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Loving-kindness language exposure leads to changes in sensitivity to imagined pain

Patrick B. WilliamsDepartment of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Greg PoljacikDepartment of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Jean DecetyDepartment of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Howard C. NusbaumDepartment of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8032-7297
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Pages 429-433 | Received 29 Feb 2016, Accepted 28 Mar 2017, Published online: 10 Apr 2017

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