Operant and classical learning principles underlying mind–body interaction in pain modulation: a pilot fMRI study

Abstract The operant conditioning has been less studied than the classical conditioning as a mechanism of placebo-like effect, and two distinct learning mechanisms have never been compared to each other in terms of their neural activities. Twenty-one participants completed cue-learning based pain ra...

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Autores principales: In-Seon Lee, Won-Mo Jung, Ye-Seul Lee, Christian Wallraven, Younbyoung Chae
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:51d172462afa449eb1063b523b6e46322021-12-02T13:48:53ZOperant and classical learning principles underlying mind–body interaction in pain modulation: a pilot fMRI study10.1038/s41598-021-81134-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/51d172462afa449eb1063b523b6e46322021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81134-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The operant conditioning has been less studied than the classical conditioning as a mechanism of placebo-like effect, and two distinct learning mechanisms have never been compared to each other in terms of their neural activities. Twenty-one participants completed cue-learning based pain rating tasks while their brain responses were measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging. After choosing (instrumental) or viewing (classical) one of three predictive cues (low- and high-pain cues with different level of certainty), they received painful stimuli according to the selected cues. Participants completed the same task during the test session, except that they received only a high pain stimulus regardless of the selected cues to identify the effects of two learning paradigms. While receiving a high pain stimulation, low-pain cue significantly reduced pain ratings compared to high-pain cue, and the overall ratings were significantly lower under operant than under classical conditioning. Operant behavior activated the temporoparietal junction significantly more than the passive behavior did, and neural activity in the primary somatosensory cortex was significantly reduced during pain in instrumental as compared with classical conditioning trials. The results suggest that pain modulation can be induced by classical and operant conditioning, and mechanisms of attention and context change are involved in instrumental learning.In-Seon LeeWon-Mo JungYe-Seul LeeChristian WallravenYounbyoung ChaeNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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In-Seon Lee
Won-Mo Jung
Ye-Seul Lee
Christian Wallraven
Younbyoung Chae
Operant and classical learning principles underlying mind–body interaction in pain modulation: a pilot fMRI study
description Abstract The operant conditioning has been less studied than the classical conditioning as a mechanism of placebo-like effect, and two distinct learning mechanisms have never been compared to each other in terms of their neural activities. Twenty-one participants completed cue-learning based pain rating tasks while their brain responses were measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging. After choosing (instrumental) or viewing (classical) one of three predictive cues (low- and high-pain cues with different level of certainty), they received painful stimuli according to the selected cues. Participants completed the same task during the test session, except that they received only a high pain stimulus regardless of the selected cues to identify the effects of two learning paradigms. While receiving a high pain stimulation, low-pain cue significantly reduced pain ratings compared to high-pain cue, and the overall ratings were significantly lower under operant than under classical conditioning. Operant behavior activated the temporoparietal junction significantly more than the passive behavior did, and neural activity in the primary somatosensory cortex was significantly reduced during pain in instrumental as compared with classical conditioning trials. The results suggest that pain modulation can be induced by classical and operant conditioning, and mechanisms of attention and context change are involved in instrumental learning.
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author In-Seon Lee
Won-Mo Jung
Ye-Seul Lee
Christian Wallraven
Younbyoung Chae
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Won-Mo Jung
Ye-Seul Lee
Christian Wallraven
Younbyoung Chae
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title Operant and classical learning principles underlying mind–body interaction in pain modulation: a pilot fMRI study
title_short Operant and classical learning principles underlying mind–body interaction in pain modulation: a pilot fMRI study
title_full Operant and classical learning principles underlying mind–body interaction in pain modulation: a pilot fMRI study
title_fullStr Operant and classical learning principles underlying mind–body interaction in pain modulation: a pilot fMRI study
title_full_unstemmed Operant and classical learning principles underlying mind–body interaction in pain modulation: a pilot fMRI study
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