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UNSW Embryology

Neural System - Brain Development

© Dr Mark Hill (2008)

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Introduction

Historic image showing the lamination of the cerebral cortex

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Some Recent Findings

Bartocci M, Bergqvist LL, Lagercrantz H, Anand KJ. Pain activates cortical areas in the preterm newborn brain. Pain. 2006 May;122(1-2):109-17. "Somatosensory cortical activation occurs bilaterally following unilateral stimulation and these changes are more pronounced in male neonates or preterm neonates at lower gestational ages."

Podcast -

References

Textbook

Neuroscience (2nd ed.) Purves, D. etal., Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates, Inc. (c2001): Pain | Central Regulation of Pain Perception | The Perception of Pain | The Physiological Basis of Pain Modulation | Nociceptors

Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues Kamkin, Andre; Kiseleva, Irina, editors Moscow: Academia Publishing House Ltd. (c2005) Mechanosensitivity of Primary Afferent Nociceptors in the Pain Pathway

Reviews

Mellor DJ, Diesch TJ, Gunn AJ, Bennet L. The importance of 'awareness' for understanding fetal pain. Brain Res Brain Res Rev. 2005 Nov;49(3):455-71.

Lee SJ, Ralston HJ, Drey EA, Partridge JC, Rosen MA. Fetal pain: a systematic multidisciplinary review of the evidence. JAMA. 2005 Aug 24;294(8):947-54.

Harrison S, Geppetti P. Substance p. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2001 Jun;33(6):555-76.

Hokfelt T, Pernow B, Wahren J. Substance P: a pioneer amongst neuropeptides. J Intern Med. 2001 Jan;249(1):27-40.

Vanhatalo S, van Nieuwenhuizen O. Fetal pain? Brain Dev. 2000 May;22(3):145-50.

Articles

Bartocci M, Bergqvist LL, Lagercrantz H, Anand KJ. Pain activates cortical areas in the preterm newborn brain. Pain. 2006 May;122(1-2):109-17.

Slater R, Cantarella A, Gallella S, Worley A, Boyd S, Meek J, Fitzgerald M. Cortical pain responses in human infants. J Neurosci. 2006 Apr 5;26(14):3662-6.

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