It has been argued that emotion, pain and cognitive control are functionally segregated in
distinct subdivisions of the cingulate cortex. However, recent observations encourage a …

Suicidality is exceedingly prevalent in pain patients. Although the pathophysiology of this
link remains unclear, it may be potentially related to the partial congruence of physical and …

Background The inferior temporal gyrus (ITG) is known to be involved in high-cognitive
functions, including visual and language comprehensions and emotion regulation. A …

Functional neurological (conversion) disorder (FND) is a condition at the interface of
neurology and psychiatry. A “software” vs.“hardware” analogy describes abnormal …

Objective To use a combination of magnetic resonance diffusion‐tensor imaging (MR‐DTI)
and MR imaging of voxel‐based morphometry (MR‐VBM) in patients with fibromyalgia …

Stress modulates pain perception, resulting in either stress-induced analgesia or stress-
induced hyperalgesia, as reported in both animal and human studies. The responses to …

Objective: To investigate whether the functional changes in pain disorder might be reflected
by structural brain changes. Pain disorder assessed with the Diagnostic and Statistical …

Interoceptive sensitivity and associated activation of interoceptive representations and
metarepresentations of bodily signals profoundly interact with the processing and the …

Although somatosensory amplification is theorized to serve a critical role in somatization, it
remains poorly understood neurobiologically. In this perspective article, convergent visceral …

Somatoform pain is a highly prevalent, debilitating condition and a tremendous public health
problem. Effective treatments for somatoform pain are urgently needed. The etiology of this …