Autonomic Arousal And Experimentally Induced Pain: A Critical Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Brandon N. Kyle,
Daniel W. McNeil
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2014/536859
Subject(s) - arousal , psychology , anxiety , autonomic nervous system , autonomic function , psychophysiology , psycinfo , heart rate variability , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , heart rate , clinical psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medline , medicine , blood pressure , psychiatry , political science , law
Autonomic arousal frequently is assumed to be a component of the pain response, perhaps because physiological mechanisms connecting pain and autonomic reactivity can be easily conceptualized. The evidence clarifying autonomic responses specific to painful stimulation, however, has been rather sporadic and lacks coherence; thus, a summary and critical review is needed in this area.
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