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Sammy K. Millard

@sammy-millard.bsky.social
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Postdoc @CNAP_AAU, investigating #pain | @neuraustralia/@UNSW PhD | @UvA_Amsterdam MSc | @UniofBath BSc | she/her | #neuroscience #feminism #climbing 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇦🇺 🇩🇰

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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) @iasp.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
This week’s #PAIN Featured Image is a diagram of the experimental protocol and expected peaks in evoked potential to TMS to M1. Learn more in Chowdhury et al. bit.ly/4mic9yz
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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Chowdhury et al. find that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation prior to an anticipated prolonged pain episode reduces subsequent pain severity and can be used as a prophylactic pain intervention. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/4kcGSLM
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Resilience to persistent pain is characterized by stable periodic and increased aperiodic cortical activity www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Have you noticed #musicians often keep performing - even in #pain? 🎻🎺 We explored why musicians may experience less pain under the same painful conditions, finding differences in cortical dynamics during prolonged pain development, particularly in #aperiodic EEG. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Thoroughly enjoyed The Brain Conference from Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS last week in Crete! 🇬🇷 I am excited to bring all the interdisciplinary insights I’ve gained about “Principles of the Adaptive Mind” back to the topic of #pain research and to CNAP 🤓
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Published open access- European Journal of Neuroscience! 🤓 My second PhD paper is a secondary analysis of the peak alpha frequency (PAF) 🧠 and pain relationship in a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) 🧲 intervention for experimental pain. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 1/5
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Peak Alpha Frequency Is Not Significantly Altered by Five Days of Experimental Pain and Repetitive Transcranial Stimulation of the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
This study explored whether the pain-relieving effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in an NGF-induced sustained pain model are associated with changes in peak alpha frequenc...
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David Seminowicz @daspainbrain.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
our NIH HEAL initiative funded biomarkers study now out @jama.com JAMA Neurology open access, open data and code w/ @drsmschabrun.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Predicting Individual Pain Sensitivity Using a Novel Cortical Biomarker Signature
This cohort study analyzes electroencephalography data from healthy participants to analyze and validate a cortical biomarker signature for pain, which comprised the measures sensorimotor peak alpha f...
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Laura Sirucek @laurasirucek.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Better eat your royal jelly if you want to be queen! 🐝👑 Fun facts and cool science about epigenetics, environmental influences (jelly matters!), and its role in pain by @mirocco.bsky.social topped with tasty beer at yesterday‘s @pintofscience.uk festival in Aalborg! 🍻🧪 @sammy-millard.bsky.social 👀
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Rocco Giordano @mirocco.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Why not start using Bluesky with a good news…. !!! Data integration of physiological, biological and cognitive factors can explain a high proportion of clinical pain.
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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
This week’s #PAIN Featured Image is a Circos plot from multiblock sparse partial least squares discriminant analysis. Learn more in Giordano et al.’s new study bit.ly/3FAAdMd
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
"Psychological safety" was the #1 predictor of an effective team in a study by Google. 'In other words, for a diverse team to work to its fullest capacity, everyone on the team must feel that it is safe to voice his or her opinions without being ridiculed.' 🙏@virusesimmunity.bsky.social
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Laura Sirucek @laurasirucek.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
#EFIC2025 — another invaluable opportunity for both scientific and personal growth. 🌱🌿 Huge thanks to @efic.bsky.social for curating such inspiring content and for fostering a space to reconnect with old friends and create new, meaningful connections — all in stunning Lyon. 🇫🇷 A few snapshots…
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Wonderful time attending my first @efic.bsky.social conference in beautiful Lyon! Some highlights: 1) sharing and getting feedback on my two posters 🧠 2) inspiring talks integrating the psyc and social aspects of pain 🤓 3) connections with research friends across the world 🗺️ 4) exploring Lyon 🇫🇷
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Laura Sirucek @laurasirucek.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
5️⃣-8️⃣ Exploring Lyon by day and night and creating unforgettable memories with beautiful souls and fantastic reseachers. 💛 @sammy-millard.bsky.social @mirocco.bsky.social @joellekmetzger.bsky.social
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Final day! @efic.bsky.social #EFIC2025 👏 Come chat about pain and peak alpha frequency at my poster later, III-C.42 🤓 Titled: Dynamics of EEG peak alpha frequency in capsaicin-induced pain and resolution 🧠 🌊 🌶️
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Day two! @efic.bsky.social #EFIC2025 👏 Come to my poster, II-B.40, on a slightly different topic than usual for me 🤓 Resilience or vulnerability to pain in climbers: A survey exploring the relationships between psychological flexibility, psychological inflexibility, and pain catastrophizing 🧗‍♀️🧠
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Great first day at @efic.bsky.social #EFIC2025 yesterday! 🤓 I was grateful for the chance to present my CNAP poster in the poster prize presentation session 🤩 Come see the poster again on Saturday, titled: dynamics of EEG peak alpha frequency in capsaicin-induced pain and resolution, III-C.42
