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The effects of stimulus location on the gating of touch by heat- and
cold-induced pain
STANLEY J. BOLANOWSKI1,2
, LISA M. MAXFIELD1,3
, GEORGE A. GESCHEIDER1,4
and
A. VANIA APKARIAN1,5
1
Institute for Sensory Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244± 5290, USA; 2
Department of Bioengineering
and Neuroscience, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA; 3
Department of Psychology, California State
University, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA; 4
Department of Psychology, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13324, USA; and
5
Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY Health Sciences Center, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Abstract
The influence of heat- and cold-induced pain on tactile sensitivity, a ª touch gateº , was measured under conditions in which

Source: Apkarian, A. Vania - Department of Physiology, Northwestern University

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