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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · 6d

Wirkstoff Mensch, besser könnte es zu unserer Forschung nicht passen! Hört mal rein!

SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 6d

And how can this invisible power be used consciously – without slipping into charlatanism?

Listen to it here (in German): podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...

Der unsichtbare Wirkstoff: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Bingel über die Kraft des Placebo-Effekts

Podcast-Folge · Wirkstoff Human · 02.10.2025 · 26 Min.

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 7d

🌟 Today we have news from project A02! 🌟

@christianbuchel.bsky.social and Lieven Schenk from @isnlab.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de talk about the role of side effect knowledge for treatment outcomes! 🤯

Read the article (in German/English): www.hamburg.de/leben-in-ham...

Die Kraft der Erwartung - hamburg.de

Eine Tablette sorgt für spürbare Schmerzlinderung, obwohl sie aus Zucker besteht – das ist der klassische Placebo-Effekt, und der ist keine Einbildung, sondern wissenschaftlich nachweisbar. Sein Mechanismus basiert auf Erwartungen. Und die können sogar dafür sorgen, dass Nebenwirkungen eines Medikaments einen positiven Effekt haben.

www.hamburg.de

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · 13d

So glad that such important analyses are published in Science. I hope the world understands that this is only showcased for the NIH….

Ted Price @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social · 13d

I think this is a fascinating and creative way to think about budget cuts to NIH and what they would mean for all of our health: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

What if NIH had been 40% smaller?

Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

www.science.org

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · 14d

I would come, Siri…
Sounds like an amazing opportunity!

Jan Haaker @janhaaker.bsky.social · 14d

Great opportunity!

Siri Leknes @sirileknes.bsky.social · 14d

Please RT
2 new positions in the lab as postdoc & PhD!

Interested in stress, pain, or reward? This project has it all!

We are a friendly but ambitious group. Oslo is a capital city on the fjord & bordered by forest, great urban & outdoors opportunities: 💃 ⛷️ 🚣 🎭 🎶

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 20d

Of course, the ongoing C-TNBS symposium wouldn't be complete without @ulrikebingel.bsky.social giving an update on what we are doing in our CRC in the new funding period 🤩

Also featuring talks by Tamas Spisak, Dagmar Timmann & @helenahartmann.com 😁

@neurologieessen.bsky.social
@unidue.bsky.social

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks for sharing Tor!

tor @torwager.bsky.social · 22d

Burnout in health care providers is a big issue. It reduces wellbeing and the ability to be effective. (Be kind to your provider!) Encouraging news: In a study of >2,000 providers, the Healthy Minds Program app reduced distress and improved wellbeing 9 mos later. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Digital Well-Being Training With Health Care Professionals

This randomized clinical trial examines whether a 13- week digital well-being training could improve well-being and reduce stress among health care professionals in Mexico.

jamanetwork.com

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · 25d

Danke an Julian Aé vom Spiegel für das tolle Interview!
Wir müssen noch viel mehr über Placebo- und Noceboeffekte bei echten medizinischen Behandlungen sprechen, als die Placebos selbst!

SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 25d

Placebo effects are anything but "just in our heads"! 😱

Did you know that they have real and measurable (!) effects on the brain and body? 🤯

Read the (German) interview with @ulrikebingel.bsky.social in @spiegel.de to find out more! 🤩

🔗 www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/p...

(S+) Von wegen Einbildung! So mächtig sind Placeboeffekte

Placebos können verblüffend heilsam sein. Noceboeffekte hingegen können schwer krank machen. Wie unsere Erwartung die Hirnchemie verändert und warum Pferde auf Globuli reagieren.

www.spiegel.de

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · 29d

This is a wonderful programme!
Grateful to already host two excellent students from the Max Planck School of Cognition.

Nico Schuck @nicoschuck.bsky.social · Sep 8

New application cycle for graduate students open at the Max Planck School of Cognition, offering fully funded positions, a well structured training programme and lab rotations.

Max Planck School of Cognition @mps-cognition.bsky.social · Sep 4

The new application cycle for our fully funded international graduate program has just started. You can now apply via our website, sign up for a Q&A, or participate in the Applicant Support Program cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en ! 👍🏻🧠👏🏾#passionforscience, #maxplanckschools

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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) @iasp.bsky.social · Sep 1

September is Pain Awareness Month, a global campaign to help spread awareness of issues related to pain and pain management. Join IASP in bringing awareness to Pain: bit.ly/41pzBkW #painawarenessmonth, #painisreal

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Lennart Pyritz @lennartpyritz.bsky.social · Aug 28

Treatment expectation: Wie gut das Schmerzmittel Ibuprofen wirkt, hängt nicht nur vom Wirkstoff selbst ab. Auch die ärztliche Kommunikation beeinflusst, wie gut die Behandlung wirkt. Eingeordnet habe ich das Ganze im Dlf mit Prof. @ulrikebingel.bsky.social: www.deutschlandfunk.de/erwartungsha...

