Spinal Afferent Processing

1 A Short Biography of F. W. L. Kerr, M.D..- 2 Sensory Receptors of the Skin.- 3 Primary Afferents and Hyperalgesia.- 4 Nonclassical Features of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cell Organization.- 5 Organization of Dorsal Horn Neurotransmitter Systems.- 6 Neurotransmitter Receptor Sites in the Spinal Cord.- 7 The Pattern and Place of Nociceptive Modulation in the Dorsal Horn: A Discussion of the Anatomically Characterized Neural Circuitry of Enkephalin, Serotonin, and Substance P.- 8 The Central Pharmacology of Primary Afferents with Emphasis on the Disposition and Role of Primary Afferent Substance P.- 9 Dorsal Horn Neurons and Their Sensory Inputs.- 10 Spinal Substrates of Visceral Pain.- 11 Ascending Somatosensory Systems.- 12 The Spinal Pathways Contributing to the Ascending Conduction and the Descending Modulation of Pain Sensations and Reactions.- 13 Sensory-Discriminative Capacities of Nociceptive Pathways and Their Modulation by behavior.- 14 Detection Thresholds of Cutaneous Sensations in Health and Disease in Man.- 15 Control Systems for Nociceptive Afferent Processing: The Descending Inhibitory Pathways.- 16 Modulatory Effects of Descending Systems on Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons.- 17 The Controversial Nature of the Evidence for Neuroplasticity of Afferent Axons in the Spinal Cord.- 18 The Question of How the Dorsal Horn Encodes Sensory Information.- 19 Aspects of Sensory Processing through Convergent Neurons.- 20 The Effects of Intrathecally Administered Opioid and Adrenergic Agents on Spinal function.