A diagram of the brain shown in cross-section. Labelled parts include the cingulate cortex the somatosensory cortex the insular cortex the thalamus the amygdala the periaqueductal gray the parabrachial nucleus the brain stem the rostral ventral medulla the spinal cord the nociceptor etc. There are also text boxes for Pain Perception / Amplification Descending Modulation Peripheral Sensitization and Central Sensitization. The background is gray with graphic elements in gray and white with text in gray and black.
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