PAIN (Pain, Action and INterference) Ghent University
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Emerging evidence in adults suggests that racial disparities and inequity in pain treatment pose a significant health problem. Preliminary findings in the context of pediatric pain converge with findings of the adult literature, yet systematic research in pediatric populations is lacking. In addition, other key knowledge gaps remain to be addressed. Specifically, little is known on mechanisms explaining why caregivers engage in discriminatory ...
Pain is usually studied on an intrapersonal level, ignoring the social context in which it occurs. However, humans are social beings and concerning painful experiences the social environment has important effects on our behavior and experience. Research has shown that social factors have a profound influence on pain perception. For instance, when we are socially excluded, it hurts in a similar way as physical pain would. To date, very little ...
Pain is one of the most common physical complaints in both children and adults, and its negative impact on daily life is substantial. However, pain, and in particular chronic pain, is not easy to understand and resolve within a medical framework. Hence, an interdisciplinary and biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain is advocated. This research community is an extension of an already existing network that mainly focused on fundamental ...
Pain is an essential feature of our bodies that alerts us to danger or injury. Several therapies exist already, but no universal pain reliever has been identified so far. Our goal is to modulate precise brain circuits to relieve pain instantaneously without the need for drugs. We will study pain in head-fixed mice receiving a calibrated nociceptive cold or hot stimulus on the forepaw. We will record simultaneously brain-wide activity using ...
Human brains can contain holes or cavities due to brain cell loss, e.g. because of developmental defects, stroke or tumour resection. These cavities often result in various symptoms, such as pain, because the involved brain circuits can no longer function properly. Current treatment options for these symptoms include medication and a technique called deep brain stimulation (DBS). In DBS, metal electrodes are implanted in a specific region of ...