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Science & ResearchSep 2, 2026

Precision Functional Mapping of Imagined and Experienced Pain

Imagination is a principal human capacity, enabling simulation of sensations and situations for planning, learning, and empathy.

Imagination is a principal human capacity, enabling simulation of sensations and situations for planning, learning, and empathy. We examined neural representations of experienced and imagined pain across eight body sites using deep-phenotyping, precision functional MRI with over…

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