Our most recent paper showing the application of Structural and Physiological Modeling (SAPM) applied to fMRI data from the brain, has been published. This paper shows how SAPM can be applied across the brain, brainstem, and cord, and provides new information about altered pain processing in fibromyalgia (FM).
Congratulations to Shima Hassanpour on her publication in Brain Sciences. The paper is entitled Investigating descending pain regulation in fibromyalgia and link to altered autonomic regulation by means of functional MRI data. This study furthers our understanding of how neural activity related to pain processing is altered in fibromyalgia.
The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) has approved funding for our research program aimed at investigating how neural signaling is altered in fibromyalgia, as a means of improving our understanding of this chronic pain condition.
Our project is titled "Investigating the neurobiological basis of heightened pain and dysfunction in fibromyalgia, by means of functional magnetic resonance imaging".
Congratulations to Jocelyn Powers on her recent publication in Frontiers in Pain Research titled: "Music to My Senses: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence of Music Analgesia Across Connectivity Networks Spanning the Brain and Brainstem". This study demonstrates interconnected brain regions with altered connectivity in relation to altered pain responses while participants listed to music.
The most recent publication from our lab shows altered neural responses to pain in the brainstem and spinal cord in people with fibromyalgia.
The complete article is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.862976 .
Congratulations to Gabriela who is first author on this paper, and completed this work as part of her PhD thesis project.
Start Date
Saturday June 1, 2024End Date
Saturday November 30, 2024Time
12:00 am - 12:00 amLocation
We are currently working on a series of studies using functional MRI to study people with fibromyalgia, and people who are generally healthy and about the same age, for comparison.
Some studies also involve only people without chronic pain so that we can study factors that influence the pain that we feel.
If you might be interesting in volunteering for this study, please check back for updates, or email P. Stroman at stromanp@queensu.ca to be emailed updates and information.
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