http://bodyinmind.org/more-on-the-complex-interaction-between-us-and-our-environment/ Research into the role of the brain in chronic pain Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://bodyinmind.org/more-on-the-complex-interaction-between-us-and-our-environment/#comment-37821 Dr Anita Clerke Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:58:24 +0000 http://www.bodyinmind.com.au/?p=176#comment-37821 Did Van Damme et al try putting "positive" images next to the hands and measure tactile attention? Eg., a deep plush rug, or a pile of rose petals, fluffy cute kittens, manicured grass? Did Van Damme et al try putting “positive” images next to the hands and measure tactile attention? Eg., a deep plush rug, or a pile of rose petals, fluffy cute kittens, manicured grass?

]]> http://bodyinmind.org/more-on-the-complex-interaction-between-us-and-our-environment/#comment-10977 World Congress on Pain throws up some Poster gems Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:03:13 +0000 http://www.bodyinmind.com.au/?p=176#comment-10977 [...] One issue to consider on this front is the possible differences for people with chronic pain between body-part specific threatening stimuli, like photographs of a knife going into the hand, or the hand getting mashed in a meat slicer (both of these photos are in the IAPS set), and generally threatening stimuli, like photographs of a bus exploding or a scarey-looking man (also in the set). We had a visit from Stefaan Van Damme (who I saw last week and it is possible that he and Geert Crombez actually look younger every time I see them – something fishy going on there in Belgium) when I was in Oxford and we showed different effects of specific and general threat on prioritisation of tactile and auditory input – go here. [...] [...] One issue to consider on this front is the possible differences for people with chronic pain between body-part specific threatening stimuli, like photographs of a knife going into the hand, or the hand getting mashed in a meat slicer (both of these photos are in the IAPS set), and generally threatening stimuli, like photographs of a bus exploding or a scarey-looking man (also in the set). We had a visit from Stefaan Van Damme (who I saw last week and it is possible that he and Geert Crombez actually look younger every time I see them – something fishy going on there in Belgium) when I was in Oxford and we showed different effects of specific and general threat on prioritisation of tactile and auditory input – go here. [...]

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