Induction of depressed mood disrupts emotion regulation neurocircuitry and enhances pain unpleasantness. by Berna, C, Leknes, S, Holmes, E, Edwards, R, Goodwin, G, Tracey, I

“…We hypothesized that dysregulation of the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation is the mechanism whereby pain processing is affected during depressed mood. …”

'Luteal Analgesia’: Progesterone decreases pain unpleasantness by influencing emotion regulation networks by Vincent, K, Stagg, C, Warnaby, C, Moore, S, Kennedy, S, Tracey, I

“…Specifically, we assessed the relationship with stimulus-related activity in key regions of networks involved in emotion regulation, and functional connectivity between these regions.…”

Induction of Depressed Mood Disrupts Emotion Regulation Neurocircuitry and Enhances Pain Unpleasantness by Berna, C, Leknes, S, Holmes, E, Edwards, R, Goodwin, G, Tracey, I

Induction of depressed mood disrupts emotion regulation neurocircuitry and enhances pain unpleasantness by Berna, C, Leknes, S, Holmes, E, Edwards, R, Goodwin, G, Tracey, I

“…We hypothesized that dysregulation of the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation is the mechanism whereby pain processing is affected during depressed mood.…”

Dissociable neural mechanisms underlying the modulation of pain and anxiety? An FMRI pilot study by Wiech, K, Edwards, R, Moseley, G, Berna, C, Ploner, M, Tracey, I

“…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 emotion regulation. …”

An fMRI study measuring analgesia enhanced by religion as a belief system. by Wiech, K, Farias, M, Kahane, G, Shackel, N, Tiede, W, Tracey, I

“…Recent findings on emotion regulation support a role for the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), a region also important for driving top-down pain inhibitory circuits. …”

An fMRI study measuring analgesia enhanced by religion as a belief system by Wiech, K, Farias, M, Kahane, G, Shackel, N, Tiede, W, Tracey, I

“…Recent findings on emotion regulation support a role for the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), a region also important for driving top-down pain inhibitory circuits. …”