Pain Processing in Older Adults and Its Association with Prefrontal Characteristics

Aging is known to affect nociceptive processing, e.g., the ability to inhibit pain. This study aims to investigate whether pain responses in older individuals are associated with prefrontal characteristics, namely (i) executive functioning performance and (ii) structural brain variations in the pref...

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Main Authors: Steffie Bunk, Mónica Emch, Kathrin Koch, Stefan Lautenbacher, Sytse Zuidema, Miriam Kunz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/8/477