The influence of social signals on the self-experience of pain: A neuroimaging review

Researchers in cognitive neuroscience have investigated extensively how psychological factors shape the processing and perception of pain using behavioral, physiological, and neuroimaging methods. However, social influences of pain, an essential part of biopsychosocial pain models, have received rel...

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Main Authors: Gil Sharvit, Petra Schweinhardt
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.856874/full
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description Researchers in cognitive neuroscience have investigated extensively how psychological factors shape the processing and perception of pain using behavioral, physiological, and neuroimaging methods. However, social influences of pain, an essential part of biopsychosocial pain models, have received relatively little attention. This is particularly true for the neurobiological mechanisms underlying social modulations on pain. Therefore, this review discusses the findings of recent neuroimaging studies measuring the effects of social manipulations on pain perception (e.g., verbal and non-verbal social signals, social interaction style, conformity, social support, and sociocultural mediators). Finally, a schematic summary of the different social modulatory themes is presented.
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spelling doaj.art-11cad30f12cf4f55b704980478f94ffd2022-12-22T02:15:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952022-08-011310.3389/fneur.2022.856874856874The influence of social signals on the self-experience of pain: A neuroimaging reviewGil Sharvit0Gil Sharvit1Petra Schweinhardt2Petra Schweinhardt3Department of Chiropractic Medicine, Integrative Spinal Research, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, SwitzerlandNeuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Chiropractic Medicine, Integrative Spinal Research, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, SwitzerlandNeuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ), University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, SwitzerlandResearchers in cognitive neuroscience have investigated extensively how psychological factors shape the processing and perception of pain using behavioral, physiological, and neuroimaging methods. However, social influences of pain, an essential part of biopsychosocial pain models, have received relatively little attention. This is particularly true for the neurobiological mechanisms underlying social modulations on pain. Therefore, this review discusses the findings of recent neuroimaging studies measuring the effects of social manipulations on pain perception (e.g., verbal and non-verbal social signals, social interaction style, conformity, social support, and sociocultural mediators). Finally, a schematic summary of the different social modulatory themes is presented.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.856874/fullpainsocialneuroimagingsocial effectspain modulation
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The influence of social signals on the self-experience of pain: A neuroimaging review
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pain
social
neuroimaging
social effects
pain modulation
title The influence of social signals on the self-experience of pain: A neuroimaging review
title_full The influence of social signals on the self-experience of pain: A neuroimaging review
title_fullStr The influence of social signals on the self-experience of pain: A neuroimaging review
title_full_unstemmed The influence of social signals on the self-experience of pain: A neuroimaging review
title_short The influence of social signals on the self-experience of pain: A neuroimaging review
title_sort influence of social signals on the self experience of pain a neuroimaging review
topic pain
social
neuroimaging
social effects
pain modulation
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.856874/full
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