When imagining yourself in pain, visual perspective matters: The neural and behavioral correlates of simulated sensory experiences

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 866-875

  Christian, Brittany M ^a   Parkinson, Carolyn ^b   Macrae, C Neil ^c   Miles, Lynden K ^c   Wheatley, Thalia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; BOLD SIGNAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGERY; IMAGINATION; MALE; PAIN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; IMAGE PROCESSING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGINATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926207141     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00754     Document Type: Article

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