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Enhanced behavioural and neural sensitivity to punishments in chronic pain and fatigue

  • By

  • Flavia Mancini

  • Pranav Mahajan

  • Anna á V Guttesen

  • Jakub Onysk

  • Ingrid Scholtes

  • Nicholas Shenker

  • Michael Lee

  • Ben Seymour

  • December 30, 2024

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    Chronic pain and fatigue significantly contribute to disability in musculoskeletal diseases, impacting motivation and increasing fear avoidance.

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    Participants with chronic pain showed heightened sensitivity to punishments during decision-making tasks compared to healthy controls.

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    Increased neural activity associated with punishment prediction errors was observed in specific brain regions of individuals with chronic pain.

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    Functional connectivity analysis revealed a correlation between insula centrality and subjective reports of fatigue and pain.

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    The study suggests a distinct behavioral and neural signature of pain and fatigue, linked to decision-making processes and motivation.

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Enhanced behavioural and neural sensitivity to punishments in chronic pain and fatigue

  • by Flavia Mancini, Pranav Mahajan, Anna á V Guttesen, Jakub Onysk, Ingrid Scholtes, Nicholas Shenker, Michael Lee, Ben Seymour

  • December 30, 2024

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