ERC Consolidator Grant · 2024
Chronic pain is endemic and difficult to treat. The first surge occurs in adolescence, a critical period for brain development associated with high vulnerability. The number of adolescents with disabling pain has soared, and in most cases, pain persists into adulthood, strongly impacting long-term wellbeing. The impact of chronic pain in adolescence urgently calls for a better understanding of its causes, longitudinal predictors, and underlying biopsychosocial mechanisms. Psychosocial and physical stress in youth are critical risk factors for chronic pain in adolescence. Yet it is unknown how they interfere with individual brain physiology to predict who will develop chronic pain. I will…
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