ArticleBrain and behavior2022
Brain responses to painful electrical stimuli and cognitive tasks interact in the precuneus, posterior cingulate cortex, and inferior parietal cortex and do not vary across the menstrual cycle.
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- Inefficient default mode network hyperconnectivity characterizes chronic low back-related leg pains: a static and dynamic functional MRI study.Brain imaging and behavior · 2026Article
- Pain-Related Fear Modulates Attentional Bias for Threat Processing in Chronic Pain: An ERP Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Brain responses to painful electrical stimuli and cognitive tasks interact in the precuneus, posterior cingulate cortex, and inferior parietal cortex and do not vary across the menstrual cycle.Brain and behavior · 2022Article
- Alteration in cerebral cortex thickness and structural covariance networks in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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introductionBidirectional effects between cognition and pain have been extensively reported. Although brain regions involved in cognitive and pain processing seem to partly overlap, it is unknown what specific brain regions are involved in the interaction between pain and cognition. Furthermore, the role of gonadal hormones on these interacting effects has not been examined. This study investigated brain activation patterns of the interaction between pain and cognition over different phases of the naturally occurring menstrual cycle.
methodsFifteen healthy normally cycling females were examined over the course of 4 different cycle phases. Sensory stimulation was applied using electrical pulses and cognitive performance was assessed using the Multi-Source Interference Task. Brain imaging consisted of functional magnetic resonance imaging using a repeated measures ANOVA group analysis approach.
resultsSensory stimulation was found to interact with task performance in the left precuneus, left posterior cingulate cortex and right inferior parietal lobule. No effects of cycle phase were observed to interact with main effects of stimulation, task or interaction effects between task performance and sensory stimulation.
conclusionPotential neural correlates of shared resources between pain and cognition were demonstrated providing further insights into the potential mechanisms behind cognitive performance difficulties in pain patients and opening avenues for new treatment options including targeting specific cognitive factors in pain treatment such as cognitive interference.
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