Table of Contents

I. Somatic Aspects of Pain.- Cytochemical Studies of the Neural Circuitry Underlying Pain and Pain Control.- Neuronal Mechanisms of Pain with Special Emphasis on Visceral and Deep Somatic Pain.- The Role of Substance P and Other Neuropeptides in Transmission of Pain.- Opiates, Opioids and Their Receptors in the Modulation of Pain.- Nonopioid Analgesics.- Central Analgesics.- Drug Abuse: Control Through National and International Regulatory Practice.- Evaluation of Antinociceptive, Reinforcing and Aversive Properties of Psychotropic Agents and Analgesics in Animals: Models for Prediction of Their Analgesic Activity and Dependence Liability.- Central and Peripheral Electrical Stimulation of the Nervous System in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.- Externally Portable and Implantable Devices for Continuous Delivery of Analgetics.- Spinal Infusion of Opiates and Somatostatin.- Acupuncture Analgesia.- Neurosurgical Treatments of Pain-a General Survey.- II. Psychological, Theological and Anthropological Aspects of Pain.- Psychological Determinants in Chronic Pain.- Sociopsychosomatic Aspects of Individual, Familial and National Suffering and Pain.- Psychological Therapy of Pain.- Difficulties in Psychotherapy of Victims of Man-Made Disasters.- Models of Pain and Suffering: Foundations for an Ethic of Compassion.- The Interpretation of Pain: the Point of View of Catholic Theology.- About Anthropology of Pain: View of Protestant Theology.- Pain and Suffering: Views of Jewish Theology.- Pain: Points of View of Islamic Theology.- Hindu Philosophy on Pain: an Outline.- A Chinese Perspective on Pain.- Pain and Japanese Zen.- Pain Understanding and Suffering Considered by an Agnostic.- Pain: a Case Study for the Mind-Body Problem.- Cultural-Historical Aspects of Pain.- Pain and Language.- Pain Understanding and Treatment-an Interdisciplinary Challenge. Summary of a Round Table and General Discussion.- III. Inauguration of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica.- The Aims of the Academy.- The Anthropological Challenge of Pain.- Non solum gloria. The Foundings of Academies in History.