Loss of Temporal Inhibition of Nociceptive Information is Associated with Aging and Bodily Pain

• Older adults demonstrated reduced offset analgesia compared to younger adults• No sex differences in offset analgesia were evident in any age group• A reduction stimuli as small as 0.4oC resulted in significant offset analgesia• Reduced offset analgesia was associated with pain in daily life for all age groups

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