Cognitive Defusion Is a Core Cognitive Mechanism for the Sensory-Affective Uncoupling of Pain During Mindfulness Meditation
Psychosomatic Medicine March 31, 2021 Jelle Zorn, Oussama Abdoun, Sandrine Sonié et al. 32 citations
OBJECTIVE: Mindfulness meditation can downregulate the experience of pain. However, its specific underlying regulatory mechanisms are still largely unknown. Here, we aimed to investigate the role of cognitive defusion-a form of psychological distancing from internal experiences-in mindfulness-based pain regulation. METHODS: We implemented a thermal heat paradigm that was designed to amplify the...