Karin Jensen

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About me

I am a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist specializing in the human perception of pain, placebo effects and long-term pain conditions. I lead an interdisciplinary research group at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience (CNS) at Karolinska Institutet.

My scientific goal is to understand the cognitive mechanisms and brain pathways involved in the generation and regulation of pain in humans.

Faculty positions
2023 - now.....Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
2019 - 2023...Associate Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
2014 - 2019....Assistant Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
2013 - 2017.....Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, USA

Other merits
2022 - now.....Deputy Head, Neuro Division, CNS, Karolinska Institutet
2022 - 2022...Visiting Professor, University of Oxford, UK
2021 - now......Board Member, Strategic Research Area Neuro (StratNeuro)
2019 - now......Pro Futura Fellow, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS), Sweden
2015 - 2023....Board Member, International Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (SIPS)

Education
Postdoctoral education
2010 - 2013.....Harvard Medical School / Mass General Hospital, Boston, USA
Doctoral education
2005 - 2009...PhD Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Basic education
2000 - 2005...MSc Clinical Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Research

To understand the cognitive mechanisms and brain pathways involved in the generation and regulation of pain in humans.

Teaching

Currently teaching

Medical Program
2021 - now....Cognitive Neuroscience, Basvetenskap 4, Modul 4, Karolinska Institutet

PhD-course
2022 - now....The Science of the Placebo Effect, Karolinska Institutet

Selected publications

Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2022;27(8):3452-3459
Augmented pain inhibition and higher integration of pain modulatory brain networks in women with self-injury behavior
Lalouni M; Fust J; Bjureberg J; Kastrati G; Fondberg R; Fransson P; Jayaram-Lindstrom N; Kosek E; Hellner C; Jensen KB
Article: SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2020;6(43):eabc1304
Dynamic brain-to-brain concordance and behavioral mirroring as a mechanism of the patient-clinician interaction
Ellingsen D-M; Isenburg K; Jung C; Lee J; Gerber J; Mawla I; Sclocco R; Jensen KB; Edwards RR; Kelley JM; Kirsch I; Kaptchuk TJ; Napadow V
Article: NEUROLOGY. 2017;88(20):1912-1918
Certainty of genuine treatment increases drug responses among intellectually disabled patients
Jensen KB; Kirsch I; Ponten M; Rosen A; Yang K; Gollub RL; des Portes V; Kaptchuk TJ; Curie A
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

