Voluntary movement generally inhibits sensory systems. However, it is not clear how such
movement influences pain. In the present study, subjects actively or passively experienced …

Objective The aim of this study was to find pain-related brain activity which corresponds to
self-report pain ratings based on degree of response and repeatability. Methods Three …

Pain habituation is associated with a decrease of activation in brain areas related to pain
perception. However, little is known about the specificity of these decreases to pain, as …

How pain emerges from cortical activities remains an unresolved question in pain
neuroscience. A first step toward addressing this question consists in identifying brain …

Self‐generated sensory stimulation can be distinguished from externally generated
stimulation that is otherwise identical. To determine how the brain differentiates external …

The observation of pain in other individuals is known to impact the cerebral activity in
regions dedicated to one's nociception, as well as the behavior toward the person in pain …

Pain is a complex multi-dimensional phenomenon that influences a wide variety of nervous
system functions, including sensory–discriminative, affective–motivational and cognitive …

Pain's complex influence on behavior implies that it involves an action component, although
little is known about how the human brain adaptively translates painful sensations into …

All pain is unpleasant, but different perceptual and emotional qualities are characteristic of
pain originating in different structures. Pain of superficial (cutaneous) origin usually is sharp …

People move differently in pain. Although this statement is unquestioned, the underlying
mechanisms are surprisingly poorly understood. Existing theories are relatively simplistic …