Brain and psychological determinants of placebo pill response in chronic pain patients

People vary in the extent to which they feel better after taking an inert, placebo, treatment, but the basis for individual placebo response is unclear. Here, the authors show how brain structural and functional variables, as well as personality traits, predict placebo response in those with chronic...

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Autores principales: Etienne Vachon-Presseau, Sara E. Berger, Taha B. Abdullah, Lejian Huang, Guillermo A. Cecchi, James W. Griffith, Thomas J. Schnitzer, A. Vania Apkarian
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b660094c0cc74f42861657e8b75d5730
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Sumario:People vary in the extent to which they feel better after taking an inert, placebo, treatment, but the basis for individual placebo response is unclear. Here, the authors show how brain structural and functional variables, as well as personality traits, predict placebo response in those with chronic back pain.