Learning to predict pain: differences in people with persistent neck pain and pain-free controls

Background Learning to predict threatening events enables an organism to engage in protective behavior and prevent harm. Failure to differentiate between cues that truly predict danger and those that do not, however, may lead to indiscriminate fear and avoidance behaviors, which in turn may contribu...

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Main Authors: Daniel S. Harvie, Jeroen D. Weermeijer, Nick A. Olthof, Ann Meulders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9345.pdf