NeurosciencePLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
Loss of Effort in Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients: Motivational Anhedonia in Chronic Pain
Samuel Alldritt, Mohammad Jammoul, Meena M. Makary…·Paul Geha
This study investigates effort expenditure and brain connectivity in chronic low-back pain patients, finding reduced willingness to pursue high reward tasks and linking this to cortico-striatal connectivity.