Dynamic brain-to-brain concordance and behavioral mirroring as a mechanism of the patient-clinician interaction
Dan‐Mikael Ellingsen, Kylie Isenburg, Chang Jin Jung, Jeungchan Lee, Jessica A. Gerber, Ishtiaq Mawla, Roberta Sclocco, Karin Birgitta Jensen, Robert Randolph Edwards, John M. Kelley, Irving Kirsch, Ted Jack Kaptchuk, Vitaly Napadow
This study investigates patient-clinician interactions using hyperscanning fMRI, finding that analgesia is mediated by behavioral mirroring and brain-to-brain concordance in social circuits, particularly in dyads with prior clinical rapport.
Science Advances · Oct 21, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience