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 threshold
1982
Peripheral neural mechanisms of cutaneous hyperalgesia following mild injury by heat
LaMotte R, Thalhammer J, Torebjörk H, Robinson C. Peripheral neural mechanisms of cutaneous hyperalgesia following mild injury by heat. Journal Of Neuroscience 1982, 2: 765-781. PMID: 7086482, PMCID: PMC6564351, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.02-06-00765.1982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditioning stimulusCutaneous hyperalgesiaMild injuryDevelopment of hyperalgesiaHeat injuryMagnitude of hyperalgesiaMild heat injurySingle conditioning stimulusMagnitude of sensitizationPeripheral neural mechanismsReceptive fieldsPeroneal nervePeripheral determinantsCutaneous receptorsC-fibersAwake humansConduction blockAnesthetized monkeysHyperalgesiaNociceptorsPainGlabrous skinNormal skinInjuryHeat stimulation