About the Authors

Pascal H. Vuilleumier

These authors are members of the Swiss Pain Research Consortium.

Affiliation University Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland

Marie Besson

These authors are members of the Swiss Pain Research Consortium.

Affiliation Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Multidisciplinary Pain Center, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Jules Desmeules

These authors are members of the Swiss Pain Research Consortium.

Affiliation Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Multidisciplinary Pain Center, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Lars Arendt-Nielsen

Affiliation Center for Sensory–Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

Michele Curatolo

Michele.Curatolo@insel.ch

These authors are members of the Swiss Pain Research Consortium.

Affiliations University Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland, Center for Sensory–Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MC PV MB JD LA. Performed the experiments: PV. Analyzed the data: PV MC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MB JD. Wrote the paper: MC PV. Discussed the results: MC PV MB JD LA. Commented on the manuscript: MC PV MB JD LA.