Expectations of pain intensity can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, according to a new brain imaging study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. In fact, false expectations of pain levels can persist even when reality repeatedly demonstrates otherwise.
“We discovered that there is a positive feedback loop between expectation and pain,” said senior author Dr. Tor Wager, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder. “The more pain you...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/11/17/pain-intensity-may-be-affected-by-your-expectations/140472.html
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