Attention Bias to Pain Words Comes Early and Cognitive Load Matters: Evidence from an ERP Study on Experimental Pain

Attention bias (AB) is a common cognitive challenge for patients with pain. In this study, we tested at what stage AB to pain occurs in participants with experimental pain (EP) and tested whether cognitive load interferes with it. We recruited 40 healthy adults aged 18-27 years, and randomized them...

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Published in:	Neural plasticity Vol. 2021; pp. 9940889 - 12
Main Authors:	Wang, Kangling, Chen, Yifei, Huang, Shimin, Liu, Howe, Wu, Wen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Hindawi 2021 Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Analgesics Anxiety Attentional Bias - physiology Bias Cognition - physiology Cognitive load Cues Electrodes Electroencephalography Evoked Potentials - physiology Experiments Female Humans Male Medical research Pain Pain - diagnosis Pain - psychology Pain Measurement - methods Pain Measurement - psychology Photic Stimulation - methods Reaction Time - physiology Young Adult
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