Mindfulness Meditation and Placebo Modulate Distinct Neural Signatures to Reduce Pain
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), was conducted by researchers at the University of California (UC), San Diego School of Medicine, who used advanced brain imaging techniques to examine the pain-reducing effects of mindfulness meditation.
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