Pain relief as an opponent process: A psychophysical investigation

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 794-801

  Leknes, Siri ^a,b,c   Brooks, Jonathan C W ^a,b   Wiech, Katja ^a,b   Tracey, Irene ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Homoeostasis; Human; Pleasure; Psychophysics; Reward

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; SKIN; STIMULATION; THEORY; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; COLD; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REWARD; SENSATION; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 49249111724     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06380.x     Document Type: Article

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