Stimulus-independent and stimulus-dependent neural networks underpin placebo analgesia responsiveness in humans

Abstract The neural circuits that regulate placebo analgesia responsivity are unknown, although engagement of brainstem pain modulatory regions is likely critical. Here we show in 47 participants that differences are present in neural circuit connectivity’s in placebo responders versus non-responder...

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Main Authors: Lewis S. Crawford, Noemi Meylakh, Paul M. Macey, Vaughan G. Macefield, Kevin A. Keay, Luke A. Henderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04951-7