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Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia

Fadel Zeidan, Nichole M. Emerson, Suzan R. Farris, Jenna N. Ray, Youngkyoo Jung, John G. McHaffie and Robert C. Coghill
Journal of Neuroscience 18 November 2015, 35 (46) 15307-15325; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2542-15.2015
Fadel Zeidan
1Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and
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Nichole M. Emerson
1Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and
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Suzan R. Farris
1Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and
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Jenna N. Ray
3Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, and
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Youngkyoo Jung
2Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157,
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John G. McHaffie
1Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and
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Robert C. Coghill
4Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2542-15.2015
PubMed 
26586819
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History 
  • Received July 3, 2015
  • Revision received September 10, 2015
  • Accepted September 28, 2015
  • First published November 18, 2015.
  • Version of record published November 18, 2015.
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Author Information

  1. Fadel Zeidan1,
  2. Nichole M. Emerson1,
  3. Suzan R. Farris1,
  4. Jenna N. Ray3,
  5. Youngkyoo Jung2,
  6. John G. McHaffie1, and
  7. Robert C. Coghill4
  1. 1Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and
  2. 2Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157,
  3. 3Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, and
  4. 4Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
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Disclosures

    • Received July 3, 2015.
    • Revision received September 10, 2015.
    • Accepted September 28, 2015.
  • Author contributions: F.Z., J.G.M., and R.C.C. designed research; F.Z., N.M.E., S.R.F., J.N.R., and Y.J. performed research; F.Z. and R.C.C. analyzed data; F.Z., Y.J., J.G.M., and R.C.C. wrote the paper.

  • This work was supported by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (Grants R21-AT007247, F32-AT006949, K99-AT008238), the National Institutes of Health–National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Grant NS239426), a Mind and Life Institute Francisco J. Varela Award, and the Wake Forest Center for Integrative Medicine.

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • Correspondence should be addressed to Fadel Zeidan, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157. fzeidan{at}wakehealth.edu

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Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia
Fadel Zeidan, Nichole M. Emerson, Suzan R. Farris, Jenna N. Ray, Youngkyoo Jung, John G. McHaffie, Robert C. Coghill
Journal of Neuroscience 18 November 2015, 35 (46) 15307-15325; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2542-15.2015

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Journal of Neuroscience 18 November 2015, 35 (46) 15307-15325; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2542-15.2015
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