Pain and Touch
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contentsv
- Contributorsxi
- Forewordxiii
- Prefacexv
- Chapter 1. History of Research on Touch1
- I. Introduction1
- II. E. H. Weber (1795–1878)2
- III. M. von Frey (1852–1932)4
- IV. Research on Warmth and Cold5
- V. Three Theories of Somesthesis10
- VI. Research on Touch13
- VII. Contemporary Directions17
- References19
- Chapter 2. The Psychophysics of Tactile Perception and Its Peripheral Physiological Basis25
- I. Introduction25
- II. Skin Anatomy and the Physics of Cutaneous Stimulation27
- III. Mechanoreceptor Activation and Transduction31
- IV. Mechanoreceptors Innervating the Glabrous Skin of the Hand33
- V. Psychophysical Channels and Vibrotactile Threshold in Glabrous Skin37
- VI. Mechanoreceptors in Hairy Skin42
- VII. Intensive Dimensions of Tactile Sensation44
- VIII. Temporal Dimensions of Tactile Perception54
- IX. Spatial Dimensions of Tactile Perception57
- X. Complex Perceptual Qualities and Associated Mechanoreceptor Properties77
- XI. Concluding Remarks86
- References86
- Chapter 3. Somatosensory Cortex and Tactile Perceptions105
- I. Introduction105
- II. Somatosensory Cortical Areas105
- III. Some Considerations of Receptive Fields119
- IV. Attributes Represented in Cortical Activity Patterns125
- V. Cognitive Aspects of Touch149
- VI. Concluding Comments160
- References162
- Chapter 4. Nociception and Pain: Evolution of Concepts and Observations179
- I. The Bell-Magendie Law180
- II. Sensory Dissociation181
- III. Early Cutaneous Psychophysics and the Structure of Afferent Terminals182
- IV. Afferent Fiber Diameter and Sensory Function183
- V. Early Reports of Signals from Primary Afferent Fibers184
- VI. The Question of Two Pains185
- VII. The Era of "Single-Unit" Analyses186
- VIII. Head's Protopathic Concept188
- IX. Spinal Gates and a Theory189
- X. Documentation of Specific Nociceptors191
- XI. Human Afferent Fiber Studies193
- XII. Peripheral Neuropathy and Pain195
- XIII. Spinal Nocireceptive Neurons196
- XIV. The Brain and Pain198
- XV. Pain Control and Treatment201
- References202
- Chapter 5. Afferent Mechanisms of Pain213
- I. Introduction213
- II. Fiber Size, Nerve Block, and Pain214
- III. Single-Unit Studies215
- IV. Quantitative Comparisons of Afferent Firing and Pain Sensations228
- V. Nociceptor Sensitization230
- VI. Summary234
- References234
- Chapter 6. Measurement of Pain Sensation243
- I. Pain as a Univariate Variable244
- II. Pain as Dual Variables of Intensity and Unpleasantness285
- III. Multidimensional Pain Assessment296
- IV. Conclusion308
- References308
- Chapter 7. Pathological Pain315
- I. Introduction315
- II. Biological Functions and Features of Normal Pain317
- III. Some Perceptual Puzzles in Pathological Pain318
- IV. Basic Mechanisms of Nonpathological Pain322
- V. Mechanisms of Pathological Pain: Nociception330
- VI. Mechanisms of Pathological Pain: Neural Dysfunction334
- VII. Summary and Conclusions337
- References338
- Chapter 8. Control of Pathological Pain343
- I. Introduction343
- II. Definition and Classification of Pain344
- III. Principles of Pain Assessment350
- IV. Management of Chronic Pain357
- V. Conclusion377
- References378
- Index387
An explosion of advances in the area of tactile perception and pain led to the development of this comprehensive, state-of-the-art text on basic research and clinical practice. Equal parts psychology and neuroscience, Pain and Touch covers peripheral cutaneous tactile information processing, sensory mapping, tactile exploratory behavior, neurophysiology of nociception and nociceptors in pain research, clinical scaling methods for psychophysics of pain, and paincontrol, pathology, and therapeutics.