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ArticleScientific reports2017

Thermal grill conditioning: Effect on contact heat evoked potentials.

Catherine R Jutzeler, Freda M Warner, Johann Wanek, Armin Curt, John L K Kramer

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Using electrodermal activity to validate multilevel pain stimulation in healthy volunteers evoked by thermal grills.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Catherine R JutzelerSpinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Freda M WarnerSpinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Johann WanekSpinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Armin CurtSpinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
John L K KramerICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 'thermal grill illusion' (TGI) is a unique cutaneous sensation of unpleasantness, induced through the application of interlacing warm and cool stimuli. While previous studies have investigated optimal parameters and subject characteristics to evoke the illusion, our aim was to examine the modulating effect as a conditioning stimulus. A total of 28 healthy control individuals underwent three testing sessions on separate days. Briefly, 15 contact heat stimuli were delivered to the right hand dorsum, while the left palmar side of the hand was being conditioned with either neutral (32 °C), cool (20 °C), warm (40 °C), or TGI (20/40 °C). Rating of perception (numeric rating scale: 0-10) and evoked potentials (i.e., N1 and N2P2 potentials) to noxious contact heat stimuli were assessed. While cool and warm conditioning decreased cortical responses to noxious heat, TGI conditioning increased evoked potential amplitude (N1 and N2P2). In line with other modalities of unpleasant conditioning (e.g., sound, visual, and olfactory stimulation), cortical and possibly sub-cortical modulation may underlie the facilitation of contact heat evoked potentials.

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AdolescentAdultElectrochemical TechniquesElectrodesEvoked PotentialsFemaleHandHumansMaleSensory ThresholdsTemperatureYoung Adult

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PMID28079118
PMCPMC5228159

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