LATENCY TO DETECTION OF 1ST PAIN
LATENCY TO DETECTION OF 1ST PAIN
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(83)90650-9
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
LAMOTTE, RH
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作者:
CAMPBELL, JN;LAMOTTE, RH
The latency to detection of heat stimuli applied to the distal forearm and thernar eminence was measured in 3 subjects in order to determine whether short latency responses correlated with perception of 1st pain. Only 1 temperature was used in a given run and stimuli ranged from 39-51.degree. C. In addition, subjects were interviewed at the end of each run regarding the quality of sensations experienced. In 1 series of experiments the quality of the 1st sensation evoked by each stimulus rather than latency was recorded. The median response latency decreased exponentially from 1100 ms to 400 ms for the distal arm and 110 ms to 700 ms for the hand. The higher temperatures elicited a double pain sensation on the arm, but not on the glabrous hand. Warmth was always the 1st sensation felt on the hand. Short latencies (< 450 ms) reliably denote the presence of 1st pain. At least some portion of the primary afferents that signal 1st pain must have conduction velocities > 6 m/s.