Articles

Journal article: PAIN. 2024;165(10):2240-2256
Eliciting the rubber hand illusion by the activation of nociceptive C and Aδ fibers
Coppi S; Jensen KB; Ehrsson HH
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2024;119:741-749
Perception of unfamiliar caregivers during sickness - Using the new Caregiver Perception Task (CgPT) during experimental endotoxemia
Hansson LS; Tognetti A; Sigurjonsson P; Bruck E; Wahlen K; Jensen K; Olsson MJ; John RT; Wilhelms DB; Lekander M; Lasselin J
Journal article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2024;95(10):S127
69. Redistribution of Leukocytes Following Stress Correlates With Resting State Networks
Edwards S; Grönvall H; Tabrizi F; Blomé S; Thompson W; Rosén J; Jensen K; Åhs F
Article: PAIN REPORTS. 2024;9(2):e1148
Back morphology and walking patterns mean 13.8 years after surgery for lumbar disk herniation in adolescents
Ruehr L; Blome S; Kastrati G; Lagerback T; Jonsjo M; Moller H; Skorpil M; Lasselin J; Lalouni M; Gerdhem P; Jensen K
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2024;54(6):1207-1214
Association between expectations and clinical outcomes in online v. face-to-face therapy - an individual participant data meta-analysis
Ponten M; Jonsjo M; Vadenmark V; Moberg E; Grannas D; Andersson G; Boersma K; Hedman-Lagerlof E; Kleinstaeuber M; Weise C; Kaldo V; Ljotsson B; Andersson E; Axelsson E; Jensen K
Journal article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;4(1):100155
Rubber hand illusion and experiences of dissociation in women with self-injury behavior
Fust J; Jensen KB; Coppi S; Bjureberg J; Jayaram-Lindström N; Hellner C; Ehrsson HH; Lalouni M
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2024;95:92-98
Lumbar degeneration and quality of life in patients with lumbar disc herniation: a case-control long-term follow-up study
Ponten S; Lagerback T; Blome S; Jensen K; Skorpil M; Gerdhem P
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; Moellenbrink L; Zamore G; Kaptchuk T; Jensen K
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2023;114:371-382
Anti-satellite glia cell IgG antibodies in fibromyalgia patients are related to symptom severity and to metabolite concentrations in thalamus and rostral anterior cingulate cortex
Fanton S; Menezes J; Krock E; Sandstrom A; Tour J; Sandor K; Jurczak A; Hunt M; Baharpoor A; Kadetoff D; Jensen KB; Fransson P; Ellerbrock I; Sitnikov R; Svensson CI; Kosek E
Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2023;114:21-22
A sick sense of care: Perception of caregivers by sick individuals
Hansson L; Tognetti A; Sigurjonsson P; Bruck E; Jensen K; Olsson MJ; John RT; Wilhelms D; Lekander M; Lasselin J
Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2023;24(9):1731-1743
Dysfunctional Activation of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex During Pain Anticipation Is Associated With Altered Subsequent Pain Experience in Fibromyalgia Patients
Sandstrom A; Ellerbrock I; Tour J; Kadetoff D; Jensen K; Kosek E
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2023;27(7):831-847
Efficacy of open-label counterconditioning for reducing nocebo effects on pressure pain
Meijer S; Karacaoglu M; van Middendorp H; Veldhuijzen DS; Jensen KB; Peerdeman KJ; Evers AWM
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2023;17(4):342-351
Conditioning induced placebo-like and nocebo-like effects of thermal discomfort in adults but not in youth
Weik E; Neuenschwander R; Edgington B; Jensen K; Tipper CM; Oberlander TF
Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2023;39(6):259-269
Susceptibility to Nocebo Hyperalgesia, Dispositional Optimism, and Trait Anxiety as Predictors of Nocebo Hyperalgesia Reduction
Karacaoglu M; Meijer S; Peerdeman KJ; Dusseldorp E; Jensen KB; Veldhuijzen DS; van Middendorp H; Evers AWM
Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2023;381:e072108
Recommendations for the development, implementation, and reporting of control interventions in efficacy and mechanistic trials of physical, psychological, and self-management therapies: the CoPPS Statement
