Centre for
Multimodal Sensorimotor and Pain Research
Selected Publications
* indicates trainee, † indicates equal contributions
2023
Continuing Professional Development Needs in Pain Management for Canadian Health Care Professionals: A Cross Sectional Survey.
Dale CM, Cioffi I, Novak CB, Gorospe F, Murphy L, Chugh D, Watt-Watson J, Stevens B.Can
Ultrasound-Guided Repetitive Pulsed Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation Provides Pain Relief in Refractory Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: A Case Report.
Khan JS, Westwood D, Moayedi M.
Identification of Central Amygdala and Trigeminal Motor Nucleus Connectivity in Humans: An Ultra-High Field Diffusion MRI Study.
Kaya B, Geha P, de Araujo I, Cioffi I, Moayedi M.
Effect of Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation on Acute and Chronic Pain After Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Park S, Park R, Westwood D, Moayedi M, Khan JS.
Optimizing Effective Dose and Image Quality in Cone Beam CT Sialography.
Douglas DJ, Perschbacher SE, Moayedi M, Lam EWN.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Insula-cingulate structural and functional connectivity: an ultra-high field MRI study
Matthew A Cormie, Batu Kaya, Georgia E Hadjis, Pedram Mouseli, Massieh Moayedi
Age-Related Effects on the Anterior and Posterior Hippocampal Volumes in 6-21 Year Olds: A Model Selection Approach.
Ayoub LJ*, Zhu J, Lee SJ, Mugisha N, Patel K, Duerden EG, Stinson J, Verriotis M, Noel M, Kong D, Moayedi M, McAndrews MP.
2022
Impact of Stress and Trait Anxiety on the Sensory and Jaw Motor Responses to a Tonic Orofacial Nociceptive Stimulus.
Chow JC, Chiodini P, Michelotti A, Ohrbach R, Cioffi I.
Short-term Effects of a First-Line Treatment Including Counseling and Self-Management Strategies on Chronic TMD Muscle Pain and Awake Bruxism in Women.
Donnarumma V, Michelotti A, Cimino R, Vollaro S, Cioffi I
Pain Relief Reverses Hippocampal Abnormalities in Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Noorani A, Hung PS, Zhang JY, Sohng K, Laperriere N, Moayedi M, Hodaie M.
Hippocampal Volume, FKBP5 Genetic Risk Alleles, and Childhood Trauma Interact to Increase Vulnerability to Chronic Multisite Musculoskeletal Pain.
Lobo JJ, Ayoub LJ*, Moayedi M, Linnstaedt SD.
Effectiveness of the Lorodent Probiotic Lozenge in Reducing Plaque and Streptococcus mutans Levels in Orthodontic Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial.
Ebrahim F, Malek S, James K, MacDonald K, Cadieux P, Burton J, Cioffi I, Lévesque C, Gong SG.
Signature for Pain Recovery IN Teens (SPRINT): Protocol for a Multisite Prospective Signature Study in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.
Simons L, Moayedi M, Coghill RC, Stinson J, Angst MS, Aghaeepour N, Gaudilliere B, King CD, López-Solà M, Hoeppli ME, Biggs E, Ganio E, Williams SE, Goldschneider KR, Campbell F, Ruskin D, Krane EJ, Walker S, Rush G, Heirich M.
Ten-Year Mixed-Method Evaluation of Prelicensure Health Professional Student Self-Reported Learning in an Interfaculty Pain Curriculum.
Dale CM, Cioffi I, Murphy L, Langlois S, Musa R, Stevens B.
Amygdalar Functional Connectivity Differences Associated With Reduced Pain Intensity in Pediatric Peripheral Neuropathic Pain.
Verriotis M, Sorger C, Peters J, Ayoub LJ*, Seunarine KK, Clark CA, Walker SM, Moayedi M.
Identification of central amygdala and trigeminal motor nucleus connectivity in humans: An ultra-high field diffusion MRI study
Kaya, B.*, Geha, P., de Araujo, I., Cioffi, I., Moayedi, M.
2021
Baseline Resting-State Functional Connectivity Determines Subsequent Pain Ratings to a Tonic Ecologically Valid Experimental Model of Orofacial Pain
Ayoub LJ*, McAndrews MP, Barnett A, Ho JKC*, Cioffi I, Moayedi M.
