Shock-elicited pain and its reduction by concurrent tactile stimulation

J. David Higgins; Bernard Tursky; Gary E. Schwartz

doi:10.1126/science.172.3985.866

Shock-elicited pain and its reduction by concurrent tactile stimulation

J. David Higgins, Bernard Tursky, Gary E. Schwartz

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Human affective reactions to nociceptive electrical stimulation were attenuated by application of a tactile stimulus to the shocked site. No alteration was perceived when the same tactile stimulus was applied to a similar contralateral site. These results and a lack of alteration at sensation threshold demonstrate the effect to be more than simple masking and support the Melzack-Wall theory.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	866-867
Number of pages	2
Journal	Science
Volume	172
Issue number	3985
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.172.3985.866
State	Published - 1971
Externally published	Yes

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