Browsing Department of Psychology by Subject "Nociception"
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Evaluating the Impact of Age and Time on Sensory and Affective Levels of Pain Processing
(2018-11-30)The relationship between pain and age has been studied for decades. However, research has produced conflicting results for pain thresholds and pain affect in clinical assessments. Likewise, pre-clinical research is conflicting ... -
THE PAIN IN THE PLEASURE: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TAIL REGION OF THE VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA (tVTA)
(2020-12-07)The mesolimbic (midbrain) reward system is well documented to be involved with the analgesic effects of opioids, which involves the ventral tegmental area (VTA) causing release of dopamine (DA). The dopamine neurons from ...