Ben Alter

Ben Alter

@benalter.bsky.social

Pain Medicine physician-scientist at University of Pittsburgh; translational neuroscience of acute and chronic pain

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The Journal of Pain
@thejournalofpain.bsky.social

Original: Drs. Strigo, Simmons, @storrisi.bsky.social, @benalter.bsky.social, et al. identified distinct neural phenotypes of pain anticipation in chronic low back pain (cLBP) and examined their clinical and physiological correlates in 43 cLBP patients. FULL:

jpain.orgBrain mechanisms of pain anticipation in chronic low back pain: Insights into phenotypical responses to mind-body therapyPain perception and emotional processing share common predictive mechanisms influenced by anticipation, expectation, and uncertainty. This study identifies distinct neural phenotypes of pain…

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Ewan St. John Smith
@psalmotoxin.bsky.social

Calling all osteoarthritis pain researchers - still a few months until the deadline for our @oacjournal.bsky.social special issue on Pain Mechanisms in Osteoarthritis 👇 #PainResearch #Neuroskyence 🧠 🧪

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Journal@oacjournal.bsky.social

📢 Call for Papers OAC is excited to announce a Special Issue on Pain Mechanisms in Osteoarthritis. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... Submission Deadline: May 15th, 2026

Ben Alter
@benalter.bsky.social

Big news from the lab! 🧠🦵 Honored to receive an NIH HEAL Initiative R01 to investigate whole-person mechanisms in knee osteoarthritis. This work aims to bridge pain science, aging, and systems biology to improve outcomes for millions.

Ben Alter
@benalter.bsky.social

Read more via @PittAnesthesiology: 🔗 www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/dr-ben-... Thanks to #NIH and collaborators. #PainResearch #Osteoarthritis #ALTERNEUROLAB

anesthesiology.pitt.eduDr. Ben Alter Awarded $4.9M NIH R01 Grant to Investigate Whole-Person Mechanisms of Knee Osteoarthritis Pain | Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative MedicineThe interdisciplinary grant “Leveraging Inter-Individual Differences in Walking Pain and Impairment to Elucidate Whole-Person Mechanisms of Knee Osteoarthritis,” has received $4.9 million in total sup...
Ben Alter
@benalter.bsky.social

Thanks @hstratton.bsky.social for posting about it and being a part of our amazing group of researchers at Pitt tackling the problem of pain.

Harrison Stratton@hstratton.bsky.social

Kicking off #PainDay hosted by the Pittsburgh Pain Consortium! Looking forward to a great day of science. Thanks to @benalter.bsky.social @sarahross1.bsky.social and @rpseal.bsky.social for a great intro!

Ben Alter
@benalter.bsky.social

I was excited to hear about a new behavioral treatment for chronic pain developed by researchers in Australia -- dialectical behavior therapy adapted to chronic pain. Thanks to @sutherlandphd.bsky.social for covering this development.

jamanetwork.comOnline Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Emotion Dysregulation in Chronic PainThis randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of a hybrid self-directed and therapist-guided therapy for emotional dysregulation in adults with chronic pain.
Pitt Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine@pittanesthesiology.bsky.social

Benedict Alter, MD, PhD, in @newscientist.com: "At any given pain intensity, if you had better emotional regulation, people’s overall lives would be better: less suffering, less functional impairment." www.newscientist.com/article/2479...

newscientist.comChronic pain could be eased by learning to regulate negative emotionsA type of cognitive behavioural therapy that focuses on mindfulness and tolerating distress has shown promise for relieving chronic pain

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Hank Green
@hankgreen.bsky.social

It’s interesting that the emojis show the earth from three angles 🌎 🌍 🌏 but not the fourth. Though 🔵 is a fair approximation of what it would look like. People underestimate the Pacific.

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Fadel Zeidan
@fadelzeidan.bsky.social

We are hiring ! We are recruiting a scientist that is interested in studying the brain mechanisms supporting cannabis-based analgesia. Reach out for more details and please share

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HHMI
@hhmi-science.bsky.social

Talk about living your #science! When devotion to #research leaves a permanent mark—definitely filing this under: ‘Do what you love, love what you do!' 💪💚

Leslie B Vosshall PhD@leslievosshall.bsky.social

If you really love your protein of interest commit to a tattoo @ardemp.bsky.social

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