central sensitizationPending Verification
Type: process Aliases: neural hypervigilancesensitization
- Systems Analogy A car alarm adjusted so sensitively that a passing leaf triggers a full screeching siren.
- Formal Definition A state of neurological hyper-responsiveness where the central nervous system amplifies sensory and pain signals without ongoing tissue damage.
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Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Empirical Study Woolf CJ. Central sensitization: Implications for the diagnosis and treatment of pain. Pain. 2011;152(3):S2-S15. ↗
"Central sensitization represents an operational manifestation of neuronal plasticity within the central nervous system."