02874cam a2200361 i 4500 603176 603176 22082697 US-DLC 20230620132822.0 210616s2022 nyua 001 0 eng 2021024031 9780231204866 (hardback) 9780231204873 (trade paperback) 9780231555715 (ebook) DLC eng rda AU pcc Alfaisal Main Library RB127 .A437 2022 Ambron, Richard, author. The brain and pain : breakthroughs in neuroscience / Richard Ambron ; Illustrated by Ahmet Sinav ©2022 New York : Columbia University Press, ©2022 ix, 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. "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"-- Pain Treatment. Chronic pain Physiological aspects. Chronic pain Psychological aspects. Neurosciences. local 4 Print books. Online version: Ambron, Richard. Brain and pain New York : Columbia University Press, 2022 9780231555715 (DLC) 2021024032 lcc BOOKS 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2023-06-20 0 RB127 .A437 2022 AU00000000019566 2023-06-20 00:00:00 215.00 2023-06-20 BOOKS