Pain and brain imaging – Karin Jensen's research group

We perform studies that revolve around brain mechanisms involved in pain control.

Publications

Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE. 2024;117(1):36-41

Heresy, witchcraft, Jean Gerson, scepticism and the use of placebo controls.

Kirakosian R; Möllenbrink L; Zamore G; Kaptchuk TJ; Jensen K
Article: NEUROLOGY. 2017;88(20):1912-1918

Certainty of genuine treatment increases drug responses among intellectually disabled patients.

Jensen KB; Kirsch I; Pontén M; Rosén A; Yang K; Gollub RL; des Portes V; Kaptchuk TJ; Curie A
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2015;25(10):3903-3910

A Neural Mechanism for Nonconscious Activation of Conditioned Placebo and Nocebo Responses.

Jensen KB; Kaptchuk TJ; Chen X; Kirsch I; Ingvar M; Gollub RL; Kong J
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2015;112(25):7863-7867

Classical conditioning of analgesic and hyperalgesic pain responses without conscious awareness.

Jensen K; Kirsch I; Odmalm S; Kaptchuk TJ; Ingvar M
Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2014;19(3):392-398

Sharing pain and relief: neural correlates of physicians during treatment of patients.

Jensen KB; Petrovic P; Kerr CE; Kirsch I; Raicek J; Cheetham A; Spaeth R; Cook A; Gollub RL; Kong J; Kaptchuk TJ
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2012;109(39):15959-15964

Nonconscious activation of placebo and nocebo pain responses.

Jensen KB; Kaptchuk TJ; Kirsch I; Raicek J; Lindstrom KM; Berna C; Gollub RL; Ingvar M; Kong J