Nocebo and pain: an overview of the psychoneurobiological mechanisms

Abstract. Introduction:. Nocebo effects are defined as adverse events related to negative expectations and learning processes that are involved in the modulation of the descending pain pathways. Research over the last couple of decades has illustrated that behavioral, psychoneurobiological, and func...

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Main Authors: Maxie Blasini, Nicole Corsi, Regine Klinger, Luana Colloca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-03-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000585