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Laura Sirucek @laurasirucek.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Also, for all IASP members, check out IASP Connect by @iasp.bsky.social! 🌐Create a Discussion or Q&A thread and interact with our community. Give it a try and drop me a comment here or on IASP Connect if you're going to #EFIC2025! 🗨️👇 tinyurl.com/2khpy2pc
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Laura Sirucek @laurasirucek.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Hey Early Career Pain Researchers/Professionals, who's going to the @efic.bsky.social #EFIC2025 in Lyon next week? 😊 As a member of the @iasp.bsky.social #IASPECN, I am particularly looking forward to some exciting activities just for us ECRs! Program: tinyurl.com/3x2dpx2p See you there?😎
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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) @iasp.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
IASP recognizes that the advancement of pain science depends on the collective expertise, perspectives, and contributions our global network of members. DEI are organizational priorities here at IASP and we strive to ensure programming represents all members. Learn More: bit.ly/43LhOX4
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Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · 12/03/2025
📣March issue is live! Cover: Promoting lived experience expertise in mental health research Also in this issue: ➖negative affect & impulsivity in OUD 👫sexual desire & relationship functioning 🌎green leadership 🗨️word production Read more: go.nature.com/3FAJqnJ #psychology #psychscisky
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/
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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) @iasp.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Hello, IASP Early Career Members! The Early Career Network (ECN) is working with IASP to support you with exciting initiatives. We want your input to help shape the ECN and ensure your voice is heard. Share your ideas, concerns, and wishes with us at earlycareer@iasp-pain.org! #IASP #ECN
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Though I'm not sure we should conclude that: "Psychology is a slave to biology, not the other way around"... based on our new study... this write up is a pretty good summary of our recent work on predicting experimental pain sensitivity using the brain 🤓🧠 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Yes, the Pain Is All in Your Head
A new study offers insights into the experience of pain that could improve pain management. Dr F. Perry Wilson comments.
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David Seminowicz @daspainbrain.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
accompanied by an editorial by Prasad Shirvalkar and Christopher Rozell that nicely summarizes the work and clinical relevance jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Brain Biomarkers for Pain Sensitivity
Identifying objective biomarkers that track individual pain severity has been dubbed “the holy grail” of pain neuroscience. While pain is among the most fundamental, ubiquitous, and adaptive experienc...
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Check out our new research published in @jama.com on the prediction of individual pain sensitivity using peak alpha frequency (PAF) and corticomotor excitability (CME)! 🤓
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Ed Keogh @edkeogh.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
NEW JOBS ALERT. Researching pain psychology and want to join us in Bath? New lecturer in psychology posts now being advertised. Other areas also. Deadline is 19th Jan. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
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CH12294 Lecturer - Jobs at Bath
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Ed Keogh @edkeogh.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
We also have a fixed term (3 years) senior lecturer post in Psychology Dept at @uniofbath.bsky.social. Various areas, including pain @bathcpr.bsky.social Deadline is 10th Feb. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
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Olivier Corneille @ocorneille.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
This recent blog post provides a very accurate and useful summary of Bertram and I's recent Nature Reviews Psychology article on the value of self-reports relative to "implicit measures" (as we defined them in the original article): www.psypost.org/self-report-...
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Self-report measures outperform implicit tools in assessing thoughts and feelings, new psychology paper argues
Self-reports outperform implicit measures, according to a new review, offering greater reliability, predictive validity, and flexibility. The paper challenges beliefs about implicit tools’ robustness,...
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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Suicide risk is double in people with chronic pain. What can be done to reduce this risk? In our EJP paper, we found mental defeat a significant predictor of future suicide risk in people with chronic pain 🧪Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
A little challenge for neuro/cog sci (/psych/comp-sci/bio/philosophy!) blueys: How would you define "cognition"?
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Ted Price @tedpricethepainguy.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
North American Pain School (NAPS) application deadline is fast approaching! There is nothing quite like NAPS. It is a transformative experience, just ask anyone who has attended!
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Sammy K. Millard @sammy-millard.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I thought this might be a fitting first post 🦋 After officially completing my PhD with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) early in 2024, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate my graduation back in Australia to close out 2024! 🎓🧪👩‍🔬
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Laura Sirucek @laurasirucek.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Also: hands up pain researchers, looking forward to connect! 👋 #community
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