Sex differences in perceived pain are affected by an anxious brain

Pain

Volumn 152, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2065-2073

  Goffaux, Philippe ^a   Michaud, Karine ^a   Gaudreau, Janou ^a   Chalaye, Philippe ^a   Rainville, Pierre ^b   Marchand, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Brain; Pain; SEP; Sex differences; Spine; Withdrawal reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051786260     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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