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Papers: 11 Jan 2025 - 17 Jan 2025


2025


J Pain Res


39816204


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The Two Sides of Placebo Analgesia: Differential Functional Connectivity Reveals Mechanisms of Placebo Analgesic Response.

Authors

Bush NJ, Cushnie AK, Boissoneault J, Aghabeigi S, Alexander C, Staud R, Robinson ME

Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated that placebo induction manipulations can reduce an individual’s pain through non-specific mechanisms, such as expectancy manipulations. However, despite robust research characterizing these effects, individual differences in predicting placebo analgesic responses are not well understood.