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The present study investigated whether this interruptive effect extends to subsequent lexical processing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A mixed experimental design was employed, comprising two independent experiments to examine the temporal dynamics of pain's interference on different levels of lexical processing. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: pain, non\u2010painful stimulation or no\u2010stimulation control. In the pain and non\u2010pain conditions, each trial began with a brief electrical stimulus, followed by a lexical task after a variable interstimulus interval (ISI; 0, 250 or 1250\u2009ms). Two experiments were conducted: Experiment 1 (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200975) employed a semantic decision task, and Experiment 2 (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200975) employed a structural decision task.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In Experiment 1, semantic decision performance in the pain group was significantly impaired immediately following stimulation (0\u2010ms delay), but this impairment subsided by 250\u2009ms. A processing disadvantage for pain\u2010related words was observed selectively in the semantic task. In Experiment 2, structural decision performance remained unaffected by pain at all delays.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The disruptive effect of pain on lexical processing is transient (lasting &lt;\u2009250\u2009ms) and selective to semantic processing, leaving structural processing intact. These findings demonstrate that pain's impact is modulated by task demands, with semantic processing being selectively vulnerable to pain\u2010induced interference.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Significance Statement<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pain produces a transient interruptive effect on semantic processing that dissipates within 250\u2009ms. Structural processing remains unaffected, indicating that pain's interference is selective to deeper conceptual analysis. The disruptive effect is content\u2010general, impairing semantic processing regardless of word type (pain\u2010related or not).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ejp.70404","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,6]],"date-time":"2026-10-06T16:11:08Z","timestamp":1791303068000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Interfering Effects of Pain on Subsequent Lexical Processing"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Yuzheng","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of International Relations  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huizhong","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Special Education, Faculty of Education Beijing Normal University  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yue","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Special Education College Beijing Union University  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenxiao","family":"Gong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Special Education College Beijing Union University  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2024.1474945","article-title":"Are All Negative Words Alike? 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