By using hypnosis, experimenters were able to reduce the perceived intensity of pain. This change in perception was correlated with a decrease in activation of the

a. anterior cingulate cortex.
b. somatosensory cortex.
c. insular cortex.
d. thalamus.
e. periaqueductal gray.


Answer: a. anterior cingulate cortex.

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