Figure 6.

Tabular overview of patient experience and model predictions. Timepoints: T $\pm$ month, Model parameters: expected pattern of change in the model parameters underlying chronic vs. acute pain experience; where $p$, pain; $\overline{p}$, pain-free state; $n$, noxious input; $\overline{n}$, harmless input. Self-report: Expected values, $\uparrow$, increased values compared to baseline; $\downarrow$, decreasing values; $\to$, average values; *, there is some evidence that the generative model of patients with chronic pain is biased towards pain from childhood on, e.g. via traumatic experiences, abuse and earlier chronic pain experiences (68–70).