Trends in cognitive sciences
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Trends Cogn. Sci. (Regul. Ed.) · Oct 2015
ReviewFrontostriatal Gating of Tinnitus and Chronic Pain.
Tinnitus and chronic pain are sensory-perceptual disorders associated with negative affect and high impact on well-being and behavior. It is now becoming increasingly clear that higher cognitive and affective brain systems are centrally involved in the pathology of both disorders. ⋯ If this frontostriatal system is compromised, long-lasting disturbances are the result. Parallels in both systems are striking and mutually informative, and progress in understanding central gating mechanisms might provide a new impetus to the therapy of tinnitus and chronic pain.