Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex increases tolerance to human experimental pain

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 153-160

  Graff Guerrero, Ariel ^a,c   González Olvera, Jorge ^a   Fresán, Ana ^a   Gómez Martín, Diana ^b   Méndez Núñez, Juan Carlos ^a   Pellicer, Francisco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold pressor; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Pain; Pain threshold; Pain tolerance; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COLD SENSITIVITY; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PARALLEL DESIGN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERMAL STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 24644481457     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogbrainres.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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