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Threat-related Mental Imagery Impairs Endogenous Pain Modulation in Healthy Individuals

2025-10-09

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<p>Mental imagery-based simulations of threat can evoke “as-if-real” emotional and motivational responses, which may alter top-down pain processing. This study investigated the impact of mental imagery simulations of threat on endogenous pain modulation in n = 71 healthy participants using a cuff-pressure algometry protocol. In block one, participants were assessed on their baseline pain detection threshold (PDT),...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/za8jq_v1

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