The Role of Primary Motor Cortex as a Marker for and Modulator of Pain Control and Emotional-Affective Processing

• Main Author: Felipe Fregni (auth)
• Other Authors: Linamara R. Battistella (auth), Sandra Carvalho (auth), Jorge Leite (auth), Wolnei Caumo (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; electroencephalography; pain; motor cortex; emotion; cognition; stimulation; neuroimaging
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The sensory and motor cortical homunculi proposed by Walter Penfield were a major landmark for the anatomical mapping of the brain. More than 60 years after, the development of new tools to investigate brain function non-invasively has increased our knowledge about the structure and functions of the...