Erwartungshaltung beeinflusst Wirkung von Schmerzmittel: Interview Ulrike Bingel

www.deutschlandfunk.de

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · Aug 26

So exciting. How wonderful to have Falk Eippert, Jürgen Finsterbusch and Nik Weiskopf to push the methodological limits 🥳

Ulrike Horn @ulrikehorn.bsky.social · Aug 26

I am thrilled about this new preprint of ours! Using 7T fMRI of the spinal cord we uncover two different spinal response components – phasic and tonic heat responses – that map differentially onto superficial and deep layers of the dorsal horn! 🔥Long thread upcoming!🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Ultra-high-field fMRI reveals layer-specific responses in the human spinal cord

Developments in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at ultra-high field (UHF) now allow for insights into human brain function at mesoscopic scale. However, similar progress has not been achi...

www.biorxiv.org

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Ulrike Horn @ulrikehorn.bsky.social · Aug 26

I am thrilled about this new preprint of ours! Using 7T fMRI of the spinal cord we uncover two different spinal response components – phasic and tonic heat responses – that map differentially onto superficial and deep layers of the dorsal horn! 🔥Long thread upcoming!🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Ultra-high-field fMRI reveals layer-specific responses in the human spinal cord

Developments in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at ultra-high field (UHF) now allow for insights into human brain function at mesoscopic scale. However, similar progress has not been achi...

www.biorxiv.org

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · Aug 15

Vielen Dank für das tolle Feedback!

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Ernst J. Weiss @ernstjweiss.bsky.social · Aug 15

Die Artikel im Vereinsblatt „Skeptiker“ haben in der Regel ein viel höheres Niveau (ein Bsp. aus der letzten Ausgabe wäre der tolle Artikel vom @ulrikebingel.bsky.social‬ über den Placebo Effekt).

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · Aug 12

This project will create a new computational method to understand how the brain structural connectivity responds to stress and disruption, providing novel insights into the mechanistic aspects. 🤯

This research aims to develop better tools for studying brain-behavior characterization. 🧠

a cartoon character is standing in front of a table with the word science written on it

ALT: a cartoon character is standing in front of a table with the word science written on it

media.tenor.com

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · Aug 11

The radio channel SWR1 talked to @ulrikebingel.bsky.social about how the brain influences the body and how placebo and nocebo effects work 🧠

Read the interview or listen to it (in German): www.swr.de/swr1/rp/prog...

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · Aug 5

congrats to this important publication!

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · Aug 5

The CRC is deeply saddened and shocked by the recent and unexpected passing of our esteemed colleague, Professor Andrea Evers.

Andrea was a trailblazer in the field of placebo research and a driving force in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.

Photo of Andrea Evers by Graciela Rossetto

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · Aug 4

In the German @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy radio programme "Sprechstunde", Prof. Wiebke Sondermann from our CRC explains how psoriasis develops, what consequences it can have and what treatment options are available for those affected.

Listen to it: www.deutschlandfunk.de/schuppenflec...

Schuppenflechte: Von Juckreiz bis Gelenkschmerz

www.deutschlandfunk.de

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · Aug 4

Distressing, stigmatising & with no prospect of a real cure: Psoriasis means a major reduction in quality of life for millions of people in Germany.

Fortunately, the disease can be treated well in most cases - also thanks to so-called biologics, which attack the causes of the symptoms in the body.

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · Jul 28

New video from the patient university of the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover! ✨

Ulrike Bingel & Matthias Karst talk about how chronic pain develops and how a pain therapy works 😫👩‍⚕️

Watch it here in German:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiTn...

Wie beeinflussen Vorerfahrungen und Erwartungen das Schmerzerleben?

YouTube video by Patientenuniversität MHH

www.youtube.com

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Klinik für Neurologie Essen @neurologieessen.bsky.social · Jul 9

Hier der Link zur englischen Veröffentlichung:
doi.org/10.1016/j.jp... via @jpsychosomres.bsky.social

@unidue.bsky.social
@ulrikebingel.bsky.social
@sfb-trr-289.bsky.social

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doi.org

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · Jul 9

Best Team ever ❤️

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Ulrike Bingel @ulrikebingel.bsky.social · Jul 9

Super interessantes Interview auch mit tollen Beiträgen von Betroffenen. Komme gerne wieder!

Lennart Pyritz @lennartpyritz.bsky.social · Jul 2

Akute Schmerzen sind ein Warnsignal, wenn etwas mit unserem Körper nicht stimmt. Es kann aber passieren, dass die Ursache verschwindet und der Schmerz trotzdem bleibt. Chronische Schmerzen sind eine eigenständige Erkrankung und für die Betroffenen eine große Belastung.

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · Jul 8

Heute besuche ich selbst mal einen @nawik.de Workshop zum Thema Evaluation von #WissKomm mit @ricardaz.bsky.social & Cecilia Buz‬ 💪

Ich freue mich auf drei Tage Input & Austausch, damit @ulrikebingel.bsky.social, Sven Benson & ich unser @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social Teilprojekt gut evaluieren können! 🤩

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