Prof Ben Colagiuri

Co-Director (Discovery and Translation), Brain and Mind Centre @Sydney_Uni | Placebo/nocebo effects, discovery, and mental health | Views mine

[The Journal of Pain @TheJournal_Pain]

Original: @Tessarooney, Dr. @BenColagiuri et al. identified that reducing pain-related interpretations through cognitive bias modification can reduce nocebo-related pain in clinical contexts

Full: https://t.co/X2MEi6H1dI

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

Super excited to start as Co-Director, Discovery and Translation, @BrainMind_Usyd @Sydney_Uni this week working with @ian_hickie. Look forward to working with all the amazing researchers and clinicians who make BMC so successful in #neuorscience #mentalhealth research & impact.

[Sydney Placebo Lab @PlaceboSydney]

Building on her recent article, PhD Candidate Cosette Saunders just spoke to @Jamesologhlin about the #nocebo effect on @ABCaustralia radio! @UsydPsych

Listen to a snippet of it below! 📻 ✨

[Sydney Placebo Lab @PlaceboSydney]

⭐️ PhD candidate Cosette Saunders wrote a great article for @ConversationEDU discussing the #nocebo effect and how it's relevant to you (e.g., it can be socially transmitted to you through the social media platform you're using right now)! 🤕@UsydPsych

https://t.co/mh62uCbqep

[The Journal of Pain @TheJournal_Pain]

Original: Drs. Rooney, @BenColagiuri & col. found that Virtual Reality-based Attention Bias Modification shifted pain-related attention biases w/out reducing nocebo hyperalgesia or pain expectancy

Full: https://t.co/Bp1FT4hqEM

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@psybalazs @katefaasse @WRief1 @Colloca_Luana @SIPSplacebo Thanks, this one is in person but we might try hybrid next time!

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Reminder about the first Australian #Placebo #Nocebo Symposium @katefaasse and I are organising next Friday with @WRief1 and @Colloca_Luana @SIPSplacebo

Still time to register!

[Sydney Placebo Lab @PlaceboSydney]

⭐️ We're hosting the 2025 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium on 14 Feb! ⭐️

This one-day program will showcase advances in #placebo and #nocebo research and build collaborative networks between researchers and clinicians.

To submit an abstract/register: https://t.co/tdjuMRt6ix

[Sydney Placebo Lab @PlaceboSydney]

⭐️ We're hosting the 2025 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium on 14 Feb! ⭐️

This one-day program will showcase advances in #placebo and #nocebo research and build collaborative networks between researchers and clinicians.

To submit an abstract/register: https://t.co/tdjuMRt6ix

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

Want something to do for #MentalHealthMonth in Oct?

Join us @UsydPsych @Sydney_Uni for a free panel discussion on #MentalHealth in the Digital Age
Hosted by @chaser's Julian Morrow & feat. @JasmineFardouly, @arte_pinkus, @DrAJCampbell, and Mark Dadds

https://t.co/JTPulal5J4

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

Our new MA by #CSaunders & @winstontan_ on socially-induced #nocebo effects

Surprising me: social nocebo as strong as conditioned nocebo (but k=4 for this comparison so caution required)

@PlaceboSydney @LSharpeUSYD @katefaasse #KBarnes @healthpsychrev

https://t.co/w0psDcsQXi

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@meuldersann @IASPpain Fun times and thanks for chosing all the restaurants!

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

@FFeys @PlaceboSydney @IASPpain Here's a recent one :)
https://t.co/axeWAMni38

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

Honoured to receive the Patrick D Wall prize and speak abour our @PlaceboSydney recent work on social transmitted #nocebo effects in the final plenary session of #WC2024 @IASPpain at 12.45 today

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

@LSharpeUSYD @UsydPsych @Sydney_Science @Sydney_Uni You can still say that!

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

T - 1hr until my @IASPpain #WC2024 topical workshop with @torwager and @bingellab

We'll be talking about what we've learned about #placebos in the last 50 years

Be there or be...in the no treatment group (sorry for the dad joke 🤓)
@SIPSplacebo

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

See you soon @IASPpain #WC2024!!!

Looking forward to presenting some os the our @PlaceboSydney latest #pain #placebo and #nocebo research

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

@Duncanivison Nice work, Duncan, and all the best for the new role.

[USYD Psychology @UsydPsych]

Congratulations @hagsie on being nominated as an Outstanding Mentor of Researchers!

[Prof Ben Colagiuri @BenColagiuri]

#PhD candidates get paid LESS than minimum wage in Aus (and face major cost of living pressures)

PhD's contribute enormously to society and the economy. We should recognise and support this #AcademicTwitter #auspol

Sign this to raise the stipend https://t.co/YqW03Km49y

[Sydney Science @Sydney_Science]

👏 @Sydney_Uni has ranked 2nd in Australia in the 2024 @usnews Subject rankings!

@sydney_science has ranked top 50 globally across the following disciplines:

🏆 32nd for Microbiology @SydneySOLES
🏆 43rd for Agriculture @SiaSydney
🏆 44th for Psychiatry/psychology @UsydPsyc👏 @Sydney_Uni has ranked 2nd in Australia in the 2024 @usnews Subject rankings!

@sydney_science has ranked top 50 globally across the following disciplines:

🏆 32nd for Microbiology @SydneySOLES
🏆 43rd for Agriculture @SiaSydney
🏆 44th for Psychiatry/psychology @UsydPsyc👏 @Sydney_Uni has ranked 2nd in Australia in the 2024 @usnews Subject rankings!

@sydney_science has ranked top 50 globally across the following disciplines:

🏆 32nd for Microbiology @SydneySOLES
🏆 43rd for Agriculture @SiaSydney
🏆 44th for Psychiatry/psychology @UsydPsych