NON-INVASIVE FUNCTIONAL IMAGING OF PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVATION IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS

摘要

A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), and in particular the trigeminal ganglion (TG), to determine activation in response to sensory input. The sensory input may, for example, be application of heat and/or mechanical stimuli to the face to produce pain.