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Lysia Demetriou
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Neuroimaging and Pain Data Analysis
I am a post-doc researcher in the Pain in Women and the EndoCaRe research groups. As a cognitive neuroscientist I am interested in investigating the effects of chronic pain on the brain using imaging methods and the impact of this pain on people’s quality of life.
I am currently working on the data analysis of the Translational Research in Pelvic Pain (TRiPP) study, which focuses on two specific types of chronic pain: endometriosis-associated pain (EAP) and bladder pain syndrome (BPS).
In addition to my research, I am module co-leader for the Reproductive Science course of the Graduate Medicine program.
Prior to joining the group I completed a PhD in Clinical Medicine Research at Imperial College London, an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of York and a BSc in Psychology at the University of Warwick. During my PhD I investigated the effects of the novel reproductive hormone kisspeptin in the brain and specifically in the limbic system using fMRI.
Recent publications
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Stressful experiences impact clinical symptoms in people with endometriosis
Journal article
Demetriou L. et al, (2022), Reproduction and Fertility
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Individual and combined effects of cannabidiol and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on striato-cortical connectivity in the human brain.
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Wall MB. et al, (2022), J Psychopharmacol, 36, 732 - 744
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The Global Impact of COVID-19 on the Care of People With Endometriosis
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Demetriou L. et al, (2021), Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2
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Kisspeptin modulates gamma-aminobutyric acid levels in the human brain.
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Comninos AN. et al, (2021), Psychoneuroendocrinology, 129
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The Effects of Kisspeptin on Brain Response to Food Images and Psychometric Parameters of Appetite in Healthy Men
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Yang L. et al, (2021), JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 106, E1837 - E1848