Links of interest
Laboratoire de recherche sur la neurophysiologie de la douleur
La gestion du stress pour prévenir la douleur chronique
Rainville Pierre
Ph.D.
Contact information
Centre de recherche, IUGM
4545 chemin Queen-Mary
Montréal, Québec
Canada H3W 1W5
Bureau : M4816
(514) 340-3540 #4145
pierre.rainville@umontreal.ca
Biography
- Sc., Université du Québec, Biology, 1988;
- Major, Université de Montréal, Psychology, 1990;
- Ps., Université de Montréal, Clinical Neuropsychology, 1992;
- D., Université de Montréal, Experimental Neuropsychology, 1998;
- Postdoctorat, University of Iowa, Cognitive Neuroscience, 2000.
Research interests
- Cerebral and mental representation of pain in humans (memory, communication, empathy, etc.);
- Neuroppsychological mechanisms of pain modulation (hypnosis, placebo, emotions, etc.);
- Role of the cerebro-spinal mechanisms of pain regulation in humans;
- Neurophysiological basis for the psychological factors contributing to persistent pain states
