Bincheng has been taught to visualize the pain from his migraine headaches as simply a part of his experience of life.While he is engaging in this visualization, an fMRI scan of his brain would be likely to show in activity, while his perceptual experience of pain would likely .
A)a change; increase
B)no change; increase
C)a change; decrease
D)no change; decrease

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When Bincheng engages in the visualization of pain as a part of his experience of life, it is likely that the fMRI scan of his brain would show a decrease in activity related to the perception of pain. This is because he is shifting his focus away from the pain itself and incorporating it into his overall understanding of his life. Therefore, while his perceptual experience of pain may stay the same or slightly decrease, there would be a change in brain activity.

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