Ketamine-induced analgesia and dissociation show distinct behavioral and neural correlates
Neuropsychopharmacology July 20, 2026 Noam Goldway, Itamar Jalon, Yara Agbaria et al.
Abstract Ketamine produces both analgesic and dissociative effects, but whether analgesia depends on dissociation remains debated. This question is part of a broader discussion on whether the subjective experiences elicited by psychoactive drugs are necessary for their therapeutic benefits. Here, we tested whether ketamine-induced analgesia and dissociation show separable behavioral and neural...