Accurate Determination of the Cold Detection Threshold with High-Speed Cooling of the Skin

"This study used high-speed cooling of the skin and exact control of stimulus duration to measure the cold detection threshold in healthy participants. The objective was to compare the method of limits, in which the temperature is slowly and gradually increased/decreased until the subject perceives the stimulation, and the method of levels, in which the subject must detect brief thermal stimulations close to the threshold of perception."

Authors:

Segolene Lithfous, Olivier Després, Thierry Pebayle, Claudia Casadio, Andre Dufour

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