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The analytic results of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging indicate that the CNP patients exhibited abnormal functional activity in the right superior frontal gyrus (SFG), left median cingulate gyrus, right calcarine fissure cortex, right middle temporal gyrus (MTG), and left inferior parietal gyrus. Further, CNP patients exhibit abnormal gray matter volume (GMV) of the left paracentral lobule, right superior temporal gyrus (STG), right middle frontal gyrus (MFG), bilateral SFG, right cerebellum, right cuneus cortex, and left MTG. Additionally, the meta-regression analysis revealed that age is associated with increased functional activity in the right MTG, while disease duration is associated with decreased functional activity in the left median cingulate gyrus, as well as increased GMV in both the right MFG and STG.Conclusions:CNP patients exhibit widespread neuroimaging abnormalities, mainly involving pain perception, advanced cognition, and emotion regulation. 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