2002
Comparison of responses to tensile and compressive stimuli in C-mechanosensitive nociceptors in rat hairy skin
Zheng Z, LaMotte R, Grigg P. Comparison of responses to tensile and compressive stimuli in C-mechanosensitive nociceptors in rat hairy skin. Somatosensory & Motor Research 2002, 19: 109-113. PMID: 12088384, DOI: 10.1080/08990220120113095.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors of the Hand: Experimental Studies and Their Implications for Clinical Testing of Tactile Sensation
Greenspan J, LaMotte R. Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors of the Hand: Experimental Studies and Their Implications for Clinical Testing of Tactile Sensation. Journal Of Hand Therapy 1993, 6: 75-82. PMID: 8343885, DOI: 10.1016/s0894-1130(12)80287-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsForm PerceptionHandHumansMechanoreceptorsPhysical StimulationSensory ThresholdsSkinTouch
1992
Central changes in processing of mechanoreceptive input in capsaicin‐induced secondary hyperalgesia in humans.
Torebjörk H, Lundberg L, LaMotte R. Central changes in processing of mechanoreceptive input in capsaicin‐induced secondary hyperalgesia in humans. The Journal Of Physiology 1992, 448: 765-780. PMID: 1593489, PMCID: PMC1176227, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical hyperalgesiaCapsaicin injectionIntraneural microstimulationMechanoreceptive inputCapsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesiaCutaneous innervation territoryArea of hyperalgesiaHealthy human subjectsSecondary hyperalgesiaAlgesic substancesLidocaine anesthesiaInnervation territoryIntense painIntradermal injectionUnmyelinated fibersHyperalgesiaMyelinated fibersC-fibersCentral changesPainAfferent signalsImpulse conductionSuprathreshold stimulationSkin areasTactile sensationPain, hyperalgesia and activity in nociceptive C units in humans after intradermal injection of capsaicin.
LaMotte R, Lundberg L, Torebjörk H. Pain, hyperalgesia and activity in nociceptive C units in humans after intradermal injection of capsaicin. The Journal Of Physiology 1992, 448: 749-764. PMID: 1593488, PMCID: PMC1176226, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of painMagnitude of painC-nociceptorsCapsaicin injectionMechanical hyperalgesiaIntradermal injectionTopical applicationReceptive fieldsC-mechanoheat nociceptorsEffects of capsaicinMean discharge rateCutaneous hyperalgesiaHyperalgesic areaUnchanged responsivenessBackground painAlgesic substancesPeroneal nerveNociceptor excitabilityNociceptor responsesPain thresholdMechanical stimuliNociceptor dischargeIntense painConcomitant painAwake humans
1991
Psychophysical Studies of the Itch Sensation and Itchy Skin (“Alloknesis”) Produced by Intracutaneous Injection of Histamine
Simone D, Alreja M, Lamotte R. Psychophysical Studies of the Itch Sensation and Itchy Skin (“Alloknesis”) Produced by Intracutaneous Injection of Histamine. Somatosensory & Motor Research 1991, 8: 271-279. PMID: 1767623, DOI: 10.3109/08990229109144750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHistamineHumansInjections, IntradermalMaleMiddle AgedPruritusPsychophysicsReaction TimeSensory Receptor CellsSensory ThresholdsSkinConceptsDuration of itchSubcutaneous injectionIntracutaneous injectionItchy skinArea of alloknesisSensation of itchMicrograms of histamineSkin temperatureItch sensationLocal anesthesiaAlloknesisMean latencyInjection siteMean maximum areaItchHuman volunteersHistamineVolar forearmDose-response functionInjectionNeural mechanismsSkinDoseDurationMicrograms
1989
Sensitization of cat dorsal horn neurons to innocuous mechanical stimulation after intradermal injection of capsaicin
Simone D, Baumann T, Collins J, LaMotte R. Sensitization of cat dorsal horn neurons to innocuous mechanical stimulation after intradermal injection of capsaicin. Brain Research 1989, 486: 185-189. PMID: 2720428, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)91293-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCapsaicinCatsFemaleMaleMechanoreceptorsPhysical StimulationSensory ThresholdsSpinal Cord
1987
Hyperalgesia to heat after intradermal injection of capsaicin
Simone D, Ngeow J, Putterman G, LaMotte R. Hyperalgesia to heat after intradermal injection of capsaicin. Brain Research 1987, 418: 201-203. PMID: 3664271, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)90982-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Tactile detection of a dot on a smooth surface: peripheral neural events
LaMotte R, Whitehouse J. Tactile detection of a dot on a smooth surface: peripheral neural events. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1986, 56: 1109-1128. PMID: 3097273, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1986.56.4.1109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsEvoked PotentialsFingersHaplorhiniHumansMechanoreceptorsPsychophysicsSensory ThresholdsSkinTouchConceptsNumber of impulsesVon Frey filamentsPeripheral nerve fibersAnesthetized macaque monkeysReceptive fieldsFiber recordingsNerve fibersMacaque monkeysAction potentialsCertain stimulus conditionsNerve impulsesMagnitude of sensationTactile detectionSensory magnitudeStimulus conditionsResponse of RACapacity of humansSensory detectionNeural eventsMechanical eventsMonkeysSame stimuliSkinSensationRA
1983
Peripheral neural correlates of magnitude of cutaneous pain and hyperalgesia: a comparison of neural events in monkey with sensory judgments in human
LaMotte R, Thalhammer J, Robinson C. Peripheral neural correlates of magnitude of cutaneous pain and hyperalgesia: a comparison of neural events in monkey with sensory judgments in human. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1983, 50: 1-26. PMID: 6875640, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1983.50.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTactile Detection Thresholds for a Single Asperity on an Otherwise Smooth Surface
Johansson R, Lamotte R. Tactile Detection Thresholds for a Single Asperity on an Otherwise Smooth Surface. Somatosensory & Motor Research 1983, 1: 21-31. PMID: 6679912, DOI: 10.3109/07367228309144538.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
Response properties of high-threshold cutaneous cold receptors in the primate
LaMotte R, Thalhammer J. Response properties of high-threshold cutaneous cold receptors in the primate. Brain Research 1982, 244: 279-287. PMID: 7116176, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90086-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research