better to think of our nociceptors, the dorsal horn, and the pain centers in our brain as all components in one larger and complex pain sensory system. [berkley; blumberg et al.; coderre & katz; dickenson; mcmahon; wiesenfeld-hallin et al.]

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 451 - 452
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© 1997 Cambridge University Press