benalter.bsky.social
Pain Medicine physician-scientist at University of Pittsburgh; translational neuroscience of acute and chronic pain
👤 Joined on 23 November 2024
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@benalter.bsky.social📣 Check out the latest paper from our lab out now in @pnas.org 📣 We show that nociceptive sensitization can occur in the absence of pain stimulation. We use the thermal grill illusion, and show that nonresponders show greater central sensitization (secondary hyperalgesia) than responders.
Show PostCheck out this Symposium on temporomandibular disorders at the USASP 2026 annual conference: " Temporomandibular disorders: from patients experience to translational science - a multi-dimensional approach to understanding TMDs" Tuesday March 24, 2026 3:45 - 5:15 PM EST
Show PostCalling all osteoarthritis pain researchers - still a few months until the deadline for our @oacjournal.bsky.social special issue on Pain Mechanisms in Osteoarthritis 👇 #PainResearch #Neuroskyence 🧠 🧪
Show PostJoin @iasp.bsky.social’s #NeuPSIG and Courtney Bannerman on 18 Feb to discuss Xu et al’s results in @nature.com that mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy bit.ly/46hu5D2 Register here bit.ly/4tiPRQM #journalclub #PRF
Show PostAnesthesiology journals will be at #ANES25 starting tomorrow! Attend journal-sponsored sessions, engage with fellow researchers, and visit the journals kiosk in the exhibit hall to learn more about both journals. Plan your schedule now: ow.ly/LHwE50X7Tgw
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