Hypnosis has proven a powerful method in indications such as pain control and anxiety
reduction. As recently discussed, it has been yielding increased attention from …

Chronic itch is associated with increased stress, anxiety, and other mood disorders. In turn,
stress and anxiety exacerbate itch, leading to a vicious cycle that affects patient behavior …

Background Suicide attempts and completed suicides are common, yet there are no proven
acute medication or device treatments for treating a suicidal crisis. Repeated daily left …

Uncontrollable, compared with controllable, painful stimulation can lead to increased pain
perception and activation in pain-processing brain regions, but it is currently unknown which …

Predictions about sensory input exert a dominant effect on what we perceive, and this is
particularly true for the experience of pain. However, it remains unclear what component of …

Right secondary somatosensory cortex—a promising novel targe... : PAIN Right secondary
somatosensory cortex—a promising novel target for the treatment of drug-resistant …

Pain, an indicator of potential tissue damage, ideally falls under individual control. Although
previous work shows a trend towards reduced pain in contexts where pain is controllable …

Study design: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation study. Objectives: The analgesic
effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in chronic pain have been the …

Noninvasive cortical stimulation (NICS) can produce analgesic effects by means of repetitive
transcranial magnetic stimulation or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Such …

Central poststroke pain (CPSP) is caused by an encephalic vascular lesion of the
somatosensory pathways and is commonly refractory to current pharmacologic treatments …