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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی

@massih.bsky.social

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⚜️-🇨🇦-🇮🇷 Assoc Prof, UToronto Pain Scientist Co-Director, Centre for Multimodal Sensorimotor and Pain Research; Canada Research Chair in Pain NeuroImaging; Councillor, IASP; Secretary, CanPainSoc fMRI, EEG, Psychophysics. He/Him/His | 🏳️‍🌈 |✊🏾| 🇵🇸&🇱🇧& 🇸🇾|✌️

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · May 26

In our new study published in @imagingneurosci.bsky.social, Batu Kaya and others resolve a monosynaptic trigeminal-lateral parabrachial-central amygdalar circuit in humans.

direct.mit.edu/imag/article...

Now to see if it does in humans what was observed in rodents.

Delineation of the trigeminal-lateral parabrachial-central amygdala tract in humans

Abstract. The parabrachial nucleus (PBN) relays interoceptive and exteroceptive information to limbic brain regions. In particular, lateral PBN projections to the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA)...

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · 9m

@marinalopezsola.bsky.social presents her work on chronic pain at @eppn4.bsky.social 2025 meeting #eppc2025

Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · 19d

Huge congrats from one Moayedi pain research lab to another!

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · 19d

The article then describes an amazing missed opportunity:

“Ottawa [should] set up a nationwide program offering every Canadian under 35 a job for two years implementing clean energy solutions, cutting carbon emissions and handling extreme weather across the country.”

www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca

The Campaign for a Youth Climate Corps

www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · 19d

Damning example of 🇨🇦 disillusionment with Mark Carney - and how many feel he misrepresented his agenda.

@lindamcquaig.bsky.social says “Although Carney sold himself to Canadians last spring as a climate leader, his focus since becoming prime minister has been on pleasing business and investors.”

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · 21d

I’m curious about the cost of the contracts. How much are they willing to spend on tech that “will solve problems” rather than solving the actual problem.

Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Sep 8

And of course she passed with FLYING COLOURS! Huge congrats Dr Hadjis

Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Sep 8

Georgia Hadjis defends her thesis! Georgia has worked so hard - and produced an outstanding body of work.

Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Sep 8

Georgia Hadjis defends her thesis! Georgia has worked so hard - and produced an outstanding body of work.

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Sep 5

Good luck! And enjoy the retreat!

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Sep 2

I really enjoyed working on this with @laurenatlas.bsky.social. The editor was also amazing to work with. I learned a lot along the way.

Stay tuned for more work from @laurenatlas.bsky.social, David Finn and me.

Lauren Atlas @laurenatlas.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks to @massih.bsky.social for inviting me to co-author this commentary @science.org Mapping the anatomy of placebo analgesia | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Mapping the anatomy of placebo analgesia

The identification of somatotopy in brainstem pain modulatory pathways could help treat chronic pain

www.science.org

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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · Aug 12

Will be presenting on pain and negative affect during social interactions and social support following traumatic birth!

Pain Research Forum @painresforum.bsky.social · Aug 11

Are you curious about headache and migraine pain? Join the Gulf Coast Consortium for a deep dive into the world of headaches and migraines at the #Pain2025 Workshop, featuring talks from @moeneuro.bsky.social, Yarimar Carrasquillo, and Greg Corder bit.ly/3JaeHzL #PRF

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Aug 11

Really looking forward to this!

Pain Research Forum @painresforum.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Siri Leknes @sirileknes.bsky.social · Aug 11

Major news!
Exhaustive metaanalysis (N=2706) finding that endogenous opioids play a MINOR role in human pain regulation:
Consistent with 0.3 on 11-point VAS

By @isabellmeier.bsky.social @martintrostheim.bsky.social @marieeikemo.bsky.social @loseth.bsky.social et al

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hugh thanks to Georgia Hadjis for leading the work, @daspainbrain.bsky.social for supporting this work since inception, MP McAndrews for helping us get it over the line!

Could not secure funding for this at any point, but I think the findings are quite cool. Especially the very unexpected sex ≠.

Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Aug 11

I’m so proud of this paper. Truly a labour of love that started when I was in my PhD program. It took ~10 years from inception to fruition.

The question is: does pain compete with other tasks based on salience or pain?

journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...

Salience or value: what drives priority in pain–cognition... : PAIN

have yet to discover how priority is assigned when pursuing competing goals while experiencing pain: through attentional resource competition (salience-based) or motivational conflict (value-based), o...

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Aug 9

Im very proud to say that @iasp.bsky.social has released a statement about access to pain care in Gaza.

What’s happening is appalling. And we should all be against war crimes.

www.iasp-pain.org/publications...

IASP Statement on Humanitarian Crises and Access to Pain Relief in Gaza - International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)

(August 8, 2025, Washington DC) The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) stands in solidarity with all individuals suffering from pain, especially in the context of humanitarian cris...

www.iasp-pain.org

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Jul 26

The thing about all these fucking statements now from world leaders calling for the food to be let in to Gaza: you have the ability to impose sanctions on Israel and every second you spend talking instead of imposing them is a collaborationist lie.

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Edouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · Jul 14

The horror

Kamal Adwan Hospital chief ‘starved, tortured, isolated’ in Israeli jail

Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s condition has worsened since he was abducted and jailed by Israel in December last year

thecradle.co

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Jul 7

Our new paper led by Georgia Hadjis, with @laurenatlas.bsky.social shows that you can salience match based on self-report.

Check it out.

journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...

Subjective salience ratings are a reliable proxy for... : PAIN

driven activity. It is thus essential to salience match control (innocuous) stimuli and noxious stimuli, to remove salience effects, when aiming to delineate pain-specific mechanisms. Previous studies...

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Jun 28

I hate this “celebrity” scientist business.

Paul Thompson @ptenigma.bsky.social · Jun 28

HOW MANY BRAIN MAPPERS can you recognise? More Celebrity Neuroscientist Sightings @OHBM
@ohbmofficial.bsky.social (Part 2!).
1⃣PT, Boris Bernhardt, neuropsych person (I’m sorry I forgot!); Michael Breakspear; Kangjoo Lee; Alan Evans, Stephen Strother
2⃣PT, Aina Puce, Hugh Garavan; 👇

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Ida Momennejad @neuroai.bsky.social · Jun 21

“WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED
to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,
which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, &
to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity & worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men & women”

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Jun 15

Not my paper, but work from Herta Flor’s group in Germany has explored this.

Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Jun 15

Aw, that’s very kind!

Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Jun 14

Today, I learned that my history of pain theories paper has hit 1000 citations. This was a genuine labour of love - and I'm so delighted (and grateful) to see that so many people read it, and then cited it!

I know 1000 isn't a lot for many on here, but I am very proud of this achievement.

Screenshot of Google Scholar showing that a publication by Moayedi and Davis titled "Theories of pain: from specificity to gate control" was cited 1000 times.

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · Jun 1

www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...

You don't have to almost die to be happy at work, but it helps | CBC Radio

New research suggests that near-death experiences can prompt people to make big changes in the search for more meaningful working lives. But experts say those changes are possible even if you don't ha...

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Dr van Tilburg @drvantilburg.bsky.social · May 30

Thank you Germany for building an alternative to PubMed.
In these scary times, I can use any good news for science!

www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Germany Plans Global Alternative to PubMed

In the wake of a brief PubMed outage, team launches project to ensure uninterrupted access

www.medpagetoday.com

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