Orienting attention modulates pain perception: An ERP study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Chan, Sam C C ^a   Chan, Chetwyn C H ^a   Kwan, Anne S K ^b   Ting, Kin hung ^a   Chui, Tak yi ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 84863098537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040215     Document Type: Article

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