October 2022: Neural Signatures of Pain Modulation in Short-Term and Long-Term Mindfulness Training

Dr. Richard Davidson (University of Wisconsin-Madison) discusses the effects of mindfulness training on the neural mechanisms of pain and what it means for the future of pain management. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses what draws together that paper and the rest of the October issue.

• Davidson interview [00:37]
• How do you go about investigating pain? [05:41]
• Lack of apparent difference in neural response among long-term meditators [06:45]
• What does this mean for pain management? [08:33]
• Limitations [09:46]
• Next steps for research [10:42]
• Kalin interview [11:50]
• Wieglosz et al. [12:01]
• Hasin et al. [14:25]
• Jutras-Aswad et al. [16:46]
• Lin et al. [19:08]
• Hasin et al. [20:36]
• In summary [22:34]

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