Projektnummer

0054703

Zusammenfassung

Pain is not only one of the largest health problems in the developed world but also a persistent challenge for philosophy and science. The research project scrutinizes the phenomenon of social modulation and alteration of pain on three different levels: conceptually, psychophysiologically and neuroscientifically. The following questions will be addressed: (1) How does social attachment and empathy influence acute and chronic pain? (2) Which individual and crosscultural traits modulate this influence? (3) Which neurobiological mechanisms underlie such effects? (4) Can psychotherapy alt...