Pain by mistake - Does a neural error processing signal predict avoidance behavior in pain? KU Leuven
Pain can be considered as a signal of “bodily error”: Errors – a wrong action that leads to a discrepancy between actual and optimal state – can put organisms at danger and activate behavioral defensive systems. If the error is of physical nature, pain is the warning signal that motivates protective action such as avoidance behavior to safeguard our body’s integrity. Hence, pain shares the functionality of errors. On the neural level, an ...