Intro
Table of Contents
Introduction and Nomenclature
Section I: The Basic Pain Pathway and the Molecular Mechanisms That Determine the Intensity and Duration of Pain
1. Pain as a Property of the Nervous System
2. Organization of the Human Nervous System: From Nerves to Neurons
3. Pain: Perception and Attribution
4. The Molecular Neurobiology of Pain
5. Adaptation
6. Molecular Signals for Persistent Pain
7. The Sources of Pain
Section II: The Modulation of Pain by Circuits in the Brain
8. The External Modulation of Pain: Descending Systems

9. Alleviating Pain: The Pharmacological Approach
10. The Neuromatrix
11. The Brain and Pain
12. The Mind Regulating the Mind
13. Pain Management: Present and Future
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index