Cognitive and emotional control of pain and its disruption in chronic pain

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Summary

The accumulating evidence that chronic pain itself alters brain circuitry, including that involved in endogenous pain control, is examined, suggesting that controlling pain becomes increasingly difficult as pain becomes chronic.

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review
Published
2013-05-30
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Keywords

Chronic pain, Cognition, Meditation, Affect (linguistics), Psychology

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