Taxometric analysis of biceps femoris EMG following electrocutaneous stimulation over the sural nerve: Determining the latent structure of the nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR)

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-26

  Rhudy, Jamie L ^a   Green, Bradley A ^b   Arnau, Randolph C ^b   France, Christopher R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nociception; Nociceptive flexion reflex; Pain; Psychophysiology; RIII; Taxometrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SURAL NERVE;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 44749087666     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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