APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
No Evidence for an Effect of Selective Spatial Attention on the Development of Secondary Hyperalgesia: A Replication Study
- Delia Della Porta
Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve - Delia Della Porta
UCLouvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium - Marie-Lynn Vilz
Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels - Valéry Legrain
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve - Valéry Legrain
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve - Valéry Legrain
Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels
Abstract
We did not find evidence for the effect of selective spatial attention on the development of secondary hyperalgesia. Our study suggests that to enhance the efficiency of top-down modulation, it is necessary to reconsider engagement and goal-relevance of the attentional task used to manipulate the focus of attention.
Attention and Distraction