Hohenschurz-Schmidt D; Vase L; Scott W; Annoni M; Ajayi OK; Barth J; Bennell K; Berna C; Bialosky J; Braithwaite F; Finnerup NB; Williams ACDC; Carlino E; Cerritelli F; Chaibi A; Cherkin D; Colloca L; Cote P; D Darnall B; Evans R; Fabre L; Faria V; French S; Gerger H; Haeuser W; Hinman RS; Ho D; Janssens T; Jensen K; Johnston C; Lunde SJ; Keefe F; D Kerns R; Koechlin H; Kongsted A; Michener LA; Moerman DE; Musial F; Newell D; Nicholas M; Palermo TM; Palermo S; Peerdeman KJ; Pogatzki-Zahn EM; Puhl AA; Roberts L; Rossettini G; Matthiesen ST; Underwood M; Vaucher P; Vollert J; Wartolowska K; Weimer K; Werner CP; Rice ASC; Draper-Rodi J
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(3):e066987
Efficacy of mecobalamin (vitamin B₁₂) in the treatment of long-term pain in women diagnosed with fibromyalgia: protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Hansson KS; Lindqvist G; Stening K; Fohlman J; Wojanowski A; Ponten M; Jensen K; Gerdle B; Elmqvist C
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2022;32(18):4039-4049
Brain network segregation and integration during painful thermal stimulation
Kastrati G; Thompson WH; Schiffler B; Fransson P; Jensen KB
Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;12(1):95
Genetic influences on central and peripheral nervous system activity during fear conditioning
Kastrati G; Rosen J; Fredrikson M; Chen X; Kuja-Halkola R; Larsson H; Jensen KB; Ahs F
Article: PAIN. 2022;163(2):274-286
The translocator protein gene is associated with endogenous pain modulation and the balance between glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid in fibromyalgia and healthy subjects: a multimodal neuroimaging study
Fanton S; Sandstrom A; Tour J; Kadetoff D; Schalling M; Jensen KB; Sitnikov R; Ellerbrock I; Kosek E
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2022;16(1):60-70
Placebo and nocebo effects in youth: subjective thermal discomfort can be modulated by a conditioning paradigm utilizing mental states of low and high self-efficacy
Weik E; Neuenschwander R; Jensen K; Oberlander TF; Tipper C
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2022;32(2):266-274
Genetic Influence on Nociceptive Processing in the Human Brain-A Twin Study
Kastrati G; Rosen J; Thompson WH; Chen X; Larsson H; Nichols TE; Tracey I; Fransson P; Ahs F; Jensen KB
Article: FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH. 2022;3:962037
Parental responses and catastrophizing in online cognitive behavioral therapy for pediatric functional abdominal pain: A mediation analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Lalouni M; Bujacz A; Bonnert M; Jensen KB; Rosengren A; Hedman-Lagerlof E; Serlachius E; Olen O; Ljotsson B
Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2021;84(4):1821-1832
Does Certainty of Genuine Treatment Increase the Drug Response in Alzheimer's Disease Patients: A Meta-Analysis and Critical Discussion
Matthiesen ST; Rosenkjaer S; Ponten M; Jensen KB; Gottrup H; Vase L
Article: PLANT-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS. 2021;2(5):229-234
The protection of Salicornia rubra from ultraviolet radiation by betacyanins and phenolic compounds.
Jensen K; Koide RT
Article: JBJS OPEN ACCESS. 2021;6(4):e21.00081
MRI Characteristics at a Mean of Thirteen Years After Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery in Adolescents A Case-Control Study
Lagerback T; Kastrati G; Moller H; Jensen K; Skorpil M; Gerdhem P
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2021;92(5):507-512
Surgeons' behaviors and beliefs regarding placebo effects in surgery
Rosen A; Sachs L; Ekdahl A; Westberg A; Gerdhem P; Kaptchuk TJ; Jensen K
Article: MOLECULAR BRAIN. 2021;14(1):81
Serotonergic gene-to-gene interaction is associated with mood and GABA concentrations but not with pain-related cerebral processing in fibromyalgia subjects and healthy controls
Ellerbrock I; Sandstrom A; Tour J; Fanton S; Kadetoff D; Schalling M; Jensen KB; Sitnikov R; Kosek E
Article: PAIN. 2021;162(5):1539-1544
Predicting pain: differential pain thresholds during self-induced, externally induced, and imagined self-induced pressure pain
Lalouni M; Fust J; Vadenmark-Lundqvist V; Ehrsson HH; Kilteni K; Birgitta Jensen K
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2021;25(2):398-414
Polymorphisms of the μ-opioid receptor gene influence cerebral pain processing in fibromyalgia
Ellerbrock I; Sandstrom A; Tour J; Kadetoff D; Schalling M; Jensen KB; Kosek E
Article: PAIN REPORTS. 2021;6(1):e914
Offset analgesia and onset hyperalgesia with different stimulus ranges
Fust J; Lalouni M; Lundqvist VV; Warnberg E; Jensen KB
