An fMRI-Based Neurologic Signature of Physical Pain

20131,631 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Tor D. Wager · University of Colorado Boulder

Lauren Y. Atlas · New York University

Martin A. Lindquist · Johns Hopkins University

Mathieu Roy · University of Colorado Boulder

Choong‐Wan Woo · University of Colorado Boulder

Ethan Kross · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Abstract

It is possible to use fMRI to assess pain elicited by noxious heat in healthy persons. Future studies are needed to assess whether the signature predicts clinical pain. (Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and others.).

Topics & Keywords

Pain Management and Placebo Effect Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 368, Issue 15, pp. 1388-1397

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1204471

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 44.20