Pain Perception Can Be Modulated by Mindfulness Training: A Resting-state fMRI Study
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience December 22, 2016 I-Wen Su, Fang-Wei Wu, Keng-Chen Liang et al.
The multi-dimensional nature of pain renders difficult a holistic understanding of it. The conceptual framework of pain is said to be cognitive-evaluative, in addition to being sensory-discriminative and affective-motivational. To compare participants’ brain-behavior response before and after a six-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training course on mindfulness in relation to pain...