The role of expectations, control and reward in the development of pain persistence based on a unified model

Chronic, or persistent pain affects more than 10% of adults in the general population. This makes it one of the major physical and mental health care problems. Although pain is an important acute warning signal that allows the organism to take action before tissue damage occurs, it can become persis...

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Main Author: Christian Büchel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-03-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/81795