Neural and Physiological Mechanisms Supporting Mindfulness-Based Analgesia as Compared to Placebo
Thursday, May 2
3 - 4 p.m.
UMSON, Room 245 and Online
Join us for the Placebo Beyond Opinions Center guest lecture, "Neural and Physiological Mechanisms Supporting Mindfulness-Based Analgesia as Compared To Placebo," presented by Fadel Zeidan, PhD, associate professor, anesthesiology, and director, Pain Health and Mindfulness Laboratory, University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego)
Attend in person in UMSON Room 245, or virtually on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 940 4315 2840
Passcode: Italian
MORE ABOUT FADEL ZEIDAN, PHD
Zeidan is the inaugural endowed professor of empathy and compassion for the UC San Diego T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion. He is also a co-founder and neuroscience director for the UC San Diego Center for Psychedelic Research. Zeidan’s research is focused on determining the psychological, physiological, and neural mechanisms that mediate the relationship between self-regulatory practices and health. Specifically, Zeidan’s work examines the mechanisms of action supporting mindfulness meditation, psychedelics, and cannabis on pain. To date, he and his team have demonstrated that mindfulness meditation is mechanistically distinct from and more effective than placebo, distraction, and relaxation.