Mechanical Conflict System: A Novel Operant Method for the Assessment of Nociceptive Behavior

• Steven E. Harte ,

  * E-mail: seharte@med.umich.edu

  Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Neurology Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Jessica B. Meyers,

  Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Neurology Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Renee R. Donahue,

  Affiliation Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

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• Bradley K. Taylor,

  Affiliations Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

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• Thomas J. Morrow

  Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Neurology Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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