Subjective utility moderates bidirectional effects of conflicting motivations on pain perception
Abstract Minimizing pain and maximizing pleasure are conflicting motivations when pain and reward co-occur. Decisions to prioritize reward consumption or pain avoidance are assumed to lead to pain inhibition or facilitation, respectively. Such decisions are a function of the subjective utility of th...
Main Authors: | Susanne Becker, Wiebke Gandhi, Yan Jun Chen, Petra Schweinhardt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-08-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08454-4 |
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