So fascinating.

“As a tracked target approaches the visual midline, the hemisphere about to receive the target shows a ramp-up of activity well before the crossing time, as if it is anticipating the target. Further, activity in the sending hemisphere remains high well after the crossing…”

“Overall, the findings of the study reignite the discussion on the robustness of the pain pathway’s organization, where multiple mechanisms ensure the persistence of
pain sensation.”

US-based physios who help people in pain: if you are interested in gaining additional support and recognition for the work you do please express your interest in establishing pain rehabilitation as its own distinct clinical specialty area in ABPTS.

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“Resist the urge to find a structural target. Rather, listen carefully, thoughtfully and deeply. Explore their concerns and engage their beliefs. Only once you begin to connect with them on a human level should you start the process of updating their generative model, at a pace of their choosing.”

I’ve often wondered if it’s more of what I don’t say than what I do say that matters most when helping healthcare consumers improve their understanding of pain and self-management skills.

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“Ketamine can also alter top-down modulation through psychological dissociation...” Beyond the established anti-nociceptive role opioids play in modulating pain perception, how do we assess the impact of their dissociative effects?

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Friston’s FEP is, without a doubt, one of the more complex ideas I’ve attempted to comprehend on more than just a superficial level, and I’ve found these papers helpful along the way:

gershmanlab.com/pubs/free_en...

www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

I personally enjoy reading a wide variety of writing styles, but they have a point

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Does Active Inference Provide a Comprehensive Theory of Placebo Analgesia?

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

what role might AI serve in our ongoing process of developing more effective care models for helping people in pain?

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

excellent read if you’re interested in learning more about future directions in cognitive and computational neuroscience

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New grad physio reading list:
Aches and Pains - Louis Gifford
Surgery, the Ultimate Placebo - Ian Harris
How Emotions Are Made - Lisa Feldman Barrett
Being You - Anil Seth
Explain Pain Supercharged - Moseley/Butler
The Embodied Mind - Varela, Thompson, Rosch

Two of the more concerning phenomena in healthcare: a surgeon with an open OR and a boat payment to make, and a researcher trying to prove themselves right.

“I know enough to know that I don’t know enough” -mpc