Functional dissociation of stimulus intensity encoding and predictive coding of pain in the insula.

The computational principles by which the brain creates a painful experience from nociception are still unknown. Classic theories suggest that cortical regions either reflect stimulus intensity or additive effects of intensity and expectations, respectively. By contrast, predictive coding theories p...

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Main Authors: Geuter, S, Boll, S, Eippert, F, Büchel, C
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications 2017