Experimentally manipulating perceptions regarding acupuncture elicits different responses to the identical acupuncture stimulation

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 515-520

  Chae, Younbyoung ^a   Kim, Song Yi ^a   Park, Hyun Soo ^a   Lee, Hyejung ^a   Park, Hi Joon ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Arousal; Autonomic nervous system; Cognition

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; TOUCH;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53049084157     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.07.027     Document Type: Article

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