Luana Colloca
@luanacolloca.bsky.social
We study the mechanisms of placebo/ expectation effects and virtual reality. https://youtu.be/fPhvXuQfMyI?si=NPAdQw4R9F90igGn
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The Science of Placebo, Nocebo, and Healing | Ep10 | Exploring Pain Research with Laura Wandner
Welcome to Exploring Pain Research, Practice, & Perspectives A monthly webinar series with Laura Wandner, PhD. Episode 10: The Science of Placebo, Nocebo, and Healing Placebo and nocebo effects are...
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Evolution of Lithium as a Disease-Modifying Agent in Dementia jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Evolution of Lithium as a Disease-Modifying Agent in Dementia
This narrative review synthesizes more than 75 years of evidence to evaluate lithium’s evolution from mood stabilizer to candidate neuroprotective intervention.
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Original: Dr. Thomas, @luanacolloca.bsky.social, et al. tested the hypotheses that pain resilience is negatively associated with pain interference, and pain resilience is positively associated with placebo effects via reinforced expectations of analgesia. FULL: www.jpain.org/article/S152...
The power to adapt: How resilience and changing expectations contribute to placebo effects
Expectations about medical treatment are important prognostic indicators of treatment success and play a key role in shaping individual pain experiences. Placebo interventions can modify these…
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Don't miss this exceptional annual conference exploring the role of music in pain management and Alzheimer’s disease. Registration is still open—reserve your spot today! calendar.umaryland.edu?month=6&day=...
Calendar - The Elm
The Elm is a publication of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).
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We convene leading researchers and federal partners from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), the National Institute of Aging (NIA) and the National Endowment for the Arts to explore how music influences pain and/or Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias.
Let us congratulate Dr. Lakota Watson on her PhD Defense. Great job!
Join us for this upcoming lecture by Prof Leonard Calabrese, Cleveland Clinic lnkd.in/eJfC5ycM #chronicpain #rheumatology #Empathy #placebo
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We are pleased to let you know our multisciplinary work on #VR, #musics, #sound #engineering #pain, is now out. 'A critical role of affective content in the analgesic effect of virtual reality: a cross-sectional within-subject study' is now out!! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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🧠🌐 How digital environments shape empathy and pain? See our latest findings www.nature.com/articles/s41... #VirtualReality #PainResearch #PlaceboEffect #Empathy #Neuroscience #DigitalHealth #XRResearch
Context-dependent placebo hypoalgesia through observational learning: the role of empathy in immersive and non-immersive environments - npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine - Context-dependent placebo hypoalgesia through observational learning: the role of empathy in immersive and non-immersive environments
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First conference on Placebo in Brazil. Thank you to Dr. Flavio Pires for organizing it. It was great to do a duetto with Nandini Raghuraman from.the lab!
Don't forget to register for this insightful webinar from @luanacolloca.bsky.social and @umaryland.edu on the psychobiological pathways of healing on 16 December bit.ly/4roDh1s/
Pain Research Forum@painresforum.bsky.social · 9mo agoAre you interested in the psychobiological pathways of healing? Register now for this webinar from UMaryland’s Placebo Beyond Opinions Center, featuring Karin Meissner bit.ly/43ebAxY #PRF #webinar
Embedding Expectation Effects on the Management of Cancer Pain and Related Symptoms: A Focus Review - The Journal of Pain www.jpain.org/article/S152...
Embedding Expectation Effects on the Management of Cancer Pain and Related Symptoms: A Focus Review
As of 2022, an estimated 18 million individuals in the United States were living as cancer survivors, a number projected to rise to approximately 26 million by 2040. Advances in treatment and early de...
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In Memoriam: Professor Andrea Evers - International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
It is with profound sadness that we share the news that Professor Andrea Evers passed away on August 4, 2025. Andrea was a visionary leader, a brilliant scientist, and a […]
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It is with profound sadness that we share that Professor Andrea Evers passed away. Andrea was a visionary leader, a brilliant scientist, and a compassionate colleague. As we begin to process this immense loss, let us remember Andrea for her remarkable legacy and kindness she brought into our lives.
Joint us for this exciting topic delivered by Dr. Laura Simons! Tomorrow, May 15, 2025 at noon (est).
Join us for the 2025 Guedt Lecture Series at the PBO Center!
