The postnatal development of spinal sensory processing
M Fitzgerald, E Jennings - Proceedings of the National …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1999•National Acad Sciences
The mechanisms by which infants and children process pain should be viewed within the
context of a developing sensory nervous system. The study of the neurophysiological
properties and connectivity of sensory neurons in the developing spinal cord dorsal horn of
the intact postnatal rat has shed light on the way in which the newborn central nervous
system analyzes cutaneous innocuous and noxious stimuli. The receptive field properties
and evoked activity of newborn dorsal horn cells to single repetitive and persistent …
context of a developing sensory nervous system. The study of the neurophysiological
properties and connectivity of sensory neurons in the developing spinal cord dorsal horn of
the intact postnatal rat has shed light on the way in which the newborn central nervous
system analyzes cutaneous innocuous and noxious stimuli. The receptive field properties
and evoked activity of newborn dorsal horn cells to single repetitive and persistent …
The mechanisms by which infants and children process pain should be viewed within the context of a developing sensory nervous system. The study of the neurophysiological properties and connectivity of sensory neurons in the developing spinal cord dorsal horn of the intact postnatal rat has shed light on the way in which the newborn central nervous system analyzes cutaneous innocuous and noxious stimuli. The receptive field properties and evoked activity of newborn dorsal horn cells to single repetitive and persistent innocuous and noxious inputs are developmentally regulated and reflect the maturation of excitatory transmission within the spinal cord. These changes will have an important influence on pain processing in the postnatal period.
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