Benedict J. Alter

Ipsilateral stimulation shows somatotopy of thumb and shoulder auricular points on the left primary somatosensory cortex using high-density fNIRS

This study uses fNIRS to show that thumb and shoulder auricular points activate specific regions in the left primary somatosensory cortex, supporting somatotopy.

The onset and offset of noxious stimuli robustly modulate perceived pain intensity

This study shows that changes in noxious stimulus intensity, whether increasing or decreasing, significantly affect perceived pain intensity, with onset hyperalgesia and offset analgesia occurring bidirectionally.