title: A brain signature for acute pain.
abstract: Wager and colleagues developed a functional MRI-based spatial and magnitude pattern for perception of acute pain, which seems to generalize across many task conditions and subjects. This is a strong demonstration of the existence of a pain signature and raises important questions regarding what pain and perception are.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Tarry Building 5-703, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. a-apkarian@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: A Vania
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Apkarian
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*