Expectations of the Physiological Responses Can Change the Somatosensory Experience for Acupuncture Stimulation

Objective: Humans interpret sensory inputs based on actual stimuli and expectations of the stimuli. We investigated whether manipulating information related to the physiological response could change the somatosensory experience of acupuncture.Methods: Twenty-four participants received tactile stimu...

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Main Authors: Hyun-Seo Song, Won-Mo Jung, Ye-Seul Lee, Seung-Woo Yoo, Younbyoung Chae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.00074/full