Introduction: Fibromyalgia is a condition with symptoms of pain, physical function difficulties,
and emotional problems, but is also characterized by complaints of poor cognition (often …

The experience of pain is affected by remarkable psychological factors. The concept of
neuromatrix suggests that pain is an amalgam of affect, cognition, and sensation mediated …

It is well established that chronic pain impairs cognition, particularly memory, attention and
mental flexibility. Overlaps have been found between the brain regions involved in pain …

Objective Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic functional pain syndrome characterized by
widespread pain, significant pain catastrophizing, sympathovagal dysfunction, and amplified …

Several studies have used neuroimaging techniques to investigate brain correlates of the
attentional modulation of pain. Although these studies have advanced the knowledge in the …

Background Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of cognitive engagement in
reducing concurrent pain. However, little is known about the role of individual differences in …

Slow deep breathing (SDB) is commonly employed in the management of pain, but the
underlying mechanisms remain equivocal. This study sought to investigate effects of …

Objective Abnormal central pain processing is a leading cause of pain in fibromyalgia (FM)
and is perceptually characterized with the psychophysical measure of temporal summation …

A lack of personalized approaches in non-medication pain management has prevented
these alternative forms of treatment from achieving the desired efficacy. One hundred and …

Chronic nonmalignant pain is recognized as a complex, dynamic, phenomenological
interplay between biological, psychological, and social factors that are individual to the …