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Emotional valence contributes to music-induced analgesia

  • Mathieu Roy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Que, Canada H3C 3J7
    • Centre de recherche en neuropsychologie et cognition (CERNEC), Canada
    • ,
  • Isabelle Peretz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Que, Canada H3C 3J7
    • Centre de recherche en neuropsychologie et cognition (CERNEC), Canada
    • Groupe de recherche sur le système nerveux central (GRSNC), Canada
    • Centre de recherche de l’Institut de gériatrie de Montréal, Canada
    • ,
  • Pierre Rainville

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Que, Canada H3C 3J7
    • Centre de recherche en neuropsychologie et cognition (CERNEC), Canada
    • Groupe de recherche sur le système nerveux central (GRSNC), Canada
    • Centre de recherche de l’Institut de gériatrie de Montréal, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Que, Canada H3C 3J7. Tel.: +1 514 343 6111x3935; fax: +1 514 343 2111.

Received 22 June 2006 ,Revised 2 March 2007 ,Accepted 9 April 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.04.003

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