Pain perception and EEG dynamics: Does hypnotizability account for the efficacy of the suggestions of analgesia?

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 145, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-63

  Dario, Madeo ^a,b   Eleonora, Castellani ^c   Chiara, Mocenni ^a,b   Laura, Santarcangelo Enrica ^c  

^a Department of Information Engineering and Mathematical Sciences ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analgesia; BIS BAS; EEG dynamics; Hypnotizability; Pain; Suggestions

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION ACTIVATION SYSTEM; CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; HUMAN; HYPNOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION ASSESSMENT; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HYPNOSIS; NOCICEPTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN WAVES; ENTROPY; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926345418     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.03.040     Document Type: Article

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