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Overview

Jon Kar Zubieta is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research contributions focus primarily on the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology, with specific attention to Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology as subfields.

Their work addresses topics related to Pain Management and the Placebo Effect, as well as Psychological Treatments and Assessments. These areas are reflected in their recent academic output.

Recent publications include the paper titled Personality Trait Predictors of Placebo Analgesia and Neurobiological Correlates, published in 2020 by UNC Libraries.

Throughout their research career, Jon Kar Zubieta has collaborated with several frequent co-authors. These include:

  • Marta Peciña
  • Hamdan Azhar
  • Tiffany Love
  • Tingting Lu
  • Barbara L. Fredrickson

Their work has been disseminated through venues such as UNC Libraries.

Best Publications

  • Human brain mechanisms of pain perception and regulation in health and disease.

    A. Vania Apkarian;M. Catherine Bushnell;Rolf Detlef Treede;Jon Kar Zubieta

  • COMT val158met Genotype Affects µ-Opioid Neurotransmitter Responses to a Pain Stressor

    Jon-Kar Zubieta;Mary M. Heitzeg;Yolanda R. Smith;Joshua A. Bueller

  • Neurobiological Mechanisms of the Placebo Effect

    Fabrizio Benedetti;Helen S. Mayberg;Tor D. Wager;Christian S. Stohler

  • Regional mu opioid receptor regulation of sensory and affective dimensions of pain.

    Jon-Kar Zubieta;Yolanda R. Smith;Joshua A. Bueller;Yanjun Xu

  • Placebo Effects Mediated by Endogenous Opioid Activity on μ-Opioid Receptors

    Jon Kar Zubieta;Joshua A. Bueller;Lisa R. Jackson;David J. Scott

  • Placebo and Nocebo Effects Are Defined by Opposite Opioid and Dopaminergic Responses

    David J. Scott;Christian S. Stohler;Christine M. Egnatuk;Heng Wang

  • Placebo effects on human μ-opioid activity during pain

    Tor D. Wager;David J. Scott;Jon-Kar Zubieta

  • Decreased Central μ-Opioid Receptor Availability in Fibromyalgia

    Richard E. Harris;Daniel J. Clauw;David J. Scott;Samuel A. McLean

  • Individual Differences in Reward Responding Explain Placebo-Induced Expectations and Effects

    David J. Scott;Christian S. Stohler;Christine M. Egnatuk;Heng Wang

  • BDNF Val66Met Allele Is Associated with Reduced Hippocampal Volume in Healthy Subjects

    Joshua A. Bueller;Macksood Aftab;Srijan Sen;Diana Gomez-Hassan

  • Genetic variation in human NPY expression affects stress response and emotion

    Zhifeng Zhou;Guanshan Zhu;Guanshan Zhu;Ahmad R. Hariri;Mary Anne Enoch

  • Cognitive function in euthymic Bipolar I Disorder

    Jon Kar Zubieta;Philippe Huguelet;Renee Lajiness O'Neil;Bruno J. Giordani

  • Regulation of Human Affective Responses by Anterior Cingulate and Limbic µ-Opioid Neurotransmission

    Jon Kar Zubieta;Terence A. Ketter;Joshua A. Bueller;Yanjun Xu

  • Pronociceptive and antinociceptive effects of estradiol through endogenous opioid neurotransmission in women.

    Yolanda R. Smith;Christian S. Stohler;Thomas E. Nichols;Joshua A. Bueller

  • μ-Opioid Receptor-Mediated Antinociceptive Responses Differ in Men and Women

    Jon Kar Zubieta;Yolanda R. Smith;Joshua A. Bueller;Yanjun Xu

  • Traditional Chinese Acupuncture and Placebo (Sham) Acupuncture Are Differentiated by Their Effects on μ-Opioid Receptors (MORs)

    Richard E. Harris;Jon Kar Zubieta;David J. Scott;Vitaly Napadow

  • Gender and age influences on human brain mu-opioid receptor binding measured by PET.

    Jon Kar Zubieta;Robert F. Dannals;J. James Frost

  • Variations in the Human Pain Stress Experience Mediated by Ventral and Dorsal Basal Ganglia Dopamine Activity

    David J. Scott;Mary M. Heitzeg;Robert A. Koeppe;Christian S. Stohler

  • Dysregulation of Endogenous Opioid Emotion Regulation Circuitry in Major Depression in Women

    Susan E. Kennedy;Robert A. Koeppe;Elizabeth A. Young;Jon Kar Zubieta

  • Neurobiological mechanisms of placebo responses.

    Jon-Kar Zubieta;Christian S. Stohler

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott A. Langenecker
Scott A. Langenecker University of Utah
Robert A. Koeppe
Robert A. Koeppe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mary M. Heitzeg
Mary M. Heitzeg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert C. Welsh
Robert C. Welsh University of Utah
David Goldman
David Goldman National Institutes of Health
Kirk A. Frey
Kirk A. Frey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Edward F. Domino
Edward F. Domino University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert A. Zucker
Robert A. Zucker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael R. Kilbourn
Michael R. Kilbourn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Margit Burmeister
Margit Burmeister University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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