Stroman Lab

New paper on connectivity analysis using SAPM (Jan 2025)

stromanp — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:27:09 +0000

New paper on connectivity analysis using SAPM (Jan 2025) stromanp Wed, 01/29/2025 - 09:27

Congratulations to Shima Hassanpour on her recent publication

stromanp — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:14:26 +0000

Congratulations to Shima Hassanpour on her recent publication stromanp Tue, 04/30/2024 - 09:14

News article about our pain research

stromanp — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:49:02 +0000

News article about our pain research stromanp Fri, 09/15/2023 - 10:49

We have received CIHR funding!

stromanp — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:33:36 +0000

We have received CIHR funding! stromanp Thu, 02/09/2023 - 07:33

New paper on how music alters pain perception

stromanp — Tue, 24 May 2022 11:45:50 +0000

New paper on how music alters pain perception stromanp Tue, 05/24/2022 - 07:45

New paper on altered pain processing in fibromyalgia

stromanp — Fri, 06 May 2022 12:02:40 +0000

New paper on altered pain processing in fibromyalgia stromanp Fri, 05/06/2022 - 08:02

Studies of fibromyalgia on-going in Summer 2024

stromanp — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 14:20:01 +0000

Studies of fibromyalgia on-going in Summer 2024 stromanp Mon, 12/06/2021 - 09:20

We are currently working on a series of studies using functional MRI to study people with fibromyalgia, and people who are generally healthy and about the same age, for comparison.

Some studies also involve only people without chronic pain so that we can study factors that influence the pain that we feel.

If you might be interesting in volunteering for this study, please check back for updates, or email P. Stroman at stromanp@queensu.ca to be emailed updates and information.

Dr. Patrick Stroman

stromanp — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:05:58 +0000

Dr. Patrick Stroman stromanp Thu, 11/11/2021 - 09:05

Stroman Lab: Functional MRI methods development, and pain research

Research in our lab is focused on developing functional MRI methods that can be applied at all levels of the central nervous system, including the brainstem and spinal cord. These methods include data acquisition, data analysis software, and statistical methods. The methods we have developed are used for studying human pain processing, and how it is altered in chronic pain conditions.

Example of functional MRI data quality in the brainstem and cord

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful tool for neuroscience research, and can reveal information about neuronal function in the human body as a person performs a cognitive task, or does a small motor task, or feels a sensation or pain. However, the most widely used methods for fMRI provide poor quality data in the brainstem and spinal cord, because of the effects of the surrounding bone and air spaces on the MR images.

The focus of the Stroman Lab for over 25 years has been to adapt fMRI methods for use in the brainstem and spinal cord. Methods have been developed that provide high-quality fMRI data and corresponding software for data analysis that is adapted to these regions.

The resulting methods have been used to study spinal cord injury, and our current focus is on the study of human pain processing, and how it is altered by attention, emotion, expectation, etc., and also how it is altered in chronic pain conditions, such as fibromyalgia. The information provided is able to show coordinated neural signaling between brainstem and spinal cord regions, and how neural responses to pain signals are regulated at the level of the spinal cord.

Link to research on ResearchGate