Sex differences in psychophysical and neurophysiological responses to pain in older adults: a cross-sectional study.
AUTHORS
Monroe
TB ,
Gore
JC ,
Bruehl
SP ,
Benningfield
MM ,
Dietrich
MS ,
Chen
LM ,
Newhouse
P ,
Fillingim
R ,
Chodkowski
B ,
Atalla
S ,
Arrieta
J ,
Damon
SM ,
Blackford
JU ,
Cowan
RL ,
. Biology of sex differences. 2015 ; 6(). 25
- PMID: 26579217 [PubMed].
- PMCID: PMC4647695.
ABSTRACT
Neuroimaging studies in younger adults have demonstrated sex differences in brain processing of painful experimental stimuli. Such differences may contribute to findings that women suffer disproportionately from pain. It is not known whether sex-related differences in pain processing extend to older adults.
Neuroimaging studies in younger adults have demonstrated sex differences in brain processing of painful experimental stimuli. Such differences may contribute to findings that women suffer disproportionately from pain. It is not known whether sex-related differences in pain processing extend to older adults.