Radiation of pain: Psychophysical evidence for a population coding mechanism in humans
Wacław M. Adamczyk, Vishwanath Ramu, Catherine Jackson, Geraldine Schulze, Kenneth R. Goldschneider, Susmita Kashikar‐Zuck, Christopher D. King, Robert C. Coghill
This study investigates pain radiation in humans using psychophysical experiments, finding that pain spreads beyond the stimulated area, with greater spread in hairy skin and longer durations, independent of pain intensity.
Pain · Dec 2, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience