Somatosensory system

Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic pain syndrome that is characterised by widespread pain, multiple tender points, cognitive, mood and sleep difficulties.

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Abstract The present review focuses on the flow and interaction of somatosensory-motor signals in the central and peripheral nervous system. Specifically, where incoming sensory signals from the pe…

Neuropathic pain is caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system (including peripheral and central neurons). Here, the authors present the current descriptions of the presentation, causes, diagnosis and treatment of neuropathic pain with a focus on peripheral neuropathic pain, which has a greater knowledge base than central neuropathic pain.

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Limbic system is complex both structurally and functionally. It is located on either side of the thalamus, immediately below the cerebrum and consists of both the grey mater and white mater. Let us simplify the

The Somatosensory System: Receptors and Central Pathways The Primary Sensory Neurons of the Somatosensory System Are Clustered in the Dorsal Root Ganglia Peripheral Somatosensory Nerve Fiber…

The key difference between primary and secondary somatosensory cortex is that the primary somatosensory cortex is responsible for receiving and processing