Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Enhanced neural reinstatement for evoked facial pain compared to evoked hand pain

Retrieving and remembering an event can reactivate cortical and subcortical brain regions that were engaged during the event itself.5 Such neural reinstatement has been observed in the auditory,29,42,62 visual,32,44,63 and olfactory system,24 and for emotional words and pictures.34,54 Until now, reinstatement in the nociceptive system has received very little attention, although it might be part of the maladaptive processes contributing to the development and maintenance of chronic pain.18,60 In a recent study we were able to demonstrate reinstatement in the nociceptive system.

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