Investigations into an overlooked early component of painful nociceptive withdrawal reflex responses in humans
Oumie Thorell, Johannes Ydrefors, Mats Svantesson, Björn U. C. Gerdle, Håkan Olausson, David Anthony Mahns, Saad S. Nagi
The paper investigates short-latency nociceptive withdrawal reflex responses in humans and finds they are as painful as conventional latency responses, suggesting they may be mediated by ultrafast nociceptors.
Frontiers in Pain Research · Jan 10, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience