Effects of meditation on neural responses to pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of fMRI studies.
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews July 1, 2024 Cheng Fan, Mengjiao Wu, Hong Liu et al.
This systematic review investigates the impact of meditation on neural responses to pain, as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Up to March 2024, we conducted searches across four databases for human studies implementing fMRI to assess the efficacy of meditation for pain relief. Eighteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Our systematic review indicates that activation...
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105735 (opens in new tab)
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Meditation
Emotional pain
FMRI
Meta-analysis
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