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Effects of music and attention on pain perception: A behavioral and psychophysiological study

ContributorsNajjari, Anahita
Master program titleMaîtrise universitaire en neurosciences
Defense date2017
Abstract

Despite the well-known uses of music in alternative medicine, its effect as an analgesic continues to be a largely under-investigated phenomenon. It is now well established that diverting attention from pain significantly reduces the intensity and unpleasantness of the painful stimuli. The same effect is observed when presenting pleasant stimuli, such as odors, words, and pictures. Many previous studies explored music and pain separately, mostly through neurological imaging devices (fMRI, PET etc.) and self-reported questionnaires...

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NAJJARI, Anahita. Effects of music and attention on pain perception: A behavioral and psychophysiological study. Master, 2017.
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