The disruptive effects of pain on n-back task performance in a large general population sample

Pain captures attention, displaces current concerns, and prioritizes escape and repair. This attentional capture can be measured by its effects on general cognition. Studies on induced pain, naturally occurring acute pain and chronic pain all demonstrate a detrimental effect on specific tasks of att...

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Main Authors: Nina Attridge, Donna Noonan, Christopher Eccleston, Edmund Keogh
Format: Default Article
Published: 2015
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Other mathematical sciences not elsewhere classified
Cognition
Attention
Working memory
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Internet study
Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/19536
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