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Neurophysiological correlates of hypnotic analgesia
✍ Scribed by Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse; Mélanie Boly; Steven Laureys; Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0960-5290
- DOI
- 10.1002/ch.373
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
This short review describes recent advances in understanding hypnotic modulation of pain. Our current understanding of pain perception is followed by a critical review of the hypnotic analgesia studies using EEG, evoked potential and functional imaging methodologies. Copyright © 2008 British Society of Experimental & Clinical Hypnosis. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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