Sensory lateralization in pain subjective perception for noxious heat stimulus

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-212

  Lugo, Mónica ^a   Istúriz, Gina ^a   Lara, Claudia ^a   García, Nelmar ^a   Eblen Zajjur, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Gender; Heat induced pain; Hemispheric specialization; Sensory asymmetry; Visual Analogue Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAT; HEMISPHERE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0036395676     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0899022021000009125     Document Type: Article

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