Article: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS. 2021;90(1):49-56
What Should Clinicians Tell Patients about Placebo and Nocebo Effects? Practical Considerations Based on Expert Consensus
Evers AWM; Colloca L; Blease C; Gaab J; Jensen KB; Atlas LY; Beedie CJ; Benedetti F; Bingel U; Buechel C; Bussemaker J; Ben C; Crum AJ; Finniss DG; Geers AL; Howick J; Klinger R; Meeuwis SH; Meissner K; Napadow V; Petrie KJ; Rief W; Smeets I; Wager TD; Wanigasekera V; Vase L; Kelley JM; Kirsch I
Article: PAIN. 2020;161(9):2079-2088
Neural correlates of conditioned pain responses in fibromyalgia subjects indicate preferential formation of new pain associations rather than extinction of irrelevant ones
Sandstrom A; Ellerbrock I; Tour J; Kadetoff D; Jensen KB; Kosek E
Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2020;10(1):17
Reward and empathy in the treating clinician: the neural correlates of successful doctor-patient interactions
Jensen K; Gollub RL; Kong J; Lamm C; Kaptchuk TJ; Petrovic P
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2020;11:586455
Conditioned Placebo- and Nocebo-Like Effects in Adolescents: The Role of Conscious Awareness, Sensory Discrimination, and Executive Function
Neuenschwander R; Weik E; Tipper CM; Jensen K; Oberlander TF
Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2020;16:1744806920927625
Naltrexone during pain conditioning: A double-blind placebo-controlled experimental trial
Ponten M; Fust J; Kosek E; Guterstam J; Jensen K
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2019;81:272-279
Altered cerebral pain processing of noxious stimuli from inflamed joints in rheumatoid arthritis: An event-related fMRI study
Sandstrom A; Ellerbrock I; Jensen KB; Martinsen S; Altawil R; Hakeberg P; Fransson P; Lampa J; Kosek E
Journal article: 2019
THE PAIN ALARM RESPONSE - HOW CONSCIOUS AWARENESS SHAPES PAIN
Pontén M; Fust J; D'Onofrio P; van Dorp R; Sunnergård L; Ingre M; Axelsson J; Jensen K
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):12478
The pain alarm response - an example of how conscious awareness shapes pain perception
Ponten M; Fust J; D'Onofrio P; van Dorp R; Sunnergard L; Ingre M; Axelsson J; Jensen K
Article: PAIN REPORTS. 2019;4(3):e698
Shaping placebo analgesic responses on the Internet: a randomized experimental trial
Ponten M; Ljotsson B; Jensen K
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2018;74:213-221
Sickness behavior is not all about the immune response: Possible roles of expectations and prediction errors in the worry of being sick
Lasselin J; Petrovic P; Olsson MJ; Goranson SP; Lekander M; Jensen KB; Axelsson J
Article: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS. 2018;87(4):204-210
Implications of Placebo and Nocebo Effects for Clinical Practice: Expert Consensus
Evers AWM; Colloca L; Blease C; Annoni M; Atlas LY; Benedetti F; Bingel U; Buechel C; Carvalho C; Colagiuri B; Crum AJ; Enck P; Gaab J; Geers AL; Howick J; Jensen KB; Kirsch I; Meissner K; Napadow V; Peerdeman KJ; Raz A; Rief W; Vase L; Wager TD; Wampold BE; Weimer K; Wiech K; Kaptchuk TJ; Klinger R; Kelley JM
Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2017;18(7):835-843
Lower Placebo Responses After Long-Term Exposure to Fibromyalgia Pain
Kosek E; Rosen A; Carville S; Choy E; Gracely RH; Marcus H; Petzke F; Ingvar M; Jensen KB
Article: PAIN. 2017;158(6):1014-1020
Side effects can enhance treatment response through expectancy effects: an experimental analgesic randomized controlled trial
Berna C; Kirsch I; Zion SR; Lee YC; Jensen KB; Sadler P; Kaptchuk TJ; Edwards RR
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2017;21(4):594-604
Effects of subtle cognitive manipulations on placebo analgesia - An implicit priming study
Rosen A; Yi J; Kirsch I; Kaptchuk TJ; Ingvar M; Jensen KB
Journal article: ARCHIVES DE PEDIATRIE. 2016;23(12):1302
Effet placebo dans la déficience intellectuelle d’origine génétique : une méta-analyse
Curie A; Portes VD; Yang K; Kirsch I; Gollub RL; Kaptchuk TJ; Jensen KB
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;58:218-227
The translocator protein gene is associated with symptom severity and cerebral pain processing in fibromyalgia
Kosek E; Martinsen S; Gerdle B; Mannerkorpi K; Lofgren M; Bileviciute-Ljungar I; Fransson P; Schalling M; Ingvar M; Ernberg M; Jensen KB
