Neurological effects of chronic pain

J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2007;21(1):59-61.

Abstract

Studies of neurobiological changes that occur in patients with chronic pain are described. These include grey matter loss, effects on emotional processing and learning.

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Decision Making*
  • Emotions
  • Humans
  • Learning
  • Neural Pathways / pathology
  • Pain / physiopathology*
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Thalamus / pathology*