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Research
Latest papers
Cortical mechanism of emotional pain.
Molecular pain · 2026 · first author
Positive Feedback Mechanisms in Pain Modulation and Chronic Pain.
The European journal of neuroscience · 2026 · first author
Brain networking pain and anxiety: From basic mechanism to future treatment.
Molecular pain · 2026 · first author
Latest funding
- $860,626
Corticospinal descending modulation of spinal sensory transduction in chronic pain
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
- $707,164
Insular cortex in chronic pain and its related anxiety
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
- $414,600
Cortical Plasticity and its Role in Pain and Cognition
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
From the 150 most recent of 215 publications.
Cortical mechanism of emotional pain.
Zhuo M
Positive Feedback Mechanisms in Pain Modulation and Chronic Pain.
Zhuo M
Brain networking pain and anxiety: From basic mechanism to future treatment.
Zhuo M
Transcranial direct current stimulation restores addictive behavior via prefrontal-striatal circuit.
Zuo H, Zhang W, Wang L, Wu Y, Zheng Y, Hao S, Chen QY, Cao P, Ouyang M, Huang S, Zhou W, Xue YX, Pan Y, Wei W, Zhuo M, Yuan T, Zha R, Zhang Z, Zhang X
Biphasic synaptic plasticity of the medial thalamic-cingulate pathway contributes to pain hypersensitivity in vivo.
Lin S, Hao S, Wu Y, Liu W, Wang J, Li L, Liu W, Zhuo M, Tao W
Cortical prostaglandin D2 contributes to behavioral sensitization and anxiety in peripheral inflammation.
Shimoyama S, Ishikawa T, Oke Y, Kawabata R, Ozaki N, Ueno S, Noguchi K, Zhuo M, Koga K
Top-down descending modulation of dorsal spinal excitatory transmission from the insular cortex.
Chen QY, Liu RH, Xue S, Zhuo M
GluK1-containing kainate receptor-dependent long-term depression in the anterior cingulate cortex modulates chronic pain.
Zhao ZX, Sun Y, Li ZY, Wei J, Chen T, Che J, Zhuo M, Li XH
Cortical Potentiation in Chronic Neuropathic Pain and the Future Treatment.
Hao S, Lin S, Tao W, Zhuo M
Processing of pain and itch information by modality-specific neurons within the anterior cingulate cortex in mice.
Ko HG, Jung H, Han S, Choi DI, Lee C, Choi JE, Oh J, Kwak C, Han DH, Kim JN, Ye S, Lee J, Lee J, Lee K, Lee JH, Zhuo M, Kaang BK
Corticospinal descending modulation of spinal sensory transduction in chronic pain
Principal investigators: Zhuo, Min
Keywords: Anterior Cingulate Cortex; Descending Facilitation; Descending Inhibition; Glutamatergic Synapse; Inflammatory Pain; Neurophathic Pain; Optogenetic Stimulation; Rats; Spinal Dorsal Horn; Whole Cell Patch Clamp
Insular cortex in chronic pain and its related anxiety
Principal investigators: Zhuo, Min
Keywords: Anxiety; Chronic Pain; Cortical Mechanism; Insular Cortex; Peripheral Nerve Injury
Cortical Plasticity and its Role in Pain and Cognition
Principal investigators: Zhuo, Min
Allodynia-related plasticity in the anterior cingulate cortex.
Principal investigators: Zhuo, Min
Keywords: Allodynia; Chronic Pain; Cortex; Glutamate; Inflammatory Pain; Neuropathic Pain
CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER / DETENTEUR DE CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE DU CANADA
Principal investigators: Zhuo, Min
Keywords: Crc
Investigation of FMRP-related changes in dendritic morphology and intrinsic properties of ACC pyramidal cells
Principal investigators: Chen, Tao
Keywords: Dendritic Spine; Dopamine; Environmental Enrichment; Fear Memory; Fragile X Syndrome; Intrinsic Current Property; Rescuing Effect
Metabotropic glutamate receptor dependent long-term depression and calcium signals in FMR1 knockout mice
Principal investigators: Li, Xiang Yao
Keywords: Anterior Cingulate Cortex; Calcium Signal; Fmr1; Fmrp; Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission; Hippocampus; Long-Term Depression; Mglur-Ltd; Plasticity; Trace Fear Memory
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