Dissociation between individual differences in self-reported pain intensity and underlying fMRI brain activation

M. E. Hoeppli; H. Nahman-Averbuch; W. A. Hinkle; E. Leon; J. Peugh; M. Lopez-Sola; C. D. King; K. R. Goldschneider; R. C. Coghill

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31039-3

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Dissociation between individual differences in self-reported pain intensity and underlying fMRI brain activation

M. E. Hoeppli,
H. Nahman-Averbuch,
W. A. Hinkle,
E. Leon,
J. Peugh,
M. Lopez-Sola,
C. D. King,
K. R. Goldschneider,
R. C. Coghill

Affiliations

M. E. Hoeppli: Pediatric Pain Research Center (PPRC), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
H. Nahman-Averbuch: Pediatric Pain Research Center (PPRC), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
W. A. Hinkle: Pediatric Pain Research Center (PPRC), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
E. Leon: Pediatric Pain Research Center (PPRC), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
J. Peugh: Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
M. Lopez-Sola: Serra Hunter Programme, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona
C. D. King: Pediatric Pain Research Center (PPRC), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
K. R. Goldschneider: Pediatric Pain Research Center (PPRC), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
R. C. Coghill: Pediatric Pain Research Center (PPRC), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31039-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Previous work had suggested that fMRI measures can be used as a marker of pain experience. Here the authors find no evidence for a link between perceived pain intensity and fMRI activation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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