Summary
Project Summary/Abstract This R21 project aims to enhance therapeutic outcomes for Fibromyalgia (FM) patients by incorporating Theory of Mind (ToM) training into clinical practice. This training is designed to improve patients' ability to understand and empathize with others, particularly in the therapeutic context of patient-clinician interactions. The study will utilize EEG hyperscanning technology to assess real-time brain-to-brain connectivity in FM patients and their clinicians during clinical interactions and pain treatments. Prior studies have demonstrated the importance of the patient-