Inter-Individual Differences Explain More Variance in Conditioned Pain Modulation Than Age, Sex and Conditioning Stimulus Intensity Combined

Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) describes the reduction in pain evoked by a test stimulus (TS) when presented together with a heterotopic painful conditioning stimulus (CS). CPM has been proposed to reflect inter-individual differences in endogenous pain modulation, which may predict susceptibilit...

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Main Authors: Philipp Graeff, Alina Itter, Katharina Wach, Ruth Ruscheweyh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/9/1186