The neural bases of placebo effects in anticipation and pain

Seminars in Pain Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 22-30

  Wager, Tor D ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Expectancy; fMRI; Pain; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INSULA; META ANALYSIS; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY; THALAMUS;

EID: 15944383421     PISSN: 15375897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmd.2005.02.003     Document Type: Review

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