Psychophysics

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The science dealing with the correlation of the physical characteristics of a stimulus, e.g., frequency or intensity, with the response to the stimulus, in order to assess the psychologic factors involved in the relationship.

Descriptor ID	D011601
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.685 F04.096.753
Concept/Terms	Psychophysics Psychophysics Psychophysic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Psychophysics".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Psychophysics [E01.370.685]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities [F04]
Behavioral Sciences [F04.096]
Psychophysics [F04.096.753]

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2002 and 2014 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	2	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	0	2	2

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Mathur VA, Kiley KB, Haywood C, Bediako SM, Lanzkron S, Carroll CP, Buenaver LF, Pejsa M, Edwards RR, Haythornthwaite JA, Campbell CM. Multiple Levels of Suffering: Discrimination in Health-Care Settings is Associated With Enhanced Laboratory Pain Sensitivity in Sickle Cell Disease. Clin J Pain. 2016 12; 32(12):1076-1085.

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Mathur VA, Kiley KB, Carroll CP, Edwards RR, Lanzkron S, Haythornthwaite JA, Campbell CM. Disease-Related, Nondisease-Related, and Situational Catastrophizing in Sickle Cell Disease and Its Relationship With Pain. J Pain. 2016 11; 17(11):1227-1236.

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Wong AL, Lindquist MA, Haith AM, Krakauer JW. Explicit knowledge enhances motor vigor and performance: motivation versus practice in sequence tasks. J Neurophysiol. 2015 Jul; 114(1):219-32.

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Paul DA, Gaffin-Cahn E, Hintz EB, Adeclat GJ, Zhu T, Williams ZR, Vates GE, Mahon BZ. White matter changes linked to visual recovery after nerve decompression. Sci Transl Med. 2014 Dec 10; 6(266):266ra173.

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Wu B, Klatzky R, Lee R, Shivaprabhu V, Galeotti J, Siegel M, Schuman JS, Hollis R, Stetten G. Psychophysical evaluation of haptic perception under augmentation by a handheld device. Hum Factors. 2015 May; 57(3):523-37.

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Kamath V, Turetsky BI, Calkins ME, Bilker WB, Frishberg N, Borgmann-Winter K, Kohler CG, Conroy CG, Gur RE, Moberg PJ. The effect of odor valence on olfactory performance in schizophrenia patients, unaffected relatives and at-risk youth. J Psychiatr Res. 2013 Nov; 47(11):1636-41.

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Therrien AS, Lyons J, Balasubramaniam R. Repetitive finger force production in predictable environments. Neurosci Lett. 2010 Jul 19; 479(1):69-73.

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Turetsky BI, Hahn CG, Borgmann-Winter K, Moberg PJ. Scents and nonsense: olfactory dysfunction in schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull. 2009 Nov; 35(6):1117-31.

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Botvinick MM, Buxbaum LJ, Bylsma LM, Jax SA. Toward an integrated account of object and action selection: a computational analysis and empirical findings from reaching-to-grasp and tool-use. Neuropsychologia. 2009 Feb; 47(3):671-83.

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Franck KH, Shah UK, Marsh RR, Potsic WP. Effects of Clarion electrode design on mapping levels in children. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2002 Dec; 111(12 Pt 1):1128-32.

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