Attention can regulate acute inflammation in humans (IMAGE)
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We usually think of bodily sensations as information the brain receives. What if the way we attend to those sensations can feed back and change the biological response itself?
Attention is already known to shape how bodily sensations are perceived. Focusing away from pain or itch, for example, can make these sensations feel less intense. A new study from the lab of Dr. Liron Rozenkrantz at Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, published today in Nature Human Behaviour, shows that attention can also influence the body’s inflammatory response.
Photo: Dr. Liron Rozenkrantz, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University
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