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| Title |
The close proximity of threat: altered distance perception in the anticipation of pain
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00626 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Abby Tabor, Mark J. Catley, Simon C. Gandevia, Michael A. Thacker, Charles Spence, G. L. Moseley |
| Abstract |
Pain is an experience that powerfully influences the way we interact with our environment. What is less clear is the influence that pain has on the way we perceive our environment. We investigated the effect that the anticipation of experimental pain (THREAT) and its relief (RELIEF) has on the visual perception of space. Eighteen (11F) healthy volunteers estimated the distance to alternating THREAT and RELIEF stimuli that were placed within reachable space. The results determined that the estimated distance to the THREAT stimulus was significantly underestimated in comparison to the RELIEF stimulus. We conclude that pain-evoking stimuli are perceived as closer to the body than otherwise identical pain-relieving stimuli, an important consideration when applied to our decisions and behaviors in relation to the experience of pain. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 14% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 9% |
| Norway | 1 | 5% |
| Belgium | 1 | 5% |
| Ireland | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Unknown | 6 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 64% |
| Scientists | 5 | 23% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 88 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1% |
| Poland | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 78 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 19% |
| Researcher | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 13% |
| Professor | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 22 | 25% |
| Unknown | 9 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 39 | 44% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 9% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Unknown | 13 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 December 2015.
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#2,510,336
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Outputs from Frontiers in Psychology
#4,972
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#30,827
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Psychology
#92
of 497 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 34,101 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 13.2. This one has done well, scoring higher than 85% of its peers.
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