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Experimental evidence for a noxious input to the cerebral somatosensory neocortex is so far very limited. Observations suggesting that the cerebral cortex is actually not directly involved in pain mechanisms have been reported (Penfield and Rasmussen 1950). However, preliminary observations of somatosensory cortical neurones driven by noxious stimuli have been reported in cat and monkey (see references in Lamour et al., 1983 a et b).
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Guilbaud, G., Lamour, Y., Willer, J.C. (1984). Organization of Noxious and Non-Noxious Inputs in SmI Cortex: Comparison in Normal and in Arthritic Rats. In: von Euler, C., Franzén, O., Lindblom, U., Ottoson, D. (eds) Somatosensory Mechanisms. Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series, vol 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2807-0_5
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