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Table 1 Subjective intensity rating to conditioning stimuli (−/100)

From: Effect of negative emotions evoked by light, noise and taste on trigeminal thermal sensitivity

Conditions

Baseline (mean ± SD)

With stimuli (mean ± SD)

P

Visual

0 ± 0

59.0 ± 24.1

< 0.001

Auditory

18.8 ± 15.0

65.6 ± 24.1

< 0.001

Gustatory

6.6 ± 4.4

40.3 ± 17.3

< 0.001

Multisensory

7.5 ± 4.9

47.3 ± 22.8

< 0.001

  1. Subjective rating to conditioning stimuli was assessed by numerical scale, in which “0 = no stimulus could be detected” to “100 = the strongest stimulus imaginable”. The comparisons between the conditions with stimuli and corresponding baseline were investigated by paired t-test.