Mindfulness Meditation and Placebo Modulate Distinct Neural Signatures to Reduce Pain

Facebook Mindfulness meditation, which has been used for pain management in various cultures for centuries, has long been thought to work by activating the placebo response. Now new research demonstrates that its effectiveness actually comes from engaging distinct brain mechanisms to reduce pain compared with those of the placebo response. The research, published in Biological Psychiatry (2024: S0006-3223[24]01556-7), […]