Subjective utility moderates bidirectional effects of conflicting motivations on pain perception

Abstract Minimizing pain and maximizing pleasure are conflicting motivations when pain and reward co-occur. Decisions to prioritize reward consumption or pain avoidance are assumed to lead to pain inhibition or facilitation, respectively. Such decisions are a function of the subjective utility of th...

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Main Authors: Susanne Becker, Wiebke Gandhi, Yan Jun Chen, Petra Schweinhardt
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3d0cdc7cbbe34fb9ba80c4cec01fe96b
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