How Is Pain Influenced by Cognition? Neuroimaging Weighs In

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-97

  Wager, Tor D ^a   Atlas, Lauren Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

analgesia; fMRI; neuroimaging; pain; placebo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872586034     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691612469631     Document Type: Article

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