A systematic review of structural and functional MRI studies on pain catastrophizing

Attila Galambos,1–3 Edina Szabó,1–3 Zita Nagy,2 Andrea Edit Édes,4,5 Natália Kocsel,1,2,4 Gabriella Juhász,4–6 Gyöngyi Kökönyei2,4,51Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Lor&a...

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Published in:	Journal of Pain Research
Main Authors:	Galambos A, Szabó E, Nagy Z, Édes AE, Kocsel N, Juhász G, Kökönyei G
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dove Medical Press 2019-04-01
Subjects:	pain catastrophizing DLPFC anterior insula chronic pain neuroimaging
Online Access:	https://www.dovepress.com/a-systematic-review-of-structural-and-functional-mri-studies-on-pain-c-peer-reviewed-article-JPR

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