Sensory and sympathetic correlates of heat pain sensitization and habituation in men and women.

  • M Breimhorst
  • M Hondrich
  • C Rebhorn
  • Arne May
  • F Birklein

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Abstract

Habituation and sensitization are important behavioural responses to repeated exposure to painful stimuli, but little is known about the factors determining sensory, affective and sympathetic habituation to repeated pain stimulation in men and women.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number9
ISSN1090-3801
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 22407985