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finding:positive-expectancy-doubled-the-analgesic-benefit-of-remifentanil-while-negative-expectancy-completely-abolished-it-with-drug-concentration-and-thermal-stimulation-held-fixed-within-the-same-participantsPositive expectancy doubled the analgesic benefit of remifentanil while negative expectancy completely abolished it, with drug concentration and thermal stimulation held fixed within the same participants
The strongest demonstration that goal-state alone determines valence of a fixed sensory input
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Thinkers (1)
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- Ulrike BingelintroducesDemonstrated that positive expectancy doubled remifentanil's analgesic benefit while negative expectancy abolished it
Claims (2)
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- Empirical grounding of the identity thesis across four independent neural systems
- Valence, the positive or negative quality of experience, just is goal-relative prediction errorsupportsCore identity claim distinguishing this account from mere correlation views
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