Controlling attention to nociceptive stimuli with working memory

Legrain, Valéry;Crombez, Geert;Mouraux, André
(2011) PLoS One — Vol. 6, n° 6, p. e20926 [1-9] (2011)

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Because pain often signals the occurrence of potential tissue damage, a nociceptive stimulus has the capacity to involuntarily capture attention and take priority over other sensory inputs. Whether distraction by nociception actually occurs may depend upon the cognitive characteristics of the ongoing activities. The present study tested the role of working memory in controlling the attentional capture by nociception.
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Legrain, V., Crombez, G., & Mouraux, A. (2011). Controlling attention to nociceptive stimuli with working memory. PLoS One, 6(6), e20926 [1-9]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020926 (Original work published 2011)