Distraction from pain depends on task demands and motivation

Abstract. Introduction:. Pain captures attention automatically, yet we can inhibit pain when we are motivated to perform other tasks. Previous studies show that engaging in a cognitively demanding task reduces pain compared with a task that is minimally demanding, yet the effects of motivation on th...

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Main Authors: Todd A. Vogel, Carl F. Falk, A. Ross Otto, Mathieu Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-12-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001041