02596cam a2200349 i 450000100090000000300070000900500170001600800410003301000170007402000300009102000370012102000270015804000220018504200080020705000220021510000300023724501030026726000110037026400510038130000440043233600260047633700280050233800270053050000200055752013920057765000210196965000410199065000410203165000190207265500240209177601310211522082697US-DLC20230620132822.0210616s2022    nyua          001 0 eng    a  2021024031  z9780231204866q(hardback)  a9780231204873q(trade paperback)  z9780231555715q(ebook)  aDLCbengerdacAU  apcc00aRB127b.A437 20221 aAmbron, Richard,eauthor.14aThe brain and pain :bbreakthroughs in neuroscience /cRichard Ambron ; Illustrated by Ahmet Sinav  c©2022 1aNew York :bColumbia University Press,c©2022  aix, 251 pages :billustrations ;c22 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes index.  a"Pain is an inevitable part of existence, but severe debilitating or chronic pain is a pathological condition that diminishes the quality of life. The Brain and Pain explores the present and future of pain management, providing a comprehensive understanding based on the latest discoveries from many branches of neuroscience. Richard Ambron-the former director of a neuroscience lab that conducted leading research in this field-explains the science of how and why we feel pain. He describes how the nervous system and brain process information that leads to the experience of pain, detailing the cellular and molecular functions that are responsible for the initial perceptions of an injury. He discusses how pharmacological agents such as opiates affect the duration and intensity of pain. Ambron examines new evidence showing that discrete circuits in the brain modulate the experience of pain in response to a placebo, fear, anxiety, belief, or other circumstances, as well as how pain can be relieved by activating these circuits using mindfulness training and other nonpharmacological treatments. The book also evaluates the prospects of procedures such as deep brain stimulation and optogenetics. Current and thorough, The Brain and Pain will be invaluable for a range of people seeking to understand their options for treatment as well as students in neuroscience and medicine"-- 0aPainxTreatment. 0aChronic painxPhysiological aspects. 0aChronic painxPsychological aspects. 0aNeurosciences. 02localaPrint books.08iOnline version:aAmbron, Richard.tBrain and paindNew York : Columbia University Press, 2022z9780231555715w(DLC) 2021024032