The brain is a complex, multiscale dynamical system composed of many interacting regions.
Knowledge of the spatiotemporal organization of these interactions is critical for establishing …

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has highlighted the rich
structure of brain activity in absence of a task or stimulus. A great effort has been dedicated …

Chronic pain affects 20% of adults and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.
Women and girls are disproportionally affected by chronic pain. About half of chronic pain …

Phenomena such as placebo analgesia or pain relief through distraction highlight the
powerful influence cognitive processes and learning mechanisms have on the way we …

Acute pain is a physiological response that causes an unpleasant sensory and emotional
experience in the presence of actual or potential tissue injury. Anatomically and …

The neural basis and cognitive functions of various spontaneous thought processes,
particularly mind-wandering, are increasingly being investigated. Although strong links have …

Traditionally, studies of how pain and attention modulate one another involved explicit
cognitive-state manipulations. However, emerging evidence suggests that spontaneous …

Chronic pain is the greatest source of disability globally and claims related to chronic pain
feature in many insurance and medico-legal cases. Brain imaging (for example, functional …

Chronic pain is associated with neuronal plasticity. Here we use resting-state functional
magnetic resonance imaging to investigate functional changes in patients suffering from …

In the past decade, a new field has formed to investigate the concept of mind-wandering, or
task-unrelated thought. The state of mind-wandering is typically contrasted with being on …