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Pain is a complex experience that not only involves a physical sensation, but also emotional and cognitive processes. Our research focuses on how our pain experience is influenced by various psychological factors, such as stress, mood, attention, beliefs and expectations. We measure brain activity and physiological data such as heart rate, respiration rate and stress hormone levels. Most of our research involves experimental pain induction in healthy young and older adults. Insight in the psychological and biological mechanisms of pain perception and modulation in healthy individuals is an important first step in understanding chronic pain conditions and contributing to more effective interventions for managing pain.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\">\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"lab-equipment\"\n    >\nLab equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--scale-down\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lab-2024_3-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lab-2024_3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lab-2024_3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lab-2024_3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lab-2024_3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Lab-2024_3-scaled.jpg 1920w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: scale-down; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: scale-down; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The P3Lab has a wide variety of devices for experimental pain induction, including electrical stimulators, mechanical stimulators (e.g., algometer, interdigital web-pincher, impact stimulator) and thermal stimulators (e.g., different types of contact thermodes). The lab is equipped with a cabin for electro-encephalography (EEG), and we have a set-up for recording electrocardiograms, blood pressure, respiration rate, muscle activity, and electrodermal activity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"collaborations\"\n    >\nCollaborations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The P3Lab has a longstanding collaboration with the medical imaging facility at the H\u00f4pitaux Robert Schuman in Luxembourg city, to collect functional magnetic resonance images (fMRI). This allows us to study the activity of the brain during pain perception and modulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, we work together with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chl.lu\/fr\/professeur-hertel-frank\"> Prof. Dr. Frank Hertel <\/a>at the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL), on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-projects\/quantitative-sensory-profiling-in-chronic-pain-patients-undergoing-high-frequency-spinal-cord-stimulation-therapy\/\">study involving spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain patients.<\/a> This study is funded by the company Nevro Corp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, we are involved in an interdisciplinary project with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/people\/andreas-husch\/\">Dr. Andreas Husch<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/research-groups\/imaging-ai\/\">Imaging AI research group<\/a> at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB). The project focuses on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/ias\/funded-projects\/audacity\/\">developing machine learning models to analyze large multi-modal pain datasets<\/a>. This collaboration between computer scientists and neuroscientists is funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/ias\/\">Institute for Advanced Studies<\/a> (IAS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--scale-down\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/P35.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/P35-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/P35.jpg 477w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: scale-down; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: scale-down; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the P3Lab we explore the interactions between the brain, behaviour and pain. 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