Contact heat evoked potentials using simultaneous EEG and fMRI and their correlation with evoked pain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Contact Heat Evoked Potential Stimulator (CHEPS) utilises rapidly delivered heat pulses with adjustable peak temperatures to stimulate the differential warm/heat thresholds of receptors expressed by Aδ and C fibres. The resulting...

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Main Authors: Atherton Duncan, Tighe Mary, Gonçalves Carla, Papadaki Anastasia, Roberts Katherine, Shenoy Ravikiran, McRobbie Donald, Anand Praveen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/8/8