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;57:38-46
Why sickness hurts: A central mechanism for pain induced by peripheral inflammation
Karshikoff B; Jensen KB; Kosek E; Kalpouzos G; Soop A; Ingvar M; Hoglund CO; Lekander M; Axelsson J
Article: PAIN. 2016;157(6):1279-1286
Brain activations during pain: a neuroimaging meta-analysis of patients with pain and healthy controls
Jensen KB; Regenbogen C; Ohse MC; Frasnelli J; Freiherr J; Lundstrom JN
Journal article: PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS: THEORY RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE. 2016;3(2):132-145
The Therapeutic Relationship in Psychological and Physical Treatments, and Their Placebo Controls
Jensen K; Kelley JM
Journal article: EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. 2016;2016:3925878
The Effects of Positive or Neutral Communication during Acupuncture for Relaxing Effects: A Sham-Controlled Randomized Trial(Retracted article.See 9362978,2016)
Rosen A; Lekander M; Jensen K; Sachs L; Petrovic P; Ingvar M; Enblom 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
Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2015;49:e1
LPS increases pain sensitivity by decreased pain inhibition and increased insular activation
Karshikoff B; Jensen KB; Ingvar M; Kosek E; Kalpouzos G; Soop A; Höglund CO; Lekander M; Axelsson J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(7):e0133316
Placebo Responses in Genetically Determined Intellectual Disability: A Meta-Analysis
Curie A; Yang K; Kirsch I; Gollub RL; Portes VD; Kaptchuk TJ; Jensen KB
Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2014;15(12):1328-1337
Segregating the Cerebral Mechanisms of Antidepressants and Placebo in Fibromyalgia
Jensen KB; Petzke F; Carville S; Choy E; Fransson P; Gracely RH; Vitton O; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Ingvar M; Kosek E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(9):e107390
Well-Loved Music Robustly Relieves Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Hsieh C; Kong J; Kirsch I; Edwards RR; Jensen KB; Kaptchuk TJ; Gollub RL
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2013;65(12):3293-3303
Overlapping Structural and Functional Brain Changes in Patients With Long-Term Exposure to Fibromyalgia Pain
Jensen KB; Srinivasan P; Spaeth R; Tan Y; Kosek E; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Vitton O; Gracely R; Ingvar M; Kong J
Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2013;9:43
S1 is associated with chronic low back pain: a functional and structural MRI study
Kong J; Spaeth RB; Wey H-Y; Cheetham A; Cook AH; Jensen K; Tan Y; Liu H; Wang D; Loggia ML; Napadow V; Smoller JW; Wasan AD; Gollub RL
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2013;4(2):65-74
Using fMRI to evaluate the effects of milnacipran on central pain processing in patients with fibromyalgia.
Petzke F; Jensen KB; Kosek E; Choy E; Carville S; Fransson P; Williams SCR; Marcus H; Mainguy Y; Ingvar M; Gracely RH
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2013;17(4):599-611
Acceptance and commitment therapy for fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial
Wicksell RK; Kemani M; Jensen K; Kosek E; Kadetoff D; Sorjonen K; Ingvar M; Olsson GL
Article: PAIN. 2013;154(3):459-467
Functional connectivity of the frontoparietal network predicts cognitive modulation of pain
Kong J; Jensen K; Loiotile R; Cheetham A; Wey H-Y; Tan Y; Rosen B; Smoller JW; Kaptchuk TJ; Gollub RL
Journal article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2012;3(3):183
Acceptance and commitment therapy for fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial
Olsson GL; Kemani M; Jensen K; Kosek E; Kadetoff D; Sorjonen K; Ingvar M; Wicksell R
Article: PAIN. 2012;153(7):1495-1503
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy increases pain-evoked activation of the prefrontal cortex in patients with fibromyalgeia
Jensen KB; Kosek E; Wicksell R; Kemani M; Olsson G; Merle JV; Kadetoff D; Ingvar M
Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2012;8:1744-8069-8-32
Patients with fibromyalgia display less functional connectivity in the brain's pain inhibitory network
Jensen KB; Loitoile R; Kosek E; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Mainguy Y; Vitton O; Gracely RH; Gollub R; Ingvar M; Kong J
Article: PAIN. 2012;153(2):444-454
