Association of widespread pain and peak alpha frequency cannot be isolated to a single network.

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the relationship between chronic widespread pain and cortical function across neural networks.
• Analyzed the association between chronic widespread pain and peak alpha frequency
• Examined changes in cortical function using neural network models
• Investigated multiple distinct neural networks involved
• Chronic widespread pain correlated with widespread changes in cortical function
• Effects could not be isolated to a single neural network
• Indicates a complex interplay of multiple networks in pain processing