Same but different: how agency modulates pain perception.

Wiech K.

Why is analgesic treatment more effective when it is self-administered? Strube et al. compare two possible accounts and show that the effect of agency on perception is linked to a shift in expectation (prior) rather than to reduced likelihood precision, highlighting that agency has a profound impact on the entire perceptual process.

DOI

10.1016/j.tics.2023.04.011

Type

Other

Publication Date

2023-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

27

Pages

601 - 602

Total pages

1

Keywords

active inference, agency, likelihood, pain, precision, prior, Humans, Pain Perception, Probability

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