The thalamocingular loop: recordings from the past.
It has been shown recently that a portion of the cingular cortex (area 24) is involved in the perception of pain. Older electrophysiological studies in neurosurgical patients, which could not be explained on the basis of previous anatomical data, support this notion.
Pagni
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Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Turin, Italy.
Canavero
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D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000503:physiopathology*