title: Organization of peripheral and central pain pathways.
abstract: The organizational features of the somatosensory system that may be significant to the perception of noxious stimuli are reviewed, with emphasis on the integration that likely occurs among both ascending and descending pathways.
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000502:physiology; D009434:Neural Pathways; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology; D013133:Spinothalamic Tracts / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D013788:Thalamus / Q000502:physiology; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000502:physiology