Browsing Programs, Centers, and Institutes by Subject "Pain"
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6+9+12: EVERYONE CAN BE TAUGHT TO DELIBERATELY FAKE A SMILE WITH THE “GENUINE ENJOYMENT DUCHENNE MARKER”
(2012-07-11)It is generally believed that people cannot deliberately contract the orbicularis oculi pars orbitalis (“Action Unit 6,” "Duchenne Marker" or "Cheek Raiser") muscle together with the zygomaticus major (“AU12” or "smile" ... -
Detrimental Effects of Uncontrollable Stimulation on Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
(2007-07-23)When a person suffers a spinal cord injury, peripheral damage often accompanies it, such as damage to the legs, for instance. The pain (nociceptive) signals from this peripheral injury are being sent to the damaged spinal ... -
Examining the Link Between Discrimination and Pain Physiology
There are well-documented pain disparities across sociodemographic groups (Campbell & Edwards, 2012), however, the physiological mechanisms behind these disparities are not well- known. The proposed research explores whether ... -
Panacea or Placebo? A Comparison of a Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention and an Active Control Intervention on Neurogenic Inflammatory Response
Mindfulness-based interventions have been effective at reducing symptoms of chronic inflammatory disorders, a phenomenon proposed to be mediated by altered immune system function and inflammatory response. However, the ... -
The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Laboratory Pain and Emotion: An ERP Study
Acceptance training has been used to help individuals cope with negative emotion and pain (Hayes et al., 1999), however little is known about the neural mechanisms mediating these effects. The present study examined whether ...