Placebo-induced pain reduction is associated with negative coupling between brain networks at rest

Placebos can reduce pain by inducing beliefs in the effectiveness of an actually inert treatment. Such top-down effects on pain typically engage lateral and medial prefrontal regions, the insula, somatosensory cortex, as well as the thalamus and brainstem during pain anticipation or perception. Cons...

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Main Authors: Isabella C. Wagner, Markus Rütgen, Allan Hummer, Christian Windischberger, Claus Lamm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:NeuroImage
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920305103