Imaging how attention modulates pain in humans using functional MRI.

Current clinical and experimental literature strongly supports the phenomenon of reduced pain perception whilst attention is distracted away from noxious stimuli. This study used functional MRI to elucidate the underlying neural systems and mechanisms involved. An analogue of the Stroop task, the co...

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Main Authors: Bantick, S, Wise, R, Ploghaus, A, Clare, S, Smith, S, Tracey, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002