Introduction The combination of transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography
(TMS-EEG) is emerging as a powerful tool for causally investigating cortical mechanisms …

This paper reviews the current literature on “empathy for pain”, the ability to understand pain
observed in another person, in the context of a newly documented form of pain empathy “…

Background Biomedical treatment options for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are extremely
limited. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a safe and efficacious …

Objectives: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major health issue, yet its underlying mechanisms
remain unknown. Studies have demonstrated the importance of emotion and cognition …

Objective: This review aimed to explore the processes that underlie the main and the
buffering effect of social support on decreased pain experience. Materials and Methods: The …

Background High-frequency rTMS over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has
demonstrated mixed effects on chronic and provoked pain. Objectives/Methods In this study, a …

Objectives An ‘ultra-marathon’ is a footrace over a distance >42.2 km. There is considerable
interest in the psychological characteristics of ultra-marathon runners (‘ultra-runners’) and …

Social support is demonstrated to have mixed effects on both pain and related physiological
arousal. In this study, a meta-analysis was conducted to characterise these effects. A total of …

Background and Objectives Nervous system, psychosocial and spinal tissue biomarkers are
associated with non‐specific low back pain (nsLBP), though relative contributions are …

Recent research suggests the observation or imagination of somatosensory stimulation in
another (eg, touch or pain) can induce a similar somatosensory experience in oneself. Some …