Heart rate variability is associated with thermal heat pain threshold in males, but not females

Previous research has suggested that heart rate variability (HRV; the variability in the interval between successive heartbeats) can predict the perception of experimentally-induced pain (i.e., pain sensitivity). However, little research has sought to investigate sex-specific associations between HR...

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Main Authors: Tracy, Lincoln M. (Author) , Koenig, Julian (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 02 March 2018
In: International journal of psychophysiology
Year: 2018, Volume: 131, Pages: 37-43
ISSN:1872-7697
DOI:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.02.017
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.02.017
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876018300138
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Author Notes:Lincoln M. Tracy, Julian Koenig, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis, Stephen J. Gibson, Melita J. Giummarra

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