Martin Diers

Summary

Affiliation: Central Institute of Mental Health
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Treatment-related changes in brain activation in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome
    Martin Diers
    Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, J 5, 68159, Mannheim, Germany
    Exp Brain Res 218:619-28. 2012
  2. ncbi [Operant and cognitive behavioural treatments in chronic pain]
    Martin Diers
    Institut für Neuropsychologie und Klinische Psychologie, Zentralinstitut fur Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim
    Ther Umsch 68:507-11. 2011
  3. ncbi Mirrored, imagined and executed movements differentially activate sensorimotor cortex in amputees with and without phantom limb pain
    Martin Diers
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, D 68159 Mannheim, Germany
    Pain 149:296-304. 2010
  4. ncbi Differential central pain processing following repetitive intramuscular proton/prostaglandin E? injections in female fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls
    Martin Diers
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    Eur J Pain 15:716-23. 2011
  5. ncbi Pain ratings and somatosensory evoked responses to repetitive intramuscular and intracutaneous stimulation in fibromyalgia syndrome
    Martin Diers
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    J Clin Neurophysiol 25:153-60. 2008
  6. ncbi Central processing of acute muscle pain in chronic low back pain patients: an EEG mapping study
    Martin Diers
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Heidelberg Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    J Clin Neurophysiol 24:76-83. 2007
  7. ncbi Brain correlates of stress-induced analgesia
    Pinar Yilmaz
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    Pain 151:522-9. 2010
  8. ncbi Enhanced stress analgesia to a cognitively demanding task in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder
    Slawomira J Diener
    Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    J Affect Disord 136:1247-51. 2012
  9. ncbi Sensorimotor training and cortical reorganization
    Herta Flor
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    NeuroRehabilitation 25:19-27. 2009
  10. ncbi Peripheral and electrocortical responses to painful and non-painful stimulation in chronic pain patients, tension headache patients and healthy controls
    Herta Flor
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Heidelberg, Central Institute of Mental Health, Square J5, D 68159 Mannheim, Germany
    Neurosci Lett 361:147-50. 2004

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Treatment-related changes in brain activation in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome
    Martin Diers
    Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, J 5, 68159, Mannheim, Germany
    Exp Brain Res 218:619-28. 2012
    ..Future studies should compare responders and non-responders for differential treatment effects and examine in more detail the mechanisms underlying these changes...
  2. ncbi [Operant and cognitive behavioural treatments in chronic pain]
    Martin Diers
    Institut für Neuropsychologie und Klinische Psychologie, Zentralinstitut fur Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim
    Ther Umsch 68:507-11. 2011
    ..Operant and cognitive behavioural treatments were shown effective in treating chronic pain. Combinations with pharmacological agents have to be examined in future research...
  3. ncbi Mirrored, imagined and executed movements differentially activate sensorimotor cortex in amputees with and without phantom limb pain
    Martin Diers
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, D 68159 Mannheim, Germany
    Pain 149:296-304. 2010
    ..Further research must identify the causal mechanisms related to mirror treatment, imagined movements or movements of the other hand and associated changes in pain perception...
  4. ncbi Differential central pain processing following repetitive intramuscular proton/prostaglandin E? injections in female fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls
    Martin Diers
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    Eur J Pain 15:716-23. 2011
    ..While the etiology of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) remains unclear, it is assumed that both peripheral and central components are involved...
  5. ncbi Pain ratings and somatosensory evoked responses to repetitive intramuscular and intracutaneous stimulation in fibromyalgia syndrome
    Martin Diers
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    J Clin Neurophysiol 25:153-60. 2008
    ..These results indicate lower pain thresholds in the fibromyalgia syndrome patients after electrical stimulation and a higher N80 amplitude both indicative of enhanced sensory processing in this group...
  6. ncbi Central processing of acute muscle pain in chronic low back pain patients: an EEG mapping study
    Martin Diers
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Heidelberg Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    J Clin Neurophysiol 24:76-83. 2007
    ..The lower P260 component in the patients may be explained in terms of tonic pain inhibiting phasic pain or may be related to the affective distress observed in this patient group...
  7. ncbi Brain correlates of stress-induced analgesia
    Pinar Yilmaz
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    Pain 151:522-9. 2010
    ..SIA seems to activate similar brain networks as placebo analgesia or analgesia mediated by diffuse noxious inhibitory controls and involved sensory, affective and cognitive modulatory circuits...
  8. ncbi Enhanced stress analgesia to a cognitively demanding task in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder
    Slawomira J Diener
    Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    J Affect Disord 136:1247-51. 2012
    ..In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exaggerated stress-induced analgesia to trauma reminders was proposed. The present study investigated whether enhanced analgesia occurs in response to a trauma-unrelated cognitive stressor in PTSD...
  9. ncbi Sensorimotor training and cortical reorganization
    Herta Flor
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    NeuroRehabilitation 25:19-27. 2009
    ..Further research must elucidate the mechanisms of these plastic changes and relate them to disorders and treatments...
  10. ncbi Peripheral and electrocortical responses to painful and non-painful stimulation in chronic pain patients, tension headache patients and healthy controls
    Herta Flor
    Department of Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Heidelberg, Central Institute of Mental Health, Square J5, D 68159 Mannheim, Germany
    Neurosci Lett 361:147-50. 2004
    ..The observed lack of habituation may contribute to the persistence of chronic pain...