Human ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions enhance expectation-related pain modulation
Julian C. Motzkin, Jaryd Hiser, I Carroll, R Wolf, Mustafa K. Başkaya, Michael R. Koenigs, Lauren Yvette Atlas
This study examines how ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) lesions affect pain modulation by expectations, finding enhanced expectancy-related pain unpleasantness in lesioned individuals.
bioRxiv · Nov 30, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience