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| - | '''Queen Margaret University College''' <br> | + | ='''Pain Research - Queen Margaret University College'''= <br> |
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'''Personal Details''' <br> | '''Personal Details''' <br> | ||
| - | Researcher’s Name: Chee-Wee, Tan <br> | + | '''Researcher’s Name''': Chee-Wee, Tan <br> |
| - | Position: | + | '''Position''': Lecturer <br> |
| - | University: Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh <br> | + | '''University''': Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh <br> |
| - | School: School of Health Sciences <br> | + | '''School''': School of Health Sciences <br> |
| - | Subject Area: Physiotherapy <br> | + | '''Subject Area''': Physiotherapy <br> |
| - | Room: S09, Leith Campus <br> | + | '''Room''': S09, Leith Campus <br> |
| - | Phone: (+44) 0131 3173665 <br> | + | '''Phone''': (+44) 0131 3173665 <br> |
| - | Email: ctan@qmuc.ac.uk <br> | + | '''Email''': ctan@qmuc.ac.uk <br> |
| - | ''' | + | '''Research Groups''': <br> |
| - | Research | + | Pain & Palliative Care Research Focus Group<br> |
| + | Lymphoedema Research Focus Group<br> | ||
| - | Pain psychophysics, the role of attention in chronic pain, Signal Detection Theory. | + | '''Research interests:''' <br> |
| + | Pain psychophysics, the role of attention in chronic pain, Signal Detection Theory.<br> | ||
| - | Current research: | + | '''Current research''':<br> |
I am currently investigation the use of signal detection theory as an experimental paradigm to assess to influence of pain on attentional capacity. The modality of experimental pain induction is thermal stimulation. The working hypothesis is that as the temperatures of the stimuli increase, the associated magnitude of pain increases correspondingly. In doing so, the increased magnitude of pain may disrupt the attentional capacity of the observer such that the discrimination ability is reduced. This will be reflected in the observer’s lower sensitivity for the discrimination task. It may be that chronic pain sufferers perform poorer on discrimination tasks due to the disruptive nature of their clinical pain. However, further research is warranted to understand the mechanism for this disruptive nature of pain. | I am currently investigation the use of signal detection theory as an experimental paradigm to assess to influence of pain on attentional capacity. The modality of experimental pain induction is thermal stimulation. The working hypothesis is that as the temperatures of the stimuli increase, the associated magnitude of pain increases correspondingly. In doing so, the increased magnitude of pain may disrupt the attentional capacity of the observer such that the discrimination ability is reduced. This will be reflected in the observer’s lower sensitivity for the discrimination task. It may be that chronic pain sufferers perform poorer on discrimination tasks due to the disruptive nature of their clinical pain. However, further research is warranted to understand the mechanism for this disruptive nature of pain. | ||
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Events:<br> | Events:<br> | ||
| - | QMUC Pain Seminars (~~Next semester programmes to be announced~~) | + | QMUC Pain Seminars (~~Next semester programmes to be announced~~)<br> |
| - | ''' | + | '''For Fellow Research students:''' |
| - | For Fellow Research students:''' | + | |
I’ve not been the office a lot due to research commitments. If you need any software or materials, please email me (ctan@qmuc.ac.uk) and I’ll try to get back to you. Or if you just want to go out for a cuppa, by all means call me. I won’t post my tel no. here, you guys should have it anyway. | I’ve not been the office a lot due to research commitments. If you need any software or materials, please email me (ctan@qmuc.ac.uk) and I’ll try to get back to you. Or if you just want to go out for a cuppa, by all means call me. I won’t post my tel no. here, you guys should have it anyway. | ||
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'''For Students:''' | '''For Students:''' | ||
The materials for your modules and recommended readings are categorized according to the topics. Click on the links to download the materials. | The materials for your modules and recommended readings are categorized according to the topics. Click on the links to download the materials. | ||
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'''Useful Links:''' | '''Useful Links:''' | ||
International Association for the Study of Pain - http://www.iasp-pain.org <br> | International Association for the Study of Pain - http://www.iasp-pain.org <br> | ||
International Society for Psychophysics - http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~isp/isp/isp.htm | International Society for Psychophysics - http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~isp/isp/isp.htm | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 2 April 2006
=Pain Research - Queen Margaret University College=
Personal Details
Researcher’s Name: Chee-Wee, Tan
Position: Lecturer
University: Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
School: School of Health Sciences
Subject Area: Physiotherapy
Room: S09, Leith Campus
Phone: (+44) 0131 3173665
Email: ctan@qmuc.ac.uk
Research Groups:
Pain & Palliative Care Research Focus Group
Lymphoedema Research Focus Group
Research interests:
Pain psychophysics, the role of attention in chronic pain, Signal Detection Theory.
Current research:
I am currently investigation the use of signal detection theory as an experimental paradigm to assess to influence of pain on attentional capacity. The modality of experimental pain induction is thermal stimulation. The working hypothesis is that as the temperatures of the stimuli increase, the associated magnitude of pain increases correspondingly. In doing so, the increased magnitude of pain may disrupt the attentional capacity of the observer such that the discrimination ability is reduced. This will be reflected in the observer’s lower sensitivity for the discrimination task. It may be that chronic pain sufferers perform poorer on discrimination tasks due to the disruptive nature of their clinical pain. However, further research is warranted to understand the mechanism for this disruptive nature of pain.
For Colleagues:
Events:
QMUC Pain Seminars (~~Next semester programmes to be announced~~)
For Fellow Research students:
I’ve not been the office a lot due to research commitments. If you need any software or materials, please email me (ctan@qmuc.ac.uk) and I’ll try to get back to you. Or if you just want to go out for a cuppa, by all means call me. I won’t post my tel no. here, you guys should have it anyway.
For Students:
The materials for your modules and recommended readings are categorized according to the topics. Click on the links to download the materials.
Useful Links:
International Association for the Study of Pain - http://www.iasp-pain.org
International Society for Psychophysics - http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~isp/isp/isp.htm
