Psychophysics of Pain: A Methodological Introduction

For over 100 years, psychophysics .. ÷ the scientific study between physical stimuli and sensation ... has been successfully employed in numerous scientific and healthcare disciplines, as an objective measure of sensory phenomena. This manuscript provides an overview of fundamental psychophysical concepts, emphasizing pain and researc h application..÷defining common terms, methods, and procedures.Psychophysics can provide systematic and objective measures of sensory perception that can be used by nursing scientists to explore complex, subjective phenomena..÷such as pain perception.
Source: Pain Management Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Special Feature Source Type: research