Sex similarities and differences in pain-related periaqueductal gray connectivity
Linnman C; Beucke J-C; Jensen KB; Gollub RL; Kong J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(12):e52400
No Pain Relief with the Rubber Hand Illusion
Mohan R; Jensen KB; Petkova VI; Dey A; Barnsley N; Ingvar M; McAuley JH; Moseley GL; Ehrsson HH
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(10):e48135
Catechol-O-Methyltransferase val158met Polymorphism Predicts Placebo Effect in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Hall KT; Lembo AJ; Kirsch I; Ziogas DC; Douaiher J; Jensen KB; Conboy LA; Kelley JM; Kokkotou E; Kaptchuk TJ
Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(11):e27764
The Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) val¹⁵⁸met Polymorphism Affects Brain Responses to Repeated Painful Stimuli
Loggia ML; Jensen K; Gollub RL; Wasan AD; Edwards RR; Kong J
Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2010;6:1744-8069-6-80
Imaging the functional connectivity of the Periaqueductal Gray during genuine and sham electroacupuncture treatment
Zyloney CE; Jensen K; Polich G; Loiotile RE; Cheetham A; LaViolette PS; Tu P; Kaptchuk TJ; Gollub RL; Kong J
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2010;62(11):3488-3495
Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Fibromyalgia Are Related to Poor Perception of Health but Not to Pain Sensitivity or Cerebral Processing of Pain
Jensen KB; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Mainguy Y; Gracely R; Ingvar M; Kosek E
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2009;13(S1):s88
282 INCREASED SENSITIVITY TO PAIN FOLLOWING A SINGLE OPIATE DOSE IS INFLUENCED BY THE COMT val158met POLYMORPHISM
Jensen K; Lonsdorf TB; Schalling M; Kosek E; Ingvar M
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2009;13(S1):s175c-ss176
603 ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN FIBROMYALGIA IS RELATED TO LOW HEALTH ESTEEM BUT NOT TO PAIN‐SENSITIVITY OR CEREBRAL PROCESSING OF PAIN
Jensen K; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Mainguy Y; Gracely RH; Ingvar M; Kosek E
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2009;13(S1):s152
514 THE EFFECT OF MILNACIPRAN ON TENDERNESS IN FIBROMYALGIA: A PSYCHOPHYSICAL AND FMRI ANALYSIS
Petzke F; Gracely RH; Jensen K; Kosek E; Ingvar M; Marcus H; Choy E; Williams SCR; Groc M; Montagne A; Vitton O; Mainguy Y
Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2009;5:37
Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR, rs25531) influences the analgesic response to the short acting opioid Remifentanil in humans
Kosek E; Jensen KB; Lonsdorf TB; Schalling M; Ingvar M
Article: PAIN. 2009;144(1-2):95-100
Evidence of dysfunctional pain inhibition in Fibromyalgia reflected in rACC during provoked pain
Jensen KB; Kosek E; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Giesecke T; Mainguy Y; Gracely R; Ingvar M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2009;4(6):e6016
Increased Sensitivity to Thermal Pain Following a Single Opiate Dose Is Influenced by the COMT val¹⁵⁸met Polymorphism
Jensen KB; Lonsdorf TB; Schalling M; Kosek E; Ingvar M
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2006;10(S1):s113c-ss113
425 PAIN REPRESENTATION IN FIBROMYALGIA PATIENTS AND HEALTHY CONTROLS USING EVENT‐RELATED FMRI
Jensen K; Kosek E; Giesecke T; Petzke F; Fransson P; Williams S; Carville S; Choy E; Gracely R; Ingvar M
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Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2024
Predicting long-term pain by combining brain imaging, genetics and health questionnaire data with Swedish national registries using a prospective superstruct design
Gedin F; Blomé S; Kastrati G; Lalouni M; Åhs F; Fransson P; Rosén J; Thompson WH; Jensen K
Review: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY GLOBAL OPEN SCIENCE. 2023;3(4):605-613
The Placebo Effect in Psychosis: Why It Matters and How to Measure It
Hird EJ; Diederen K; Leucht S; Jensen KB; Mcguire P
Review: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2023;65(10):1316-1320
Placebo effects in children with autism spectrum disorder
Curie A; Oberlander TFF; Jensen KB
Letter: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2022;163(6):1688-1690.e3
Extracellular Matrix Interactions Provide Tumor Cells With an Escape Mechanism for Commitment to Differentiation.
