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Brain Mechanisms Supporting the Modulation of Pain by Mindfulness Meditation

Fadel Zeidan, Katherine T. Martucci, Robert A. Kraft, Nakia S. Gordon, John G. McHaffie and Robert C. Coghill
Journal of Neuroscience 6 April 2011, 31 (14) 5540-5548; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5791-10.2011

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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5791-10.2011
PubMed 
21471390
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Society for Neuroscience
History 
  • Received November 3, 2010
  • Revision received January 6, 2011
  • Accepted February 13, 2011
  • First published April 6, 2011.
  • Version of record published April 6, 2011.
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  1. Fadel Zeidan1,
  2. Katherine T. Martucci1,
  3. Robert A. Kraft2,
  4. Nakia S. Gordon3,
  5. John G. McHaffie1, and
  6. Robert C. Coghill1
  1. 1Departments of Neurobiology and Anatomy and
  2. 2Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, and
  3. 3Psychology Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
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    • Received November 3, 2010.
    • Revision received January 6, 2011.
    • Accepted February 13, 2011.

  • This study was supported by the Mind and Life Institute Varela Grant, National Institutes of Health Grant NS39426, and the Center for Biomolecular Imaging of Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Fadel Zeidan, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157. fzeidan{at}wfubmc.edu

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Brain Mechanisms Supporting the Modulation of Pain by Mindfulness Meditation
Fadel Zeidan, Katherine T. Martucci, Robert A. Kraft, Nakia S. Gordon, John G. McHaffie, Robert C. Coghill
Journal of Neuroscience 6 April 2011, 31 (14) 5540-5548; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5791-10.2011
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