ABSTRACT

Meditation and hypnosis have both been found to attenuate pain; however, little is known about similarities and differences in the cognitive modulation of pain. Hypnotic and meditative states (e.g., mindfulness) reduce pain by sharing and overlapping multiple neuro-cognitive mechanisms, but they differ in many respects. While there are overlapping brain networks involved, the nature of these effects seems different. Both phenomena involve frontal modulation of pain-related areas. The role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex appears to depend, in hypnosis, on the type of suggestion given and, in meditation, on the level of practice. Whereas the anterior cingulate cortex seems to be a key node in both hypnosis and meditation, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex appears to engage in hypnosis as a function of suggestion and, in meditation, as a function of proficiency.

摘要

冥想和催眠都被发现可以减轻疼痛。然而，人们对疼痛认知调节的异同知之甚少。催眠和冥想状态（例如，正念）通过共享和重叠多种神经认知机制来减轻疼痛，但它们在许多方面有所不同。虽然涉及重叠的大脑网络，但这些影响的性质似乎不同。这两种现象都涉及疼痛相关区域的正面调节。在催眠中，背外侧前额叶皮层的作用似乎取决于给出的建议类型，在冥想中取决于练习的水平。虽然前扣带皮层似乎是催眠和冥想的关键节点，但背外侧前额叶皮层似乎作为暗示的功能参与催眠，并且在冥想中，