Placebo analgesia: Self-report measures and preliminary evidence of cortical dopamine release associated with placebo response

Placebo analgesia: Self-report measures and preliminary evidence of cortical dopamine release associated with placebo response

Placebo analgesia is measured by self-report, yet current, expected, and recalled efficacy may be differentially related to brain function. Here we used a human thermal pain model to compare self-reports of expected, concurrent, and recalled efficacy of a topical placebo analgesic, and tested associ...

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Main Authors: Johanna M. Jarcho, Natasha A. Feier, Jennifer S. Labus, Bruce Naliboff, Suzanne R. Smith, Jui-Yang Hong, Luana Colloca, Kirsten Tillisch, Mark A. Mandelkern, Emeran A. Mayer, Edythe D. London
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Subjects:
Placebo effect
Pain
PET
[18F]fallypride
Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158215300267

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