Stimulating the dorsal anterior pretectal nucleus (dAPtN) in rats is more effective than
stimulating the ventral AP tN (vAPtN) at reducing tail‐flick latency, whereas stimulation of the …

Previous studies have indicated that the thalamic nucleus submedius (Sm) and the anterior
pretectal nucleus (APtN) are involved in the descending modulation of nociception. The aim …

Four behavioural tests have been used to study the antinociceptive effects of electrical
stimulation of the anterior pretectal nucleus (APtN) in the rat. The antinociceptive effects of …

The anterior pretectal nucleus has recently been implicated in the descending modulation of
nociception. Electrical stimulation of the nucleus was found to reduce the nociceptive …

The anterior pretectal nucleus (APtN) participates in nociceptive processing and in the
activation of central descending mechanisms of pain control. In this study we used …

Aims Electrical stimulation of the anterior pretectal nucleus (APtN) cauza prolonged increase
in the latency of the tail flick reflex to noxious heat (Roberts & Rees, 1986). The present …

Generalised tonic-clonic seizures, generated by abnormal neuronal hyper-activity, cause a
significant and long-lasting increase in the nociceptive threshold. The pedunculopontine …

The stimulation of the retrosplenial cortex (RSC) is antinociceptive in the rat tail-flick and
formalin tests. The rat RSC is caudal to and send projections to the ipsilateral anterior …

The pain-suppressive effects of focal electrical stimulation of sites throughout the ventral
midbrain were examined in awake rats. Chronic bipolar electrodes were implanted in medial …

A role for the occipital or retrosplenial cortex in nociceptive processing has not been
demonstrated yet, but connections from these cortices to brain structures involved in …