Modulation of pain via expectation of its location

The spatial precision of expectancy effects on pain is unclear. We hypothesized that expecting nociceptive stimuli at particular skin sites would have an analgesic effect on nociceptive stimuli presented between them (middle zone).Laser stimuli (evoking pin-prick pain) were delivered to three discre...

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Main Authors: Stanton, T, Gilpin, H, Reid, E, Mancini, F, Spence, C, Moseley, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016