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Does EEG activity during painful stimulation mirror more closely the noxious stimulus intensity or the subjective pain sensation?

Stefanie F. BunkDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Stefan LautenbacherDepartment of Physiological Psychology, Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg, Germany; View further author information
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Jascha RüsselerDepartment of Experimental Psychology, Cognition and Emotion Unit, Otto-Friedrich-UniversityBamberg, GermanyView further author information
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Karin MüllerDepartment of Physiological Psychology, Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg, Germany; View further author information
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Jana SchultzDepartment of Physiological Psychology, Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg, Germany; View further author information
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Miriam KunzDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; View further author information
Pages 192-198 | Received 25 Jul 2018, Accepted 06 Sep 2018, Published online: 21 Nov 2018

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