Schweiger PJ; Le Bouteiller M; Yui S; Thodberg M; Clement D; Jensen KB
Review: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(11):e2243848
Placebo Response and Media Attention in Randomized Clinical Trials Assessing Cannabis-Based Therapies for Pain A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Gedin F; Blome S; Ponten M; Lalouni M; Fust J; Raquette A; Lundquist VV; Thompson WH; Jensen K
Corrigendum: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;12(1):192
Genetic influences on central and peripheral nervous system activity during fear conditioning (May,10.1038/s41398-022-01861-w, 2022)
Kastrati G; Rosen J; Fredrikson M; Chen X; Kuja-Halkola R; Larsson H; Jensen KB; Ahs F
Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2022;86(3):1483
Does Certainty of Genuine Treatment Increase the Drug Response in Alzheimer's Disease Patients: A Meta-Analysis and Critical Discussion (vol 84, pg 1821, 2021)
Matthiesen ST; Rosenkjaer S; Ponten M; Jensen KB; Gottrup H; Vase L
Book: 2022
Hoppets anatomi Om förväntanseffekter och placebo
Jensen K
Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2021
Efficacy of open-label counterconditioning for reducing nocebo effects on pressure pain
Meijer S; Karacaoglu M; van Middendorp H; Veldhuijzen D; Jensen K; Peerdeman K; Evers AWM
Preprint: OSF PREPRINTS. 2021
The placebo effect in psychosis: why it matters and how to measure it
Hird E; Diederen K; Leucht S; Jensen K; McGuire P
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021
Central inhibition of pain is augmented in women with self-injurious behavior
Lalouni M; Fust J; Bjureberg J; Kastrati G; Fondberg R; Fransson P; Jayaram-Lindström N; Kosek E; Hellner C; Jensen K
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021
Genetic influences on brain activation and large-scale functional connectivity during nociceptive processing: a twin study
Kastrati G; Rosén J; Thompson W; Chen X; Larsson H; Nichols T; Tracey I; Fransson P; Åhs F; Jensen K
Letter: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS. 2021;90(3):213-214
"Consensus on Placebo and Nocebo Effects Connects Science with Practice:" Reply to "Questioning the Consensus on Placebo and Nocebo Effects"
Evers AWM; Colloca L; Blease C; Gaab J; Jensen KB; Atlas LY; Beedie CJ; Benedetti F; Bingel U; Buchel C; Bussemaker J; Colagiuri B; Crum AJ; Finniss DG; Geers AL; Howick J; Klinger R; Meeuwis SH; Meissner K; Napadow V; Petrie KJ; Rief W; Smeets I; Wager TD; Wanigasekera V; Vase L; Kelley JM; Kirsch I
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020
Dynamic brain-to-brain concordance and behavioral mirroring as a mechanism of the patient-clinician interaction
Ellingsen D-M; Isenburg K; Jung C; Lee J; Gerber J; Mawla I; Sclocco R; Jensen KB; Edwards RR; Kelley JM; Kirsch I; Kaptchuk TJ; Napadow V
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020
Offset analgesia and onset hyperalgesia with different stimulus ranges
Fust J; Lalouni M; Lundqvist VV; Wärnberg E; Jensen K
Review: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2020;3(3):e201423
Placebo Responses Among Men With Erectile Dysfunction Enrolled in Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitor Trials A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Stridh A; Ponten M; Arver S; Kirsch I; Abe C; Jensen KB
Other: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:EZSA
Visst finns goda exempel på placeboeffekter.
Jensen K; Pontén M
Review: INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY. 2018;138:181-199
What Is Minimally Required to Elicit Placebo Effects?
Jensen KB
Conference publication: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;57:E27
Expectation shapes the behavioral response of experimentallyinduced sickness
Lasselin J; Jensen K; Paues-Goeranson S; Soop A; Olsson MJ; Lekander M; Petrovic P; Axelsson J
Review: PAIN MEDICINE. 2016;17(6):1094-1111
Can Pain or Hyperalgesia Be a Classically Conditioned Response in Humans? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Madden VJ; Harvie DS; Parker R; Jensen KB; Vlaeyen JWS; Moseley GL; Stanton TR
Other: EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. 2016;2016:9362978
Retracted: The Effects of Positive or Neutral Communication during Acupuncture for Relaxing Effects: A Sham-Controlled Randomized Trial.
