Brain-to-brain coupling during handholding is associated with pain reduction
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- Pavel Goldstein
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0345;
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- Irit Weissman-Fogel
- Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel;
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- Guillaume Dumas
- Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions Unit, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France;
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- Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory
- Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel;
説明
<jats:title>Significance</jats:title> <jats:p>The mechanisms that underlie social touch analgesia are largely unknown. Here, we apply a hyperscanning approach with real-life interaction of dyads to examine the association between brain-to-brain coupling and pain relief. Our findings indicate that hand-holding during pain increases the brain-to-brain coupling network that correlates with the magnitude of the analgesia and the observer’s empathic accuracy. These findings make a unique contribution to our understanding of physiological mechanisms of touch-related analgesia.</jats:p>
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (11), E2528-, 2018-02-26
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
