The modulation of pain by attention and emotion: A dissociation of perceptual and spinal nociceptive processes

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 641.e1-641.e10

  Roy, Mathieu ^a,b,d   Lebuis, Ariane ^a   Peretz, Isabelle ^a,b   Rainville, Pierre ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE ET COGNITION   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Descending modulatory pathways; Emotion; Nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) or RIII reflex; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN MODULATION; PAIN PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SPINAL REFLEX; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 84911938040     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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