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The basic definition of ablation is ‘elimination or removal’. Medically, it is a procedure involving destruction of brain tissue to decrease the activity of a brain structure, or interrupt information transmitted along a specific tract.
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(2007). Ablation. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_12
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