When hypnotic suggestion is used to increase the perception of pain without actually increasing the intensity of any stimulus,the ___ shows increased activity but not the ___.

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Studies have shown that when hypnotic suggestion is used to increase the perception of pain without actually increasing the intensity of any stimulus, there is increased activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (part of the brain involved in processing emotional and cognitive information related to pain perception) but not in the somatosensory area (region responsible for processing physical sensations).

When Hypnotic Suggestion Is Used to Increase the Perception of Pain