Understanding mechanism of a chronic pain with functional neuroimaging

本研究旨在了解虚拟现实技术治疗慢性疼痛患者的系统机制。该机制的假设是，有治疗效果的患者在使用治疗系统时感受到代理感（SA）。本研究通过功能磁共振成像和问卷调查的方式探讨了使用治疗系统时SA的存在情况。结果，fMRI测量结果和问卷调查证实了使用治疗系统时SA的存在。

This study aims at understanding the mechanism of a therapy system with virtual reality technology for patients who have chronic pain. The hypothesis of the mechanism is that the patients who have treatment effect feel sense of agency (SA) when they use the therapy system. This study investigates the existence of SA in using the therapy system by means of fMRI and a questionnaire. As the result, the existence of SA in using the therapy system was confirmed by the results of fMRI measurements and the questionnaire.