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Papers: 15 Aug 2020 - 21 Aug 2020

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Aug 17


Curr Pain Headache Rep


24


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Neurophysiological Mechanisms Supporting Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief: an Updated Review.

Authors

Jinich-Diamant A, Garland E, Baumgartner J, Gonzalez N, Riegner G, Birenbaum J, Case L, Zeidan F
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2020 Aug 17; 24(10):56.
PMID: 32803491.

Abstract

This review examines recent (2016 onwards) neuroscientific findings on the mechanisms supporting mindfulness-associated pain relief. To date, its clear that mindfulness lowers pain by engaging brain processes that are distinct from placebo and vary across meditative training level. Due to rapid developments in the field of contemplative neuroscience, an update review on the neuroimaging studies focused on mindfulness, and pain is merited.