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Loren Martin
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Latest papers
Viewing art as a pathway to psychological well-being and physical health.
Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026 · senior author
Toward a phenomic analysis of chronic postsurgical pain following cardiac surgery
Canadian Journal of Pain · 2019
Latest funding
- $1,044,226
Social control of pain circuits
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
- $135,000
Identifying and Inhibiting the Neural Mechanisms That Encode Learned Pain Behaviours During the Development of Chronic Pain
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
- $102,000
Unravelling the complexity of the social and physical environment in regulating nociceptive brain circuits
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
2 publications.
Viewing art as a pathway to psychological well-being and physical health.
Stellar JE, Priewe S, Lidhar NK, Martin L
Toward a phenomic analysis of chronic postsurgical pain following cardiac surgery
Clarke H, Rai A, Bao J, Poon M, Rao V, Djaiani G, Beattie S, Page G, Choiniere M, McGillion M
Social control of pain circuits
Principal investigators: Martin, Loren J
Keywords: Neural Circuits; Opioid; Oxytocin; Pain; Social
Identifying and Inhibiting the Neural Mechanisms That Encode Learned Pain Behaviours During the Development of Chronic Pain
Principal investigators: Boorman, Damien C
Keywords: Chronic Pain; Functional Connectivity; Hypersensitivity; Learning Mechanisms; Mouse Models; Neural Networks; Nocebo
Unravelling the complexity of the social and physical environment in regulating nociceptive brain circuits
Principal investigators: Martin, Loren
Keywords: brain circuits; supraspinal; nociception; sensitization; threat; neuropeptides; electrophysiology; mice
A high-performance slide scanner to support multiple research programs
Principal investigators: Martin, Loren
Social control of pain
Principal investigators: Martin, Loren J
Keywords: Neural Circuits; Opioid; Oxytocin; Pain; Social
Canada Research Chairs - Tier 2
Principal investigators: Martin, Loren J
Keywords: Crc
Multidimensional conceptualization of empathy: trade-off between empathy, cognitive load and motivation
Principal investigators: Martin, Loren
Keywords: Empathy; Working memory capacity; Cognitive control; Motivation; Pain; Fatigue; Mental effort; Personality; Event-related Potential
Learning mechanisms of pain and pain relief
Principal investigators: Martin, Loren J
Keywords: Hypersensitivity; Learning; Memory; Opioid; Pain; Treatment
An advanced cell imaging multi-mode reader and cryostat for diverse research programs
Principal investigators: Martin, Loren
The neural mechanisms by which stress prevents empathy in mice
Principal investigators: Martin, Loren
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Joel Katz and Hance Clarke: 69 shared papers
- Dinesh A Kumbhare and Hance Clarke: 12 shared papers
- Michael McGillion and Hance Clarke: 7 shared papers
- Monica Parry and Hance Clarke: 7 shared papers
- Michael McGillion and Monica Parry: 6 shared papers
- Dinesh A Kumbhare and Joel Katz: 5 shared papers
- Michael McGillion and Joel Katz: 4 shared papers
- Monica Parry and Joel Katz: 3 shared papers
- Hance Clarke and Scott Beattie: 2 shared papers
- Michael McGillion and Dinesh A Kumbhare: 1 shared paper
- Michael McGillion and Loren Martin: 1 shared paper
- Michael McGillion and Manon Choinière: 1 shared paper
- Michael McGillion and Gabrielle Page: 1 shared paper
- Michael McGillion and Scott Beattie: 1 shared paper
- Dinesh A Kumbhare and Loren Martin: 1 shared paper
- Dinesh A Kumbhare and Manon Choinière: 1 shared paper
- Dinesh A Kumbhare and Gabrielle Page: 1 shared paper
- Dinesh A Kumbhare and Scott Beattie: 1 shared paper
- Monica Parry and Loren Martin: 1 shared paper
- Monica Parry and Manon Choinière: 1 shared paper
- Monica Parry and Gabrielle Page: 1 shared paper
- Loren Martin and Joel Katz: 1 shared paper
- Loren Martin and Hance Clarke: 1 shared paper
- Loren Martin and Manon Choinière: 1 shared paper
- Loren Martin and Gabrielle Page: 1 shared paper
- Loren Martin and Scott Beattie: 1 shared paper
- Centre de recherche
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Department of Kinesiology
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Nursing
- Metrology
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Hance Clarke
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Joel Katz
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Manon Choinière
Centre de recherche
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Gabrielle Page
Centre de recherche
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Scott Beattie
Metrology
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Michael McGillion
Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Dinesh A Kumbhare
Department of Kinesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Monica Parry
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2019
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Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.