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Are the effects of unpredictability on pain perception and EEG related responses underpinned by expectancy? Fabien Pavy’s first study is out as preprint psyarxiv.com/rwa57

OGP is looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate w/a MA degree in psychology, neuroscience or biomedical science for an interdisciplinary 4-year research project that examining interoception of bodily sensations across different bodily domains. More info: kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs…

Yesterday was a ✨big day ✨for OGP! We received word that both @valentina_j_29 and @Martina47279454 received @FWOVlaanderen junior postdoctoral fellowships. Congratulations to you both! OGP is very proud of you👏👏👏

🚨VACANCY: We’re looking for 2 enthusiastic PhD students for interdisciplinary research projects examining mechanisms of breathlessness in people without and with respiratory disease (e.g., COPD). See links for more information! kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs… kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs…

Our very own Johan Vlaeyen was awarded the Honorary Membership of the International Association for the Study of Pain (@IASPpain) for his outstanding contributions to the study of pain!

Congratulations to our very own @Martina47279454 for receiving a prestigious @MSCActions postdoctoral fellowship! We are SO proud of you! gero.usc.edu/labs/matherlab…

Check out this newspaper article on slow breathing where our very own @IlseVanDIest (the slow breathing expert) is interviewed! standaard.be/cnt/dmf2024013…

The Annual Meeting of The International Society for the Advancement of Respiratory Psychophysiology (ISARP) will take place from September 6th– 8th in Leuven, Belgium. Registration and full program info are available online at isarp.net/meeting-2023

Our paper is out in @AGA_Gastro! We found that psych factors, not reflux parameters, were most important contributors to symptom severity in refractory reflux patients. Results were consistent across reflux phenotypes. #gastropsych Link w/free access: authors.elsevier.com/a/1hcRD3mEmfbKe

New study in @PAINthejournal together with Ketan Jaltare, Laetitia Vanderijst, and @DianaTorta showing that #social #support in the form of #handholding can reduce development of secondary #hyperalgesia. Nice collaboration :)

New from the lab in @PAINthejournal! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37433188/ @OGPLeuven #OGPainers @PPW_KULeuven funded by @FWOVlaanderen. In this @OSFramework preregistered study we show that handholding reduces the development of secondary hypersensitivity 1/N

Congrats to our very own @meyers_elke @DianaTorta !

In Press: @meyers_elke and colleagues show that working memory does not buffer against the development of secondary hypersensitivity. However, pain-related fear plays a role! @DianaTorta @marynalves @anoukteugels @OGPLeuven @PPW_KULeuven Full: jpain.org/article/S1526-…

Massive thanks to @KU_Leuven DOC for having generously funded our 6 year C1 project HURT over habituation and sensitization of aversive bodily symptoms @OGPLeuven! Thanks @JohannesVlaeyen and @b_kriengwatana for preparing me at the best for the interview!

Go Elke!

‘It just doesn't feel right’ and other reasons why some people fear and avoid positive emotions. Our new paper led by @liesbethbgrt (congratulations on your first publication🥳!!) with @barneydunn75 and @raziraes sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Come join us at OGP and work with this stellar PI @DianaTorta 🤩🤩🤩

New fully-funded PhD position in my group @OGPLeuven funded by @FWOVlaanderen to study hypersensitivity to non nociceptive stimuli in painful states kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs…. Deadline to apply is 31/5. RT is appreciated!

Go Elke go!

Come to our fast-track symposium ‘Finding a biomarker of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tvns)’ at 5 in room 5C. We are going to discuss biomarkers, parameters, working mechanism, and more on tVNS. #BrainStimConf