Mia Thomaidou

7 Table of contents Chapter 1. ........................................................................................ 9 General introduction...................................................................................... 9 Chapter 2. ...................................................................................... 29 Learned nocebo effects on cutaneous sensations: Meta-analysis of experimental behavioral findings. .............................................................. 29 Chapter 3. ...................................................................................... 63 How negative experience influences the brain: A comprehensive neurobiology review..................................................................................... 63 Chapter 4. ....................................................................................109 Learning mechanisms in nocebo hyperalgesia: The role of conditioning and extinction processes. .......................................................................... 109 Chapter 5. ....................................................................................147 An experimental investigation into the mediating role of pain-related fear in nocebo hyperalgesia....................................................................... 147 Chapter 6. ....................................................................................189 Temporal structure of brain oscillations predicts learned nocebo responses to pain. ....................................................................................... 189 Chapter 7. ....................................................................................219 A pharmacological fMRI investigation of brain plasticity mechanisms in nocebo hyperalgesia............................................................................... 219 Chapter 8. ....................................................................................253 Summary and general discussion ............................................................. 253 Curriculum Vitae........................................................................287 Brief CV....................................................................................................... 288 Articles published in peer-reviewed journals ......................................... 289 Articles in preparation ............................................................................... 290 Acknowledgments .....................................................................291 Dutch Summary .........................................................................293

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