High pain sensitivity is distinct from high susceptibility to non-painful sensory input at threshold level

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-74

  Hummel, Thomas ^a   Springborn, Maria ^a   Croy, Ilona ^a   Kaiser, Jochen ^b   Lötsch, Jörn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Olfaction; Pain; Sensory thresholds

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SMELLING; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; SMELL; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TASTE THRESHOLD; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953096150     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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