October 2022: Neural Signatures of Pain Modulation in Short-Term and Long-Term Mindfulness Training

Dr. Richard Davidson (University of Wisconsin-Madison) discusses the effects of mindfulness training on the neural mechanisms of pain and what it means for the future of pain management. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses what draws together that paper and the rest of the October issue. Davidson interview [00:37] How do you go about investigating pain? [05:41] Lack of apparent difference in neural response among long-term meditators [06:45] What does this mean for pain management? [08:33] Limitations [09:46] Next steps for research [10:42] Kalin interview [11:50] Wieglosz et al. [12:01] Hasin et al. [14:25] Jutras-Aswad et al. [16:46] Lin et al. [19:08] Hasin et al. [20:36] In summary [22:34] Transcript Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. Watch Deputy Editor Daniel S. Pine, M.D., present highlights from the October 2022 issue of AJP. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org