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Papers: 23 Jan 2021 - 29 Jan 2021
RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology
Human Studies
2021 Jan 15
Psychosom Med
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.