Browsing Psychology & Neuroscience Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Issue Date
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Contemporary Use of the Cold Pressor Task in Pediatric Pain Research: A Systematic Review of Methods
The cold pressor task (CPT) is an ethical experimental pain task widely used by pediatric pain researchers to examine a variety of important theoretical and clinical questions. The purpose of this systematic review was to ... -
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Pediatric Chronic Pain: The Problem, Research, and Practice
The purpose of this paper is to outline the rationale and use of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of pediatric chronic pain. The paper begins by demonstrating the scope and impact of the problem of ... -
“Pain is not over when the needle ends”: A review and preliminary model of acute pain memory development in childhood
Over the past several decades, the field of pediatric pain has made impressive advances in our understanding of the pain experience of the developing child, as well as the devastating impact of inadequately managed pain ... -
The metabolism of histamine in the Drosophila optic lobe involves an ommatidial pathway: beta-alanine recycles through the retina
Flies recycle the photoreceptor neurotransmitter histamine by conjugating it to beta-alanine to form beta-alanyl-histamine (carcinine). The conjugation is regulated by Ebony, while Tan hydrolyses carcinine, releasing ... -
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Caregiver accuracy in detecting deception in facial expressions of pain in children
Facial expressions provide a primary source of inference about a child’s pain. Although facial expressions typically appear spontaneous, children have some capacity to fake or suppress displays of pain, thereby potentially ... -
Sleep lab adaptation in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and typically developing children
Objectives. Research has shown inconsistencies across studies examining sleep problems in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is possible that these inconsistencies are due to sleep lab ... -
The role of trait mindfulness in the pain experience of adolescents
Trait mindfulness appears to mitigate pain among adult clinical populations, and has a unique relationship with pain catastrophizing. However, little is understood about this phenomenon among adolescents. The association ... -
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Sex differences in experimental pain among healthy children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sex differences in response to experimental pain are commonly reported in systematic reviews in the adult literature. The objective of the present research was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of sex ... -
The Acceptability of Deception in Pediatric Research
Objective: Deception has been used to investigate the role of developmental and behavioral factors in child health; however, its acceptability for use in pediatric research has received little empirical attention. This ... -
Impact of threat level, task instruction, and individual characteristics on cold pressor pain and fear among children and their parents
The cold pressor task (CPT) is increasingly used to induce experimental pain in children, but the specific methodology of the CPT is quite variable across pediatric studies. This study examined how subtle variations in CPT ...