Journal article
The effect of pain on involuntary and voluntary capture of attention
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is converging evidence for the notion that pain affects a broad range of attentional domains. This study investigated the influence of pain on the involuntary capture of attention as indexed by the P3a component in the event-related potential derived from the electroencephalogram.
METHODS: Participants performed in an auditory oddball task in a pain-free and a pain condition during which they submerged a hand in cold water. …
Authors
Troche SJ; Houlihan ME; Connolly JF; Dick BD; McGrath PJ; Finley GA; Stroink G
Journal
European Journal of Pain, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 350–357
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 2015
DOI
10.1002/ejp.553
ISSN
1090-3801