The basal ganglia and pain.
The basal ganglia are associated with motor functions of the brain, although it is becoming clear that they may subserve many nonmotor functions as well. A review of the literature reveals an association between the basal ganglia and pain, and raises the question of a new function for the basal ganglia in selective attention.
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010146:Pain / Q000502:physiology*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology
D000700:Analgesics