Independent psychophysical measurement of experimental modulations in the somatotopy of cutaneous heat-pain stimuli

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-17

  Trojan, Jörg ^a,b   Kleinböhl, Dieter ^a   Stolle, Annette M ^a,c   Andersen, Ole K ^b   Hölzl, Rupert ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Laser; Psychophysics; Radiant heat; Somatotopy

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; AGENTS ACTING ON THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS AND NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHRONIC PAIN; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; BRAIN MAPPING; HEAT; HISTOLOGY; HYPERALGESIA; IMAGE PROCESSING; LASER; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULATION;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CAPSAICIN; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY SYSTEM AGENTS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64549139660     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990220902813491     Document Type: Article

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