Michel-Pierre Coll, Université Laval

Research

Chronic Pain Computational Learning

Latest papers

No effect of rhythmic visual stimulation on experimental pain perception.
Pain · 2026 · senior author
A Reliable Effect of Alexithymia, but Not Autism, on Placebo Hypoalgesia.
Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026
Trajectories of pain and key predictors in two years of chronic low back pain: A prospective longitudinal cohort study.
The journal of pain · 2026

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Predicting Recurrence After First-Time Shoulder Dislocation: A Prospective Cohort Study
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Multimodal predictors of the transition from acute to chronic low back pain: improving decision aids for early risk identification
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Computational modelling of behavior as a window in the mechanisms of chronic pain.
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$400,860

All 6 grants and awards

18 publications.

01

No effect of rhythmic visual stimulation on experimental pain perception.

Roy N, Deslauriers C, Côté-Cazes T, Etcheverry A, Coll MP

Pain2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004044 PMID: 42350309

02

A Reliable Effect of Alexithymia, but Not Autism, on Placebo Hypoalgesia.

Ichijo E, Coll MP, Catmur C, Bird G

Autism : the international journal of research and practice2026

DOI: 10.1177/13623613261472929 PMID: 42604948

03

Trajectories of pain and key predictors in two years of chronic low back pain: A prospective longitudinal cohort study.

Rabiei P, Coll MP, Langevin P, Dubé MO, Roy JS, Massé-Alarie H, (on behalf of the Quebec Low Back Pain Consortium)

The journal of pain2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106310 PMID: 42097472

04

Expectations and uncertainty shape pain perception during learning.

Lacombe-Thibault M, Coll MP

The journal of pain2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105569 PMID: 41046110

05

A distributed brain response predicting the facial expression of acute nociceptive pain.

Picard ME, Kunz M, Chen JI, Coll MP, Vachon-Presseau E, Wager TD, Rainville P

eLife2024

DOI: 10.7554/elife.87962 PMID: 39526882

06

Pain reflects the informational value of nociceptive inputs.

Coll MP, Walden Z, Bourgoin PA, Taylor V, Rainville P, Robert M, Nguyen DK, Jolicoeur P, Roy M

Pain2024First author

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003254 PMID: 38713801

07

A distributed brain response predicting the facial expression of acute nociceptive pain.

Picard ME, Kunz M, Chen JI, Coll MP, Vachon-Presseau É, Wager TD, Rainville P

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024

DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.26.550504 PMID: 37547018

08

Differences in own-face but not own-name discrimination between autistic and neurotypical adults: A fast periodic visual stimulation-EEG study.

Nijhof AD, Catmur C, Brewer R, Coll MP, Wiersema JR, Bird G

Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2023.10.023 PMID: 38070386

09

Exploring the impact of violence in video games.

Roy N, Coll MP

eLife2024Senior author

DOI: 10.7554/elife.94949 PMID: 38226970

10

Neural representations of vicarious rewards are linked to interoception and prosocial behaviour.

Contreras-Huerta LS, Coll MP, Bird G, Yu H, Prosser A, Lockwood PL, Murphy J, Crockett MJ, Apps MAJ

NeuroImage2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.119881 PMID: 36702212

Predicting Recurrence After First-Time Shoulder Dislocation: A Prospective Cohort Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Pro. Gr. - PA: Inst. of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis: IMHA Mandate Areas

Principal investigators: Roy, Jean-Sébastien; Desmeules, François; Massé-Alarie, Hugo

Keywords: Cost-Utility; Disability; Disclocation; Immobilization; Prospective Observational Study; Psychosocial; Rehabilitation; Shoulder; Surgery; Symptoms

$100,000

Multimodal predictors of the transition from acute to chronic low back pain: improving decision aids for early risk identification

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Rabiei, Pouya

Keywords: Acute Pain; Adults; Brain Mapping; Low Back Pain; Neuroscience; Pain Chronicity; Predictive Modelling; Prognostic Factors; Prospective Cohort Study; Risk Prediction

$120,000

Computational modelling of behavior as a window in the mechanisms of chronic pain.

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Coll, Michel-Pierre

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Computational; Learning

$400,860

Vers une compréhension computationnelle de la douleur chronique

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Lacombe-Thibault, Mégane

Keywords: Apprentissage; Approche Computationnelle; Douleur Chronique; Douleur Lombaire; Incertitude; Intervention; Modélisation Bayésienne; Mécanismes; Perception; Psychologie

$120,000

Towards a computational understanding of pain

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Coll, Michel-Pierre

$12,500

Towards a computational understanding of pain

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coll, Michel-Pierre

Keywords: Computational; Inference; Motivation; Neuroimaging; Pain

$76,000

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

Psychology
Centre de recherche
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Pierre Rainville

Centre de recherche

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Pierre Langevin

Réadaptation

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Etienne Vachon-Presseau

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Chronic Pain Dear Professor Coll, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "No effect of rhythmic visual stimulation on experimental pain perception." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Computational modelling of behavior as a window in the mechanisms of chronic pain." (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Michel-Pierre Coll

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

No effect of rhythmic visual stimulation on experimental pain perception.

A Reliable Effect of Alexithymia, but Not Autism, on Placebo Hypoalgesia.

Trajectories of pain and key predictors in two years of chronic low back pain: A prospective longitudinal cohort study.

Expectations and uncertainty shape pain perception during learning.

A distributed brain response predicting the facial expression of acute nociceptive pain.

Pain reflects the informational value of nociceptive inputs.

A distributed brain response predicting the facial expression of acute nociceptive pain.

Differences in own-face but not own-name discrimination between autistic and neurotypical adults: A fast periodic visual stimulation-EEG study.

Exploring the impact of violence in video games.

Neural representations of vicarious rewards are linked to interoception and prosocial behaviour.

Predicting Recurrence After First-Time Shoulder Dislocation: A Prospective Cohort Study

Multimodal predictors of the transition from acute to chronic low back pain: improving decision aids for early risk identification

Computational modelling of behavior as a window in the mechanisms of chronic pain.

Vers une compréhension computationnelle de la douleur chronique

Towards a computational understanding of pain

Towards a computational understanding of pain

Frequent collaborators

Pierre Rainville

Mathieu Roy

Mathieu Roy

Margot Latimer

Pierre Langevin

Etienne Vachon-Presseau