Multiple potential mechanisms for context effects on pain
Jepma, M. & Wager, T. D.
In one sentence. Discussed multiple possible mechanisms, including reward-related descending modulation, peripheral adaptation, and central habituation, that could explain Leknes et al.'s finding that a relative-relief context reduced pain despite higher expected pain intensity.
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Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA Tel.: +1 303 492 4299. University of Colorado, Boulder, USA E-mail address:[email protected] ☆ This Commentary refers to Leknes S, Berna C, Lee MC, Snyder GD, Biele G, Tracey I. The importance of context: when relative relief renders pain unpleasant. PAIN® 2013;154:402–410.
Citation: Jepma, M., & Wager, T. D. (2013). Multiple potential mechanisms for context effects on pain. Pain, 154(5), 629–631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2013.02.011