Towards a taxonomy of pain modulations

Trends Cogn Sci. 2015 Apr;19(4):180-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.02.007. Epub 2015 Mar 4.

Abstract

The subjective experience of pain is affected by various modulating factors, such as the sufferer's level of anxiety or distraction. A recent study sheds light on the neural underpinnings of pain modulation and illustrates how we can advance towards an integrated psychological, neurobiological and clinical taxonomy of pain modulations.

Keywords: brain; neurobiology; pain; pain modulation; psychology; taxonomy.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nociception*
  • Nucleus Accumbens / physiology*
  • Prefrontal Cortex / physiology*