Dynamic expectation strength and precision shape human pain perception through shared and dissociable α-oscillatory mechanisms

Expectations strongly shape pain perception, but h...

Expectations strongly shape pain perception, but how their temporal dynamics influence neural processing is unclear. This study shows that expectation strength and precision have opposite effects on pain-evoked responses, mediated by distinct α‑band mechanism…

Jia Li, Shihao Chen, Libo Zhang, Lingling Weng, Xinxin Lin, Yiheng Tu, Weiwei Peng
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