Dissociation between pain and the nociceptive blink reflex during psychological arousal

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 851-854

  Koh, Chee Wan ^a   Drummond, Peter D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nociceptive blink reflex; Pain; Psychological arousal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AROUSAL; BLINKING; BRAIN; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL INHIBITION; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SPINAL CORD; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 33644882734     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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