The rebirth of neuroscience in psychosomatic medicine, Part II: clinical applications and implications for research

• Published in: Psychosomatic medicine Vol. 71; no. 2; p. 135
• Main Authors: Lane, Richard D, Waldstein, Shari R, Critchley, Hugo D, Derbyshire, Stuart W G, Drossman, Douglas A, Wager, Tor D, Schneiderman, Neil, Chesney, Margaret A, Jennings, J Richard, Lovallo, William R, Rose, Robert M, Thayer, Julian F, Cameron, Oliver G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2009
• Subjects: Brain - pathology; Brain - physiopathology; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology; Cardiovascular Diseases - psychology; Cardiovascular System - physiopathology; Diagnostic Imaging - methods; Emotions - physiology; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases - diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Diseases - physiopathology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - psychology; Gastrointestinal Tract - physiopathology; Gyrus Cinguli - physiopathology; Humans; Male; Nervous System - physiopathology; Neurosciences - methods; Neurosciences - trends; Pain - diagnosis; Pain - physiopathology; Pain - psychology; Placebo Effect; Psychology; Psychophysiology; Psychosomatic Medicine - methods; Psychosomatic Medicine - trends; Research Design; Somatoform Disorders - diagnosis; Somatoform Disorders - physiopathology; Somatoform Disorders - psychology; Stress, Psychological - physiopathology

During the second half of the last century, biopsychosocial research in psychosomatic medicine largely ignored the brain. Neuroscience has started to make a comeback in psychosomatic medicine research and promises to advance the field in important ways. In this paper we briefly review select brain i...