Joseph Blythe
Postdoc / Guest
- Name
- Dr. J.S. Blythe Ph.D.
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- j.s.blythe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-1281-9681
About Joseph
In November 2017 I began my PhD research in the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit as a part of Prof. Evers’ Vici project, “The power of expectations: Unraveling the role of nocebo effects in the sensitization of somatic symptoms.” My research focuses on identifying the neurobiological mechanisms underlying nocebo effects on pain and itch, through the use of pharmacological inductions, associative learning, and neuroimaging (fMRI). My goal is to identify the neural circuitry which translates learning processes into measurable nocebo responses. I work in close collaboration with the rest of the Vici team, under the supervision of Dr. Kaya Peerdeman, Dr. Judy Veldhuijzen, and Prof. Dr. Andrea Evers.
I am originally from Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., and have lived in The Netherlands since 2015. While I miss hiking in the mountains near my home, I have enjoyed the opportunity to meet new people and experience a new culture while continuing to develop my skills as a researcher.
Education
B.Sc. – Psychology, Western Washington University. Bellingham, WA, USA
M.Sc. – Psychology (Research), University of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Postdoc / Guest
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Psychologie
- Gezondheids, Medische- Neuropsychologie
- Blythe J.S., Peerdeman K.J., Veldhuijzen D.S. Karch, J.D. & Evers A.W.M. (2023), Electrophysiological markers for anticipatory processing of nocebo-augmented pain, PLoS ONE 18: e0288968.
- Blythe J.S., Thomaïdou A.M., Peerdeman K.J., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Schothorst M.M.E. van, Veldhuijzen D.S. & Evers. A.W.M. (2023), Placebo effects on cutaneous pain and itch: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental results and methodology, Pain 164(6): 1181-1199.
- Blythe J.S. (29 November 2023), Learning to perceive: psychological and neural processes underlying placebo and nocebo effects on cutaneous sensations (Dissertatie. Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University). Supervisor(s) and Co-supervisor(s): Evers A.W.M., Peerdeman K.J. Veldhuijzen D.S.
- Thomaïdou A.M., Blythe J.S., Peerdeman K.J., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Schothorst M.M.E. van, Veldhuijzen D.S. & Evers A.W.M. (2023), Learned nocebo effects on cutaneous sensations of pain and itch: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental behavioral studies on healthy humans, Psychosomatic Medicine 85(4): 308-321.
- Lennep J.P.A. van, Middendorp H. van, Veldhuijzen D.S., Peerdeman K.J., Blythe J.S., Thomaïdou M.A., Heyman T.D.P. & Evers A.W.M. (2023), The optimal learning cocktail for placebo analgesia: a randomized controlled trial comparing individual and combined techniques, The Journal of Pain 24(12): 2240–2256 .
- Thomaidou M.A., Blythe J.S., Veldhuijzen D.S., Peerdeman K.J., van Lennep J.P.A., Giltay E.J., Cremers H.R. & Evers A.W.M. (2022), A randomized pharmacological fMRI trial investigating d-cycloserine and brain plasticity mechanisms in learned pain responses, Scientific Reports 12: 19080.
- Blythe J.S., Peerdeman K.J., Veldhuijzen D.S., Schothorst M.M.E. van, Thomaïdou M.A., Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Evers A.W.M. (2021), Nocebo effects on cowhage-evoked itch: a randomized controlled trial of classical conditioning and observational learning, Acta Dermato-Venereologica 101(1): adv00370 (adv00370).
- Thomaïdou A.M., Blythe J.S., Houtman S.J., Veldhuijzen D.S., Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Evers A.W.M. (2021), Temporal structure of brain oscillations predicts learned nocebo responses to pain, Scientific Reports 11(1): 9807.
- Thomaïdou A.M., Veldhuijzen D.S., Peerdeman K.J., Wiebing N.Z.S., Blythe J.S. & Evers A.W.M. (2020), Learning mechanisms in nocebo hyperalgesia: the role of conditioning and extinction processes, Pain 161(7): 1597-1608.
- Blythe J.S., Peerdeman K.J., Veldhuijzen D.S., Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Evers A.W.M. (2019), Placebo and nocebo effects on itch: A review of experimental methods, Itch 4(3): e27.