Touch inhibits subcortical and cortical nociceptive responses

Touch inhibits Aδ and C-fibre cortical potentials. Touch also suppresses the nociceptive blink reflex, a response generated before nociceptive input reaches the cortex.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mancini, Flavia, Beaumont, Anne-Lise, Hu, Li, Haggard, Patrick, Iannetti, Gian Domenico D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4579551/