Sex differences in thermal detection and thermal pain threshold and the thermal grill illusion: a psychophysical study in young volunteers

Abstract Background Sex-related differences in human thermal and pain sensitivity are the subject of controversial discussion. The goal of this study in a large number of subjects was to investigate sex differences in thermal and thermal pain perception and the thermal grill illusion (TGI) as a phen...

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Main Authors: Beate Averbeck, Lena Seitz, Florian P. Kolb, Dieter F. Kutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-017-0147-5