Neural Circuits for Pain Modulation
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensory and Motor Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 November 2024) | Viewed by 2758
Special Issue Editor
Interests: neurobiology of pain; chronic pain; orofacial pain; neuropathic pain; inflammatory pain; oral cancer pain; opioid-induced hyperalgesia
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, an increasing amount of evidence has demonstrated that neural circuit mechanisms are critical for modulating different types of pain. Meanwhile, some cutting-edge techniques, such as optogenetic stimulation, chemogenetic manipulation, and in vivo calcium imaging, have been developed to unravel pain-related neural circuits in the central nervous system. In this Special Issue, we will solicit papers on basic, translational, and clinical pain research, focusing on dissecting the brain or spinal cord neural circuits that underlie pain modulation in different pain conditions.
The manuscripts can include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Central mechanisms and neural circuits for chronic pain;
- The single-cell sequencing analysis of pain-related neural circuits;
- The multi-channel recording of real-time neuronal activity in freely behaving animals with chronic pain;
- The simultaneous monitoring of presynaptic neurotransmitter release and postsynaptic neuronal activity in pain-related neural circuits, while measuring pain;
- Neural circuits-targeted neuromodulation therapy for refractory pain.
Dr. Feng Tao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chronic pain
- neural circuits
- neuromodulation
- optogenetics
- chemogenetics
- multi-channel recording
- miniature microscopy
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