Pain is perceived and then it is operated on in the cerebral cortex by several processes such as transduction, transmission, modulation and perception. We have to know the exact mechanism of pain. The purpose of this review is to explain the mechanisms of pain and to discuss the definitions of the terms related to pain. We also review the mechanisms of the analgesic effect of the pharmaceuticals we use to control pain.
Cerebral Cortex

Cerebral Cortex ; Immune System

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Cerebral Cortex ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Wernicke Encephalopathy

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Animals ; Cerebral Cortex* ; Imipramine* ; Rats* ; Receptors, Adrenergic*

The kinetics of inhibition of Na-K-ATPase activity by o, 0-dimethyl o-(2,2-dichlorovinyl) phosphate(DDVP) was investigated with homogenerate of rabbit cerebral cortex. The results were summarized as the follows : 1. Inhibition of Na-K-ATPase activity by DDVP showed a dose-dependent manner with an estimated I5.0 of 3.5x10(-4) M. 2. Altered pH and activity curves for Na-K-ATPase activity demonstrated comparable inhibition by DDVP in buffered acidic, neutral and alkaline pH renges. 3. Kinetic studies of cationic-substrate activation of Na-K-ATPase showed noncompetitive with respect to substrate and K+ and a mixed type inhibition with respect to Na+. These results suggest that DDVP appeared to exert its effects on Na-K-ATPase activity by interfering with the formation of Na-dependent phosphoenzyme.
Cerebral Cortex* ; Dichlorvos* ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Kinetics

Lesions with controlled monopolar coagulation were generated in the cerebral cortex of 20 healthy rabbits. With 28 watts monopolar coagulation, average diameter of histologically changed area around lesion was aout 7.5mm with using Evans blue dye technique. At same time, EEGs in three points, which were 5mm, 10mm & 15mm distant from the coagulated lesion site, were cheched before and just after coagulation. In results, the frequency of EEG was slightly decreased after coagulation, but there were no relation with distance from lesion. But the amplitudes of EEG were decreased as 51.2 micro v(61.2%), 42.9 micro v(3.9) and 34.0 micro v(25.3%) after coagulation, which depended on the distance from site of coagulation. That means electrophysiologically changed area after coaguation was far beyond the histologically changed area.
Brain* ; Cerebral Cortex ; Electroencephalography ; Evans Blue ; Rabbits

Lesions with controlled monopolar coagulation were generated in the cerebral cortex of 20 healthy rabbits. With 28 watts monopolar coagulation, average diameter of histologically changed area around lesion was aout 7.5mm with using Evans blue dye technique. At same time, EEGs in three points, which were 5mm, 10mm & 15mm distant from the coagulated lesion site, were cheched before and just after coagulation. In results, the frequency of EEG was slightly decreased after coagulation, but there were no relation with distance from lesion. But the amplitudes of EEG were decreased as 51.2 micro v(61.2%), 42.9 micro v(3.9) and 34.0 micro v(25.3%) after coagulation, which depended on the distance from site of coagulation. That means electrophysiologically changed area after coaguation was far beyond the histologically changed area.
Brain* ; Cerebral Cortex ; Electroencephalography ; Evans Blue ; Rabbits

Control at beyond-visual ranges is of great significance to animal-robots with wide range motion capability. For pigeon-robots, such control can be done by the way of onboard preprogram, but not constitute a closed-loop yet. This study designed a new control system for pigeon-robots, which integrated the function of trajectory monitoring to that of brain stimulation. It achieved the closed-loop control in turning or circling by estimating pigeons' flight state instantaneously and the corresponding logical regulation. The stimulation targets located at the formation reticularis medialis mesencephali (FRM) in the left and right brain, for the purposes of left- and right-turn control, respectively. The stimulus was characterized by the waveform mimicking the nerve cell membrane potential, and was activated intermittently. The wearable control unit weighted 11.8 g totally. The results showed a 90% success rate by the closed-loop control in pigeon-robots. It was convenient to obtain the wing shape during flight maneuver, by equipping a pigeon-robot with a vivo camera. It was also feasible to regulate the evolution of pigeon flocks by the pigeon-robots at different hierarchical level. All of these lay the groundwork for the application of pigeon-robots in scientific researches.
Animals ; Columbidae/physiology* ; Robotics/methods* ; Cerebral Cortex

PURPOSE: Most of recent MR imagings of cerebral cortex activation have been performed by using high field magnet above 2-T or echo-planar imaging technique. We report our experience on imaging of cerebral cortex activation with a widely available standard 1.5-T MR. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Series of gradient-echo images (TR/TE/flip angle :80/60/40 degrees64 x 128 matrix) were acquired alternatively during the periods of rest and task in five normal volunteers. Finger movement (n=10 ;5 right, 5 left) and flashing photic stimulation (n=l) were used as a motor task and a visual task to activate the motor cortex and visual cortex, respectively. Activation images were obtained by subtracting sum of rest images from that of task images. Changes of signal intensity were analyzed over the periods of rest and task. RESULTS: Activation images were obtained in all cases. Changes of signal intensity between rest and task periods were 6.5-14.6%(mean, 10.5%) in the motor cortex and 4.2% in the visual cortex. CONCLUSION: Functional imaging of cerebral cortex activation could be performed with a widely available 1.5-T MR. Widespread applications of this technique to basic and clinical neuroscience are expected.
Cerebral Cortex* ; Echo-Planar Imaging ; Fingers ; Healthy Volunteers ; Motor Cortex ; Neurosciences ; Photic Stimulation ; Visual Cortex

This study was aimed to clarify the change of neuropeptide Y -immunoreactive (NPY -IR) and NADPH -diaphorase (NADPH -d)-positive neurons associated with aging of ICR and C57Bl/6 mice. To verify the effect of aging on NPY and NADPH -d neurons in the cerebral cortex, the tissues were stained by the immunohistochemical and histochemical method. The coexistence of NADPH -d and NPY was found in the cerebral cortex of the ICR and C57Bl/6 mice. The 30 -week -old ICR mice showed a significant increase in the number of NPY - IR neurons in comparison with the 5 -week -old mice in primary motor, secondary somatosensory, ectorhinal, auditory and visual cortex. In the 30 -week -old C57Bl/6 mice, the number of NPY -IR neurons was significantly increased in primary and secondary somatosensory cortex, decreased in retrosplenial and visual cortex compared to the 5 -week -old group. However, the number of NPY -IR/NADPH -d positive neurons of ICR mice was no significant changes in most cerebral cortical areas except insular and perirhinal cortex in the 30 week -old group in comparison with 5 -week -old group of both mice group. The number of coexisted neurons of 30 -week -old C57Bl/6 mice was significantly decreased in primary motor and auditory cortex compared to the 5 -week - old group. These results provides the morphological evidence for the change of NPY -IR neurons that do not contain NADPH -d may be more susceptible to age -related change than NADPH -d -containing neurons in the cerebral cortex of mice.
Aging ; Animals ; Auditory Cortex ; Cerebral Cortex* ; Mice* ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; NADP ; Neurons* ; Neuropeptide Y ; Neuropeptides* ; Somatosensory Cortex ; Visual Cortex