T147. Resting State MRI Measures of Insular Connectivity and Duration of Chronic Pain

Veterans report chronic pain (CP) at two to three times the rates of civilians. Longer CP duration has been associated with negative health outcomes including depression, insomnia, and suicide. The insula, a critical node of the salience network, has been closely linked to the perception, and chronicity of pain. The current study utilized rs-fMRI imaging with insula as the seed region to examine insula connectivity associated with duration of pain.
Source: Biological Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research