This study investigated the intrinsic connections of a key‐structure of the endogenous pain
inhibitory system, the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTN), in post‐ictal …

The electrical stimulation of the dorsolateral columns of the periaquedutal grey matter
(dlPAG) or deep layers of the superior colliculus (dlSC) evokes defensive behaviours …

Background The anterior pretectal nucleus (APtN) activates descending mechanisms of pain
control. This study evaluated whether the APtN also controls neuropathic pain in rats …

The anterior pretectal nucleus (APtN) participates in nociceptive and antinociceptive
mechanisms. Drugs were injected into the ventral APtN to evaluate how intrinsic …

The post-ictal immobility syndrome is followed by a significant increase in the nociceptive
thresholds in animals and humans. The aim of this study was to assess the involvement of …

Thalamic nociceptive neurons receiving afferent input from the tooth pulp (TP) were
recorded from the nucleus ventralis posteromedialis proper (VPM) in cats anesthetized with …

The lateral hypothalamus is part of an efferent system that modifies pain at the spinal cord
dorsal horn, but the mechanisms by which lateral hypothalamus-induced antinociception …

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 …

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 …

Descending pain modulation involves multiple encephalic sites and pathways that range
from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord. Behavioral studies conducted in the 1980s …