The focus of functional and multimodal neuroimaging studies has been switching from individual brain areas to larger interacting networks in the human brain. Regions within a network as well as different networks interact with each other and are usually involved in multiple brain functions such as perception, attention or cognitive control. In this presentation we will review the current knowledge on brain networks which are involved in the processing of painful stimuli or altered in patients suffering from chronic pain and how these share network correlates implicated in distress.

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