Activation of the parabrachio-amygdaloid
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Sabine Richard; David Engblom; Jakob Paues; Ludmila Mackerlova; Anders Blomqvist
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Peripheral nociceptive stimulation results in activation of neurons in the pontine parabrachial nucleus (PB) of rats. Electrophysiological studies have suggested that noxiously activated PB neurons project to the amygdala, constituting a potential pathway for emotional aspects of pain.