Effects of explicit cueing and ambiguity on the anticipation and experience of a painful thermal stimulus.

Many factors can influence the way in which we perceive painful events and noxious stimuli, but less is known about how pain perception is altered by explicit knowledge about the impending sensation. This study aimed to investigate the impact of explicit cueing on anxiety, arousal, and pain experien...

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Main Authors: Lincoln M Tracy, Stephen J Gibson, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis, Melita J Giummarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5568281?pdf=render