Common brain areas activated during pain anticipation in both the placebo conditioning (Table 1a) and post-conditioning (Table 1b) stages compared to the pre-treatment stage. DLPFC (left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) (mni −22, 52, 18, BA 9), left BA 8, mni −6, 44, 34 and left aMCC mni −6, 32, 24. The images are shown in axial and sagittal orientations and radiological convention (right side of the brain on the left side of the picture).