Somatotopic organization along the central sulcus, for pain localization in humans, as revealed by positron emission tomography

• Regional cerebral blood flow was measured with positron emission tomography (PET) in six healthy volunteers at rest and during experimentally induced, sustained cutaneous pain on the dorsum of the right hand or on the dorsum of the right foot. Pain was in

Keyword

pain; capsaicin; cerebral blood flow; positron emission tomography; somatotopic organization; human; HUMAN CEREBRAL-CORTEX; NOCICEPTIVE RESPONSES; CORTICAL ACTIVITY; CINGULATE CORTEX; NOXIOUS STIMULI; C-FIBERS; BRAIN; ACTIVATION; NEURONS; SI

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