2015
Psychophysical Measurements of Itch and Nociceptive Sensations in an Experimental Model of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Pall PS, Hurwitz OE, King BA, LaMotte RH. Psychophysical Measurements of Itch and Nociceptive Sensations in an Experimental Model of Allergic Contact Dermatitis. Journal Of Pain 2015, 16: 741-749. PMID: 26002605, PMCID: PMC4522332, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquaric acid dibutyl esterAllergic contact dermatitisSpontaneous itchContact dermatitisNociceptive sensationsT cell-mediated inflammationExperimental modelPeripheral neural activityQuality of lifeInflammatory itchBAM8-22Skin inflammationHypersensitivity reactionsPain sensationAllergen resultsIntradermal injectionCommon conditionHealthy volunteersPotential treatmentItchPsychophysical measurementsInflammationVolar forearmDermatitisNeural activity
1984
Peripheral neural correlates of magnitude of cutaneous pain and hyperalgesia: simultaneous recordings in humans of sensory judgments of pain and evoked responses in nociceptors with C-fibers
Torebjörk H, LaMotte R, Robinson C. Peripheral neural correlates of magnitude of cutaneous pain and hyperalgesia: simultaneous recordings in humans of sensory judgments of pain and evoked responses in nociceptors with C-fibers. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1984, 51: 325-339. PMID: 6707724, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1984.51.2.325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditioning stimulusIntensity-response functionsNormal skinMost subjectsC-mechanoheat nociceptorsPeripheral neural correlateHeat pain sensationMild heat injuryMagnitude ratingsReceptive fieldsHeat injurySupra-threshold stimuliShort-duration stimuliPain thresholdCutaneous painHeat painPain sensationC-fibersPainNociceptorsHairy skinUninjured skinHeat stimulationMagnitude of responseNeuronal correlates
1983
Psychophysical detection and pain ratings of incremental thermal stimuli: A comparison with nociceptor responses in humans
Robinson C, Torebjörk H, LaMotte R. Psychophysical detection and pain ratings of incremental thermal stimuli: A comparison with nociceptor responses in humans. Brain Research 1983, 274: 87-106. PMID: 6616259, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(83)90523-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnitude of painThermal stimuliContact thermal stimulatorMost nociceptorsNociceptive afferentsPeroneal nerveNociceptor responsesPain magnitudePain ratingsPain sensitivityPain sensationUnmyelinated fibersPainNormal skinMild burnsPsychophysical detectionDegrees CNeural responsesNociceptorsAfferentsThermal stimulatorCapacity of humansIncrement detectionDegrees C.Detection thresholdLatency to detection of first pain
Campbell J, LaMotte R. Latency to detection of first pain. Brain Research 1983, 266: 203-208. PMID: 6871657, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(83)90650-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst painFirst sensationShort-latency responsesQuality of sensationDistal forearmPrimary afferentsPain sensationConduction velocityThenar eminenceGlabrous handHeat stimuliPainLatency responsesMedian response latencyShort latencyDistal armSensationResponse latencyStimuliSubjectsLatencyAfferentsArmForearmMs
1979
Intensive and Temporal Determinants of Thermal Pain
LaMotte R. Intensive and Temporal Determinants of Thermal Pain. 1979, 327-361. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-3039-4_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnitude of painNociceptive afferentsNoxious stimulationNeural activityPeripheral afferent nerve fibersAfferent nerve fibersHeat-sensitive nociceptorsPain sensationPeripheral nervesConscious humansNerve fibersPainThermal painDistal endingsAfferentsNeural determinantsThreat of injuryStimulus temperatureNociceptorsStimulationInjuryReceptive fieldsSkinTemporal determinantsPsychophysical studies