BACKGROUND: Research has found that chronic pain disrupts attention and that this
disruption can lead to significant functional impairment and decreased quality of life. We …

Objectives Previous studies have revealed that memory performance is diminished in
chronic pain patients. Few studies, however, have assessed multiple components of …

BACKGROUND: Diminished executive function and attentional control has been reported in
chronic pain patients. However, the precise pattern of impairment in these aspects of …

The effect of pain processing on attention capacity during visual search was examined in 2
experiments. In the first experiment, we investigated whether pain draws on the same limited …

It is widely assumed that distraction reduces pain. Similarly, it is assumed that pain distracts
from concurrent, unrelated cognitive processing, reducing performance on difficult tasks …

Objectives: People with chronic pain may experience impairments in high-level cognitive
skills, particularly executive functions. Such impairments are not adequately measured in …

Chronic pain patients often complain of their “poor memory” and numerous studies
objectively confirmed such difficulties in reporting working memory (WM) and long-term …

Pain is known to disrupt attentional performance in both healthy adults and patients with
chronic pain. Exactly which aspects of attentional function are affected are, however, still to …

A growing body of empirical research has confirmed an association between chronic pain
and cognitive dysfunction. The aim of the present study was to determine whether cognitive …

This review article examines the effect of chronic pain on neuropsychological functioning.
Primary attention is given to studies that include patient groups without a history of traumatic …