The effect of different phases of synchrony on pain threshold

Group Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-128

  Sullivan, Philip J ^a   Rickers, Kate ^a   Gammage, Kimberley L ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral synchrony; Endorphins; In phase synchrony; Pain threshold

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902975014     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000001     Document Type: Article

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