Deconstructing the sensation of pain: The influence of cognitive processes on pain perception
Phenomena such as placebo analgesia or pain relief through distraction highlight the powerful influence cognitive processes and learning mechanisms have on the way we perceive pain. Although contemporary models of pain acknowledge that pain is not a direct readout of nociceptive input, the neuronal...
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2016
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