Objective: Cognitive flexibility has been previously described as the ability to adjust
cognitive and behavioral strategies in response to changing contextual demands. Cognitive …

Chronic pain patients suffer a disrupted quality of life not only from the experience of pain
itself, but also from comorbid symptoms such as depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment …

Public services represent a key means by which societies seek to reduce inequalities.
However, some people may experience administrative procedures as more burdensome …

Recent translational work has shown that fibromyalgia might be an autoimmune condition
with pathogenic mechanisms mediated by a peripheral, pain-inducing action of …

Pain has well-established effects on attention. At present, parallel literatures exist that have
examined the effects of experimentally induced pain and consider cognitive performance in …

The concept of fibromyalgia has progressed to achieve a certain consensus regarding the
definition of the condition. We summarize what is known in 2020, be it in terms of diagnosis …

Consumers generally prefer natural to synthetic drugs, a phenomenon known as the “natural
preference.” Through six experiments and one archival study, the current research shows …

When people experience or expect pain, they move differently. Pain-altered movement
strategies, collectively described here as pain-related movement dysfunction (PRMD), may …

This study aimed to identify and assess the evidence on the association between idiopathic
chronic low back pain (LBP) and cognitive function in individuals with LBP. A secondary aim …

Rodent models have been fundamental to understand chronic pain (CP) pathophysiology
and to test for potential treatments. Pain assessment in CP models is most frequently based …