Reduced Pain Sensation and Reduced BOLD Signal in Parietofrontal Networks during Religious Prayer

Reduced Pain Sensation and Reduced BOLD Signal in Parietofrontal Networks during Religious Prayer

Previous studies suggest that religious prayer can alter the experience of pain via expectation mechanisms. While brain processes related to other types of top-down modulation of pain have been studied extensively, no research has been conducted on the potential effects of active religious coping. H...

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Main Authors: Else-Marie Elmholdt, Joshua Skewes, Martin Dietz, Arne Møller, Martin S. Jensen, Andreas Roepstorff, Katja Wiech, Troels S. Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
cognitive pain modulation
expectations
fMRI
naloxone
religion
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00337/full

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