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Luke A. Henderson

Luke A. Henderson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
52
Citations
9886
World Ranking
5326
National Ranking
150

Overview

Luke A. Henderson is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of medicine and neuroscience, encompassing a significant body of work in physiology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, as well as endocrine and autonomic systems.

The scientist's work covers several main research topics, including:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments

Frequent collaborators with whom Henderson has published include Vaughan G. Macefield, Paul M. Macey, Noemi Meylakh, Kevin A. Keay, and Lewis Crawford.

Key publication venues for Henderson's research are:

  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Frontiers in Pain Research
  • The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • NeuroImage
  • Clinical Autonomic Research

Recent publications by Henderson illustrate a focus on pain and migraine research. These include:

  • "Chronic Migraine Pathophysiology and Treatment: A Review of Current Perspectives" (2021), published in Frontiers in Pain Research
  • "Altered regional cerebral blood flow and hypothalamic connectivity immediately prior to a migraine headache" (2020), published in Cephalalgia
  • "Altered resting activity patterns and connectivity in individuals with complex regional pain syndrome" (2020), published in Human Brain Mapping
  • "Brainstem Pain-Modulation Circuitry and Its Plasticity in Neuropathic Pain: Insights From Human Brain Imaging Investigations" (2021), published in Frontiers in Pain Research
  • "Exploring alterations in sensory pathways in migraine" (2022), published in The Journal of Headache and Pain

These publications reflect contributions to understanding chronic migraine, neuropathic pain mechanisms, and brain imaging correlates of complex pain syndromes.

Henderson's extensive output demonstrates specialization in neurophysiological mechanisms underlying pain and autonomic control, with interdisciplinary work bridging cardiology, neurology, and sleep neuroscience. The scope of research indicates a consistent engagement with translational and clinical aspects of pain and headache disorders.

Best Publications

  • Autonomic markers of emotional processing: skin sympathetic nerve activity in humans during exposure to emotionally charged images.

    Rachael Brown;Rachael Brown;Cheree James;Luke A. Henderson;Vaughan G. Macefield;Vaughan G. Macefield

  • Brain Morphology Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Paul M. Macey;Luke A. Henderson;Katherine E. Macey;Jeffry R. Alger

  • Neuropathic pain and primary somatosensory cortex reorganization following spinal cord injury.

    P. J. Wrigley;S. R. Press;S. M. Gustin;S. M. Gustin;V. G. Macefield

  • Anatomical Changes in Human Motor Cortex and Motor Pathways following Complete Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury

    P.J. Wrigley;S.M. Gustin;S.M. Gustin;P.M. Macey;P.G. Nash

  • Different Pain, Different Brain: Thalamic Anatomy in Neuropathic and Non-Neuropathic Chronic Pain Syndromes

    Sylvia M Gustin;Chris C Peck;Sophie L Wilcox;Paul G Nash

  • Functional Reorganization of the Brain in Humans Following Spinal Cord Injury: Evidence for Underlying Changes in Cortical Anatomy

    Luke A. Henderson;Sylvia M. Gustin;Paul M. Macey;Paul J. Wrigley

  • Somatotopic organization of the processing of muscle and cutaneous pain in the left and right insula cortex: a single-trial fMRI study

    Luke A Henderson;Simon C Gandevia;Vaughan G Macefield

  • Chronic Pain: Lost Inhibition?

    Luke A. Henderson;Chris C. Peck;Chris C. Peck;Esben T. Petersen;Caroline D. Rae

  • Pain and Plasticity: Is Chronic Pain Always Associated with Somatosensory Cortex Activity and Reorganization?

    Sylvia M Gustin;Chris C Peck;Lukas B Cheney;Paul M Macey

  • Brain Anatomy Changes Associated with Persistent Neuropathic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury

    S. M. Gustin;P. J. Wrigley;P. J. Siddall;L. A. Henderson

  • Disruption of default mode network dynamics in acute and chronic pain states.

    Z. Alshelh;K.K. Marciszewski;R. Akhter;F. Di Pietro

  • fMRI responses to cold pressor challenges in control and obstructive sleep apnea subjects.

    Ronald M. Harper;Paul M. Macey;Luke A. Henderson;Mary A. Woo

  • Chronic Neuropathic Pain: It's about the Rhythm.

    Zeynab Alshelh;Flavia Di Pietro;Andrew M. Youssef;Jenna M. Reeves

  • Pain inhibits pain; human brainstem mechanisms

    A. M. Youssef;Vaughan G. Macefield;Luke A. Henderson

  • Brainstem Pain-Control Circuitry Connectivity in Chronic Neuropathic Pain.

    Emily P. Mills;Flavia Di Pietro;Zeynab Alshelh;Chris C. Peck

  • Brain Responses Associated With the Valsalva Maneuver Revealed by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Luke A. Henderson;Paul M. Macey;Katherine E. Macey;Robert C. Frysinger

  • Thalamic activity and biochemical changes in individuals with neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury.

    Sylvia Gustin;Sylvia Gustin;Sylvia Gustin;Paul Wrigley;A.M. Youssef;Leigh McIndoe;Leigh McIndoe

  • Gender differences in brain activity evoked by muscle and cutaneous pain: A retrospective study of single-trial fMRI data

    Luke A. Henderson;Simon C. Gandevia;Vaughan G. Macefield

  • Neural responses during Valsalva maneuvers in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

    Luke A. Henderson;Mary A. Woo;Paul M. Macey;Katherine E. Macey

  • Movement imagery increases pain in people with neuropathic pain following complete thoracic spinal cord injury.

    Sylvia M. Gustin;Paul J. Wrigley;Simon C. Gandevia;James W. Middleton

  • Distinct forebrain activity patterns during deep versus superficial pain

    L.A. Henderson;R. Bandler;R. Bandler;S.C. Gandevia;V.G. Macefield

Frequent Co-Authors

Vaughan G. Macefield
Vaughan G. Macefield Monash University
Greg M. Murray
Greg M. Murray University of Sydney
Richard Bandler
Richard Bandler University of Sydney
Philip J. Siddall
Philip J. Siddall University of Sydney
Kevin A. Keay
Kevin A. Keay University of Sydney
Simon C. Gandevia
Simon C. Gandevia Neuroscience Research Australia
Caroline Rae
Caroline Rae Neuroscience Research Australia
John Mitrofanis
John Mitrofanis University of Sydney
Esben Thade Petersen
Esben Thade Petersen Technical University of Denmark
Vitaly Napadow
Vitaly Napadow Harvard University

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