Senior manager’s note: Welcome to the ninth episode of the Pain Beat! Launched and supported by a generous grant from the MAYDAY Fund, with additional funding from the Rita Allen Foundation, The Pain Beat brings together the world’s leading pain investigators in order to spark dialogue and debate around important ideas in pain research. Guided by Rebecca Seal, scientific director of The Pain Beat, these podcasts feature open and spirited discussion about the hottest topics in pain and how the field moves forward from here.
For its ninth episode, The Pain Beat brought together experts in how pain is measured clinically and experimentally. This multidisciplinary group discussed what the difference is between pain and nociception, why organisms experience pain, and whether pain can be objectively measured since it is a subjective experience. Additionally, the group explored why researchers have relied on the measurement of nociception for so long, and offer paths forward for the research community including a discussion of new technologies.
Podcast participants include:
- Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD, Columbia University, US
- Carl Saab, PhD, Case Western University, US
- Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD, Stanford University, US
- Mark Zylka, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US
- Tayler Sheahan, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, US (moderator)
Listen below and consider leaving a comment at the bottom of this page on the podcast (All The Pain Beat podcasts are also available on Apple Podcasts here and on Spotify here).
Podcast participants
PRF thanks Gary Hobish for providing the audio mastering for this podcast and Kevin Seal for creating the music.
The Pain Beat was launched and is supported by a generous grant from the MAYDAY Fund, with additional support from the Rita Allen Foundation.