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J Oral Biosci
December 2024
Department of Biology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan; Division of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Research, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan. Electronic address:
Objectives: Toothaches are often poorly localized. Although periodontal pain is better localized, it can spread to other areas. Ultimately, the cerebral cortex processes nociception, with somatotopic organization possibly playing a role in localizing the origin.
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December 2024
Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Tactile feedback from brain-controlled bionic hands can be partially restored via intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) of the primary somatosensory cortex. In ICMS, the location of percepts depends on the electrode's location and the percept intensity depends on the stimulation frequency and amplitude. Sensors on a bionic hand can thus be linked to somatotopically appropriate electrodes, and the contact force of each sensor can be used to determine the amplitude of a stimulus.
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September 2024
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Significance: Auriculotherapy is a technique based on stimulation applied to specific ear points. Its mechanism of active and clinical efficacy remain to be established. This study aims to assess the role that primary somatosensory cortex may play to validate auriculotherapy mechanisms.
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September 2024
Department of Oral Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Ann Clin Transl Neurol
June 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, FHU INOVPAIN, CHU de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.
Objective: The sensory ventroposterior (VP) thalamic nuclei display a mediolateral somatotopic organization (respectively head, arm, and leg). We studied this somatotopy using directional VP deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients treated for chronic neuropathic pain.
Methods: Six patients with central (four) or peripheral (two) neuropathic pain were treated by VP DBS using directional leads in a prospective study (clinicaltrials.
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