[HTML][HTML] Peak alpha frequency as a candidate biomarker of pain sensitivity: the importance of distinguishing slow from slowing

A Mazaheri, DA Seminowicz, AJ Furman - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
The study by Valentini et al.(2022) observed that the peak alpha frequency (PAF) of
participants became slower after they were exposed to painful, as well as non-painful but …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting postoperative pain in lung cancer patients using preoperative peak alpha frequency

SK Millard, AJ Furman, A Kerr… - British Journal of …, 2022 - bjanaesthesia.org
Sensitivity to acute postoperative pain is amongst the most significant risk factors for
development of chronic postsurgical pain. 4, 5 However, the extent of neuropathic pain …

The reliability of two prospective cortical biomarkers for pain: EEG peak alpha frequency and TMS corticomotor excitability

NS Chowdhury, P Skippen, E Si, AKI Chiang… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Many pain biomarkers fail to move from discovery to clinical application,
attributed to poor reliability and an inability to accurately classify at-risk individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Intramuscular injection of nerve growth factor as a model of temporomandibular disorder: nature, time-course, and sex differences characterising the pain …

SM Schabrun, E Si, SK Millard, AKI Chiang, S Chen… - Neurobiology of Pain, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a common condition that frequently
transitions to chronic symptoms. Experimental pain models that mimic the symptoms of …

Effects of nicotine compared to placebo gum on sensitivity to pain and mediating effects of peak alpha frequency

SK Millard, AKI Chiang, P Humburg, N Chowdhury… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Recent research has linked individual peak alpha frequency (PAF) to pain sensitivity, but
whether PAF alterations can influence pain remains unclear. Our study investigated the …

A novel cortical biomarker signature accurately and reliably predicts individual pain sensitivity: The PREDICT longitudinal analytical validation study

NS Chowdhury, C Bi, AJ Furman, AKI Chiang… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background: Biomarkers would greatly assist chronic pain management. The present study
aimed to undertake analytical validation of a sensorimotor cortical biomarker signature for …

Unravelling the PAF-Pain Relationship: Modulating Peak Alpha Frequency and Prolonged Pain Sensitivity through Pharmacological and Non-Invasive Brain …

S Millard - 2024 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
Chronic pain, a prevalent and debilitating condition, is highly resistant to treatment,
prompting a shift towards prevention as a means to reduce its prevalence. Identifying …