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Alex Sokolik
Researcher at University of Michigan
Publications - 1
Citations - 1820
Alex Sokolik is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Insula & Brain activity and meditation. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 1712 citations.
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Placebo-induced changes in FMRI in the anticipation and experience of pain.
Tor D. Wager,James K. Rilling,Edward E. Smith,Alex Sokolik,Kenneth L. Casey,Richard J. Davidson,Stephen M. Kosslyn,Robert M. Rose,Jonathan D. Cohen +8 more
TL;DR: fMRI experiments found that placebo analgesia was related to decreased brain activity in pain-sensitive brain regions, including the thalamus, insula, and anterior cingulate cortex, and was associated with increased activity during anticipation of pain in the prefrontal cortex, providing evidence that placebos alter the experience of pain.