Browsing Externally hosted open access publications with University of Galway authors (2) by Subject "pain"
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A comparison of maternal versus paternal nonverbal behavior during child pain
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016-02-20)Parental behavior plays a significant role in children's pain response. Prior research has found generally no differences between mothers' and fathers' verbal behavior during child pain. This study compared mothers' and ... -
A role for pparα in the medial prefrontal cortex in formalin-evoked nociceptive responding in rats
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-03-01)Background and PurposeThe nuclear hormone receptor, PPAR, and its endogenous ligands, are involved in pain modulation. PPAR is expressed in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a key brain region involved in both the ... -
Altered neuropathic pain behaviour in a rat model of depression is associated with changes in inflammatory gene expression in the amygdala
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-08-01)The association between chronic pain and depression is widely recognized, the comorbidity of which leads to a heavier disease burden, increased disability and poor treatment response. This study examined nociceptive ... -
Chronic pain syndromes after ischemic stroke: profess trial
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2013-04-04)Background and Purpose-Chronic pain syndromes are reported to be common after stroke, but most previous epidemiological studies have generally included small cohorts of patients with relatively short-term follow-up. In a ... -
Comparison of acceptance and distraction strategies in coping with experimentally induced pain
(Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2015-03-01)Background: This study compared an acceptance-based strategy with a control-based strategy (distraction) in terms of the ability of participants to tolerate a painful stimulus, across two experiments. In addition, participants ... -
Considerations and recent advances in neuroscience
(Portland Press Ltd., 2009-02-01)Neuroscience is a rapidly developing area of science which has benefitted from the blurring of interdisciplinary boundaries. This was apparent in the range of papers presented at this year's Neuroscience Ireland Conference, ... -
Determinants of pre-procedural state anxiety and negative affect in first-time colposcopy patients: implications for intervention
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-11-30)Women experience significant emotional distress in relation to further diagnostic evaluation of pre-cancerous cell changes of the cervix. However, less is known about the specific variables that contribute to elevated state ... -
Evaluation of sampling frequency, window size and sensor position for classification of sheep behaviour
(The Royal Society, 2018-02-01)Automated behavioural classification and identification through sensors has the potential to improve health and welfare of the animals. Position of a sensor, sampling frequency and window size of segmented signal data has ... -
Matching intra-procedural information with coping style reduces psychophysiological arousal in women undergoing colposcopy
(Springer Nature, 2012-06-24)This study assessed the combined effects of coping style and intra-procedural information on indices of distress (physiological measures, observed distress, self-report measures of anxiety and affect) among a group of ... -
Metatarsophalangeal joint pain in psoriatic arthritis: a cross-sectional study
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013-12-24)Methods. Thirty-four consecutive patients with PsA (mean age 45.3 years, 65% female, mean disease duration 9.9 years) and 22 control participants (mean age 37.9 years, 64% female) underwent clinical and US examination to ... -
Pain perception in people with down syndrome: a synthesis of clinical and experimental research
(Frontiers Media SA, 2015-07-30)People with an intellectual disability experience both acute and chronic pain with at least the same frequency as the general population. However, considerably less is known about the pain perception of people with Down ... -
Patients’ psychological reactions to colposcopy and lletz treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
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The cannabinoid system and pain
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The endocannabinoid system in the rat dorsolateral periaqueductal grey mediates fear-conditioned analgesia and controls fear expression in the presence of nociceptive tone
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-03-23)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endocannabinoids in the midbrain periaqueductal grey (PAG) modulate nociception and unconditioned stress-induced analgesia; however, their role in fear-conditioned analgesia (FCA) has not been ...