Activation of the opioidergic descending pain control system underlies placebo analgesia.
Placebo analgesia involves the endogenous opioid system, as administration of the opioid antagonist naloxone decreases placebo analgesia. To investigate the opioidergic mechanisms that underlie placebo analgesia, we combined naloxone administration with functional magnetic resonance imaging. Naloxon...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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