Sub-optimal Presentation of Painful Facial Expressions Enhances Readiness for Action and Pain Perception Following Electrocutaneous stimulation

Sub-optimal Presentation of Painful Facial Expressions Enhances Readiness for Action and Pain Perception Following Electrocutaneous stimulation

Observation of others’ painful facial expressions has been shown to facilitate behavioral response tendencies and to increase pain perception in the observer. However, in previous studies, expressions were clearly visible to the observer and none of those studies investigated the effect of presence...

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Main Authors: Ali eKhatibi, Martien eSchrooten, Katrien eBosmans, Stephanie eVolders, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Eva eVan Den Bussche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Pain Perception
observation of pain
action readiness
Painful facial expressions
sub-optimal processing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00913/full

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