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The role of expectations and endogenous opioids in mindfulness-based relief of experimentally-induced acute pain.
Abstract
Expectations contribute to cognitive pain modulation through opioidergically-mediated descending inhibition. Mindfulness meditation reduces pain independent of endogenous opioids, engaging unique corticothalamo-cortical mechanisms. However, it remains unknown whether expectations for pain-relief predict mindfulness-induced analgesia and if these expectations are modified by endogenous opioids.