Dissociable neural mechanisms underlying the modulation of pain and anxiety? An FMRI pilot study

The down-regulation of pain through beliefs is commonly discussed as a form of emotion regulation. In line with this interpretation, the analgesic effect has been shown to co-occur with reduced anxiety and increased activity in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), which is a key region of em...

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Hlavní autoři: Wiech, K, Edwards, R, Moseley, G, Berna, C, Ploner, M, Tracey, I
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Public Library of Science 2014