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Research group for cognitive neuroscience espen.bjorkedal@uit.no +4777646779 Tromsø You can find me here

Espen Bjørkedal

Job description

Espen Bjørkedal er universitetslektor og medlem av forskningsgruppen for kognitiv nevrovitenskap. Han fungerer for tiden som nestleder for utdanning. Tidligere har han vært leder for studieprogrammet bachelor i psykologi. Han har undervist i innføringskurs i kognitiv nevrovitenskap, biologisk psykologi, statistikk og generell psykologi. For øyeblikket er han emneleder for BA-oppgaven og underviser i akademisk skriving og vitenskapelig metode. Han underviser også ved flere andre emner på BA-nivå og veileder oppgaveskriving på bachelor- og masternivå. Hans hovedforskningsinteresse er placeboeffekten. Hans doktorgrad handlet om temaet aktiv placebo. Espen har en MA i filosofi fra Universitetet i Bergen (Norge) og en MA in Philosophy of Cognitive Science fra University of Sussex (Storbritannia). Han tok sin PhD ved Institutt for psykologi, UiT Norges arktiske universitet.

  • David RT, Camilla Hansen, Espen, Anders Dreyer, Morten Rix, Asger S et al.:
    Impact of active placebo controls on estimated drug effects in randomised trials: a systematic review of trials with both active placebo and standard placebo
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Magne, Espen, Peter Solvoll, Yngve Anton, Per M :
    Failure to Find a Conditioned Placebo Analgesic Response.
    Frontiers in Psychology 30. julio 2018 DOI / ARKIV
  • Z, Espen, Luisa, Andrea, Walter, Matthias :
    Evidence for Cognitive Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Healthy Individuals
    Scientific Reports 2018 DOI / ARKIV
  • Sara Magelssen, Peter Solvoll, Per M, Magne, Ole, Espen et al.:
    Developing a model for measuring fear of pain in Norwegian samples: The Fear of Pain Questionnaire Norway
    Scandinavian Journal of Pain 29. diciembre 2017 DOI / ARKIV
  • Per M, Ole, Morten, espen :
    Nocebo hyperalgesia and the startle response
    Neuroscience 2016 DOI / ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Per M, Maria Lorentze, Hans-Ingvald Hage, Marta Maria, espen :
    Opposite effects of the same drug: reversal of topical analgesia by nocebo information
    Pain 2015 DOI / FULLTEKST
  • Espen, Magne Arve :
    Expectations of increased and decreased pain explain the effect of conditioned pain modulation in females
    Journal of Pain Research 2012 DOI / ARKIV
  • Magne Arve, Per M., Peter Solvoll, espen :
    The relation of emotions to placebo responses
    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences 2011 DOI
  • Espen, Magne Arve :
    Interaction between expectancies and drug effects: an experimental investigation of placebo analgesia with caffeine as an active placebo
    Psychopharmacology 2011 DOI / ARKIV
  • Rannveig Grøm, Torstein, Espen, Morten :
    Getting closer to the student learning process in a large introductory course - How to teach academic skills to first-year students and prepare them for entering and mastering higher education?
    2021
  • Torstein, Rannveig Grøm, Espen, Morten :
    Effects of a flipped classroom intervention in a large enrolment academic skills course
    2017
  • Magne Arve, Per M, Jan, Peter Solvoll, espen :
    THE ROLE OF EXPERIMENTER GENDER IN PLACEBO ANALGESIA
    2015
  • Magne, Per M, espen, Jan, Peter Solvoll :
    The role of experimenter gender in placebo analgesia.
    2015
  • Maike, espen, Sandra :
    Manipulation of Expectancy and Anxiety in Placebo Research and Their Effects on Opioid-Induced Analgesia
    Journal of Neuroscience 2012 DOI
  • espen, Magne Arve :
    SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE MODULATION OF PAIN BY PAIN: THE ROLE OF EXPECTANCIES AND STRESS
    Psychophysiology 2011
  • espen, Magne Arve :
    The role of information in the effect of the DNIC procedure
    2011
  • espen, Peter Solvoll, Magne Arve :
    INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN NOCEBO RESPONDING - FEAR OF PAIN AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY
    Psychophysiology 2010
  • espen, Per M., Magne Arve :
    Event-related potentials to painful stimulation after caffeine and placebo in a balanced placebo design
    2010
  • Magne Arve, espen, Peter Solvoll, Yngve, Per M. :
    GENDER EFFECTS IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING OF PLACEBO ANALGESIA
    2010
  • Magne Arve, Per M., espen, Yngve, Peter Solvoll, Ole :
    EMOTIONAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE REDUCTION OF PAIN AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF A PLACEBO
    2010
  • espen, Per M., Magne Arve :
    The role of diffuse noxious inhibitory control in placebo analgesia. Similar mechanisms?
    2009
  • espen, Thomas, Per M., Magne Arve :
    THE EFFECT OF AN ACTIVE PLACEBO ON PAIN-INDUCED EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS IN A BALANCED PLACEBO DESIGN
    Psychophysiology 2009
  • Magne Arve, Per Matti, espen, Peter Solvoll :
    Pain and cold sensation are decreased by the DNIC procedure
    2007
  • espen, Magne Arve :
    A review of the effect of active placebo compared to placebo
    2007

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    Publikasjoner utenom Cristin

    Mueller, M., Bjørkedal, E. and Kamping, S. (2012). Manipulation of Expectancy and Anxiety in Placebo Research and Their Effects on Opioid-Induced Analgesia. Journal of Neuroscience. 2012 32: 14051-14052.

    Bjørkedal, E. & Flaten, M.A. (2012) Expectations of increased and decreased pain explain the effect of conditioned pain modulation in females. Journal of Pain Research, 2012:5, pp 289-300. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S33559

    Bjørkedal, E. & Flaten, M.A. (2011). Interaction between expectancies and drug effects: an experimental investigation of placebo analgesia with caffeine as an active placebo. Psychopharmacology, 215, 537-548. DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2233-4

    Flaten, M.A., Aslaksen, P.M., Lyby, P.S., & Bjørkedal, E. (2011). The relation of emotions to placebo responses. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Section B, 366, 1818-1827. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0407.

    Research interests

    Espens forskningsinteresser inkluderer:

    - Placebo effekten

    - Smerte

    - Psykologiens filosofi/sinnsfilosofi

    Lab-website: https://uit.no/research/cognitive-neuroscience

     

    Teaching

    Fagområde utdanning: nevrovitenskap og biologisk psykologi.

     

    Emneansvar, foreleser og veileder PSY-2002 Bachelor-oppgave

    Foreleser PSY-0700 Tenkning, læring og skriving i høyere utdanning.
    Foreleser PSY-1001 Innføring i generell psykologi
    Foreleser PSY-2552 Kognitiv nevrovitenskap

    Veileder bacheloroppgaver, masteroppgaver og hovedoppgaver


    Member of research group

    Research group for Cognitive Neuroscience   English content
    Teorifagbygget Hus 5 5666


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