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Brain regions where expectations for decreased pain significantly reduce pain-related (50°C) brain activation. Direct statistical comparisons between correctly and incorrectly signaled trials revealed that numerous sites (circled) exhibited pain-related activation when subjects expected a 48°C stimulus instead of a 50°C stimulus (image left = right brain).