And Alternative Medicine E-BC
Editorial comment: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2014;5(3):159-160
More than half of patients in a large fibromyalgia study have a depressive trait style and report more severe symptom profiles.
Jensen KB
Book chapter: IMAGING OF THE HUMAN BRAIN IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. 2014;p. 427-451
Chapter Eighteen Imaging Pain in the Human Brain
Loggia ML; Jensen KB
Book chapter: PLACEBO AND PAIN. 2013;p. 83-88
Chapter 9 Placing Placebo in Normal Brain Function with Neuroimaging
Ingvar M; Petrovic P; Jensen K
Corrigendum: PAIN. 2012;153(9):1981
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy increases pain-evoked activation of the prefrontal cortex in patients with fibromyalgia (vol 153, pg 1495, 2012)
Jensen KB; Kosek E; Wicksell R; Kemani M; Olsson G; Merle JV; Kadetoff D; Ingvar M
Review: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. 2012;520(2):156-164
The use of functional neuroimaging to evaluate psychological and other non-pharmacological treatments for clinical pain
Jensen KB; Berna C; Loggia ML; Wasan AD; Edwards RR; Gollub RL
Thesis / dissertation: 2009
Brain mechanisms in pain regulation
Jensen, Karin B
Conference publication: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2009;66:S4
Effect of Milnacipran on Pain Modulation in Fibromyalgia: An fMRI Analysis
Gracely R; Petzke F; Jensen K; Choy E; Vitton O; Mainguy Y
Conference publication: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2009;48:I13
THE EFFECT OF MILNACIPRAN ON EVOKED PAIN IN FIBROMYALGIA: A PSYCHOPHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL MRI ANALYSIS
Choy E; Carville S; Williams S; Jensen K; Kosek E; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Marcus H; Petzke F; Mainguy Y; Gracely R
Conference publication: NEUROLOGY. 2009;72(11):A213
The Effect of Milnacipran on Pain Modulation in Fibromyalgia: An fMRI Analysis
Gracely RH; Petzke F; Marcus H; Jensen KB; Kosek E; Ingvar M; Choy E; Williams SCR; Vitton O; Groc M; Mainguy Y; Trugman J; Rao S
Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2008;18:S580
The effect of milnacipran on tenderness in fibromyalgia: a psychophysical and fMRI analysis
Gracely RH; Jensen K; Kosek E; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Marcus H; Choy E; Williams SCR; Mainguy Y; Petzke F
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2008;58(9):S434
FMRI evidence for modulation of pain by milnacipran in fibromyalgja
Petzke F; Marcus H; Jensen K; Kosek E; Ingvar M; Choy E; Williams SCR; Vitton O; Groc M; Mainguy Y; Gracely RH
Conference publication: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, SUPPLEMENT. 1965;S 41:309-&
REGIONAL CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW DETERMINED BY INHALATION OF XENON133 - SUMMARY OF A METHODOLOGICAL STUDY
JENSEN KB; HOEDTRAS K; SVEINSDO E; LASSEN NA
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Grants

Finding treatment targets through a new understanding of the link between neural plasticity and cognitive mechanisms in chronic pain
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2024 - 1 January 2027
The fatigue cohort - A longitudinal study on post-COVID-fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome and exhaustion syndrome
Swedish Research Council
1 December 2021 - 30 November 2025
Harnessing healthcare provider’s behavior to improve health outcomes: an experimental, randomized, controlled crossover study
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
The role hierarchical prediction systems in the brain for psychiatric disorders
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Brain and Immune System Function Associated with Self-Inflicted and External Pain
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Centralisation of chronic musculoskeletal pain: Is there a point of no return?
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
The role of expectations and placebo mechanisms in psychiatry
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2014 - 31 December 2017
FOIP: The role of the brain in chronic low back pain
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2011 - 31 December 2014

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Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2009

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