Includes index.
A biological enigma: the meaning of pain
How much it hurts, measuring pain
Sensing pain: nociceptors
The enchanted loom: pain networks
Pain dynamics: sensitization
I feel your pain: perception and the brain
A certain gut feeling: visceral pain
A mere curse: neuropathic pain
Sex, genes and stress: pain modulation
A pain free world: curing pain.
Understanding pain : exploring the perception of pain by Fernando Cervero. ISBN 9780262018043. Published by MIT Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.