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Sex differences in descending pain modulatory pathways may clarify sex differences in pain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1997

Wendy F. Sternberg
Wendy F. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 19041 wsternbe@haverford.edu
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Abstract

This commentary addresses the strength of the comparative approach to the study of sex differences in pain. Animal studies can focus our attention on mechanisms of sex differences in these clinical sex differences. Important sex differences are seen in descending pain modulation, thereby providing an explanation for the observation of sex differences in pain perception. [berkley]

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 466 - 467
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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