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Infrared laser stimulation

In 1975, Mor and Carmon introduced infrared laser stimulators as tools to explore nociception in humans. Allowing brief, synchronous, and selective activation of cutaneous Adelta- and C-fibre nociceptors, laser heat stimulators are now used extensively to study nociception in humans. Recently, we have collaborated to the development of a novel CO2 laser stimulator whose power is regulated using a feedback control based on an online measurement of skin temperature at the site of stimulation (Laser Stimulation Device, SIFEC, Belgium).

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Researchers involved

Publications

2008

A review of the evidence against the "first come first served" hypothesis

Pain

Mouraux A, Iannetti GD, Comment on Truini et al Pain 2007; 131:43-7.

131:43-7. Pain (2008); 136(1-2):219-221; author reply 222-213

2008

Determinants of laser-evoked EEG responses: pain perception or stimulus saliency?

Journal of Neurophysiology

Iannetti GD, Hughes NP, Lee MC, Mouraux A.

100(2):815-828

2007

Are laser-evoked brain potentials modulated by attending to first or second pain?

Pain

Mouraux A, Plaghki L.

129(3): 321-331

2007

How response inhibition modulates nociceptive and non-nociceptive somatosensory brain-evoked potentials

Clinical Neurophysiology

Hatem SM, Plaghki L, Mouraux A.

118(7):1503-1516

2007

Cortical interactions and integration of nociceptive and non-nociceptive somatosensory inputs in humans

Neuroscience

Mouraux A, Plaghki L.

150(1):72-81

2007

Laser-evoked potentials correlate with clinical evolution in a case of spontaneous and recurrent complex regional pain syndrome type I

The Journal of Pain

Moreau V, Berquin AD, Plaghki L.

23(4):375-379

2006

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Are the processes reflected by late and ultra-late laser evoked potentials specific of nociception?

Clinical Neurophysiology

Mouraux A, Plaghki L.

59:197-204

2005

EEG and laser stimulation as tools for pain research

Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs

Plaghki L, Mouraux A.

6(1):58-64

2005

Innocuous skin cooling modulates perception and neurophysiological correlates of brief CO2 laser stimuli in humans

European Journal of Pain

Nahra H, Plaghki L.

9(5):521-530

2005

Involuntary orientation of attention to unattended deviant nociceptive stimuli is modulated by concomitant visual task difficulty. Evidence from laser evoked potentials

Clinical Neurophysiology

Legrain V, Bruyer R, Guerit JM, Plaghki L.

116(9):2165-2174

Institute of Neuroscience (IONS) - Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)

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