Key result
Cognitive activity during a painful cold pressor stimulus decreased the sympathetic nervous system response, confirming that cognitive activity itself drives this decrement.
Why the study?
Does a cognitive task modify autonomically mediated physiological responses to a cold pressor?
Population
15 subjects
Authors
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May blunt sympathetic responses to experimental pain; leaves open clinical translation and outcome impact.
Does a cognitive task modify autonomically mediated physiological responses to a cold pressor?
Cognitive activity during a painful stimulus reduces the sympathetic nervous system response, even with minimal motor activity.
Sadler et al. (1967) studied this question. Cognitive activity during a painful cold pressor stimulus decreased the sympathetic nervous system response, confirming that cognitive activity itself drives this decrement.
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