Opposite patterns of change in perception of imagined and physically induced pain over the course of repeated thermal stimulations.

Background: Individuals frequently show habituation to repeated noxious heat. However, given the defensive function of human pain processing, it is reasonable to assume that individuals anticipate that they would become increasingly sensitive to repeated thermal pain stimuli. No previous studies hav...

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Published in:European Journal of Pain Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 1165 - 1173
Main Authors: Gács, B., Szolcsányi, T., Csathó, Á.
Format: clinical trial research Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2017
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