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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| Materialtyp: | Journal article |
| Språk: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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