TY - JOUR
T1 - Pain perception and hypnosis
T2 - Findings from recent functional neuroimaging studies
AU - Del Casale, Antonio
AU - Ferracuti, Stefano
AU - Rapinesi, Chiara
AU - Serata, Daniele
AU - Caltagirone, Saverio Simone
AU - Savoja, Valeria
AU - Piacentino, Daria
AU - Callovini, Gemma
AU - Manfredi, Giovanni
AU - Sani, Gabriele
AU - Kotzalidis, Georgios D.
AU - Girardi, Paolo
PY - 2015/4/3
Y1 - 2015/4/3
N2 - Hypnosis modulates pain perception and tolerance by affecting cortical and subcortical activity in brain regions involved in these processes. By reviewing functional neuroimaging studies focusing on pain perception under hypnosis, the authors aimed to identify brain activation-deactivation patterns occurring in hypnosis-modulated pain conditions. Different changes in brain functionality occurred throughout all components of the pain network and other brain areas. The anterior cingulate cortex appears to be central in modulating pain circuitry activity under hypnosis. Most studies also showed that the neural functions of the prefrontal, insular, and somatosensory cortices are consistently modified during hypnosis-modulated pain conditions. Functional neuroimaging studies support the clinical use of hypnosis in the management of pain conditions.
AB - Hypnosis modulates pain perception and tolerance by affecting cortical and subcortical activity in brain regions involved in these processes. By reviewing functional neuroimaging studies focusing on pain perception under hypnosis, the authors aimed to identify brain activation-deactivation patterns occurring in hypnosis-modulated pain conditions. Different changes in brain functionality occurred throughout all components of the pain network and other brain areas. The anterior cingulate cortex appears to be central in modulating pain circuitry activity under hypnosis. Most studies also showed that the neural functions of the prefrontal, insular, and somatosensory cortices are consistently modified during hypnosis-modulated pain conditions. Functional neuroimaging studies support the clinical use of hypnosis in the management of pain conditions.
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U2 - 10.1080/00207144.2015.1002371
DO - 10.1080/00207144.2015.1002371
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84923858229
SN - 0020-7144
VL - 63
SP - 144
EP - 170
JO - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
JF - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
IS - 2
ER -