regional brain functions in the resting state indicative of potential differences between depression and chronic pain

We examined the brain functions in the resting state of 43 patients with depression, 41 patients with chronic pain (somatoform pain disorder) and 41 healthy controls, by using regional homogeneity (ReHo) and functional connectivity analysis. Various studies of the linkage between depression and chronic pain have reported the ACC to be a critical region20, 21,...