Welcome to Translational Neurobiology of the Pain System XXIII: Provoke, probe and modulate pain neuroplasticity


Description:

This is the twenty-third annual international Ph.D. course on the translational neurobiology of the pain system. The purpose of the course is to introduce different aspects of the neurobiology of the pain system and to initiate new co-operation in interdisciplinary pain research. This year the course will focus on pain and neuroplasticity and especially how to provoke, probe and modulate pain neuroplasticity in human and in animal models. Psychophysical and electrophysiological outcome measures will be in focus but complemented by various imaging techniques.

The course is arranged over two days, and participants are invited from different international laboratories. The lectures will be given by staff from Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (Aalborg University), SMI (Aalborg University), and by invited international key scientists within the area.

 

Literature
Selected papers and book chapters will be announced to the participants shortly before the course.

 

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of pain mechanisms, for update see Textbook of Pain, 5th edition, Section 1: Neurobiology of Pain. Selected chapters from Musculoskeletal Pain, IASP Press (2014).

 

Evaluation
The course will end with a multiple choice evaluation with questions related to all topics of the course.

 

Fee
A fee of DKK 500 will be charged for catering.


Organizer: Professor Thomas Graven-Nielsen, email: tgn@hst.aau.dk and  Professor Ole Kæseler Andersen, email: oka@hst.aau.dk



Lecturers: Invited internal and external speakers

Program and course material: Log in to the course description to see the full program and download the course material


ECTS: 1

Time: 18 and 19 June 2018 (8.15-16.00)

Place: Aalborg University, Niels Jernes Vej 14, room 4-111 

City: 
Aalborg

Number of seats:

Deadline: 7 June 2018

Important information concerning PhD courses We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 5,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately three months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year. We look forward to your registrations.