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Was it less painful for knights? Influence of appearance on pain perception

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Pain perception is a subjective experience shaped by different factors. In this study, we investigated the influence of a visually manipulated appearance of a virtual arm on pain perception. Specifically,… Click to show full abstract

Pain perception is a subjective experience shaped by different factors. In this study, we investigated the influence of a visually manipulated appearance of a virtual arm on pain perception. Specifically, we investigated how pain perception and vegetative skin responses were modified by inducing a virtual protection on the right arm by a virtual armour.

Keywords: less painful; appearance; pain perception; influence; pain

Journal Title: European Journal of Pain
Year Published: 2017

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