Why Self-Induced Pain Feels Less Painful than Externally Generated Pain: Distinct Brain Activation Patterns in Self- and Externally Generated Pain

• Yan Wang,

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, The Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

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• Jin-Yan Wang ,

  * E-mail: wangjy@psych.ac.cn (J-YW); luof@psych.ac.cn (FL)

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

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• Fei Luo

  * E-mail: wangjy@psych.ac.cn (J-YW); luof@psych.ac.cn (FL)

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

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