Study Provides New Insights Into Changes in Brain Function in Fibromyalgia | NCCIH

Study Provides New Insights Into Changes in Brain Function in Fibromyalgia | NCCIH

Study Provides New Insights Into Changes in Brain Function in Fibromyalgia

Pain at the time of testing, rather than the presence of a chronic pain condition, is primarily responsible for changes in the functioning of the brain’s default mode network in patients with fibromyalgia, according to the results of a study recently published in the journal NeuroImage. The study, conducted at the National Institutes of Health and McGill University, was partly funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health’s intramural research program.