Selected for Editor's Choice
Evaluation of masticatory muscle response to clear aligner therapy using ambulatory electromyographic recording
Lou T, Tran J, Castroflorio T, Tassi A, Cioffi I.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop
The intensity of awake bruxism episodes is increased in individuals with high trait anxiety
Rofaeel M, Chow JC, Cioffi I.
Clinical Oral Investigations
Increased somatosensory amplification is associated with decreased pressure pain thresholds at both trigeminal and extra-trigeminal locations in healthy individuals
Spano VE, Imbriglio TV, Ho KCJ, Chow JCF, Cioffi I.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
The Structural and Functional Connectivity Neural Underpinnings of Body Image.
Moayedi M, Noroozbahari N, Hadjis G*, Themelis K, Salomons TV, Newport R, S Lewis
Cage-lid Hanging Behavior as a Translationally Relevant Measure of Pain in Mice.
Zhang H, Lecker I, Collymore C, Dokova A, Pham MC, Rosen SF, Crawhall-Duk H, Zain M, Valencia M, Filippini HF, Li J, D'Souza AJ, Cho C, Michailidis V, Whissell PD, Patel I, Steenland HW, Virginia Lee WJ, Moayedi M, Sterley TL, Bains JS, Stratton JA, Matyas JR, Biernaskie J, Dubins D, Vukobradovic I, Bezginov A, Flenniken AM, Martin LJ, Mogil JS, Bonin RP.
Ten Years of Interfaculty Pain Curriculum at the University of Toronto: Impact on Student Learning.
Cioffi I, Dale CM, Murphy L, Langlois S, Musa R, Stevens B.
Sensory Function and Psychological Factors in Children With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1.
Truffyn EE, Moayedi M, Brown SC, Ruskin D, Duerden EG.
Effectiveness of Commercial Software-Enhanced Image Artifact Reduction Software.
Phaneuf T, Kishen A, Moayedi M, Lam EWN.
Structural abnormalities in the temporalis musculo-aponeurotic complex in chronic muscular temporomandibular disorders.
Moayedi M, Krishnamoorthy G*, He PT, Agur A, Weissman-Fogel I, Tenenbaum HC, Lam EWN, Davis KD, Henderson L, Cioffi I.
PAIN
2020
Music Modulates Awake Bruxism in Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders
Imbriglio TV, Moayedi M, Freeman BV, Tenenbaum HC, Thaut M, Cioffi I.
Headache
Cage-lid hanging behavior as a translationally relevant measure of pain in mice
Zhang H, Lecker I, Collymore C, Dokova A, Pham MC, Rosen SF, Crawhall-Duk H, Zain M, Valencia M, Filippini HF, Li J, D'Souza AJ, Cho C, Michailidis V, Whissell PD, Patel I, Steenland HW, Virginia Lee WJ*, Moayedi M, Sterley TL, Bains JS, Stratton JA, Matyas JR, Biernaskie J, Dubins D, Vukobradovic I, Bezginov A, Flenniken AM, Martin LJ, Mogil JS, Bonin RP.
PAIN
The effects of physical photostimulable phosphor plate artifacts on the radiologic interpretation of periapical inflammatory disease
Thang TST*, Kishen A, Moayedi M, Tyrrell PN, Zhao W, Perschbacher SE.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
Ultralow-frequency neural entrainment to pain.
Guo Y, Bufacchi RJ, Novembre G, Kilintari M, Moayedi M, Hu L, Iannetti GD.
PLoS Biology
The feasibility and acceptability of research magnetic resonance imaging in adolescents with moderate-severe neuropathic pain.
Verriotis M, Moayedi M, Sorger C*, Peters J, Seunarine K, Clark CA, Walker SM.
PAIN Reports
Impact of clear aligner therapy on tooth pain and masticatory muscle soreness.
Tran J, Lou T, Nebiolo B, Castroflorio T, Tassi A, Cioffi I.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
Impact of post-orthodontic dental occlusion on masticatory performance and chewing efficiency
Shim J, Ho KCJ, Shim BC, Metaxas A, Somogyi-Ganss E, Di Sipio R, Cioffi I.
European Journal of Orthodontics
Trigeminal nerve and white matter brain abnormalities in chronic orofacial pain disorders
Moayedi M, Hodaie M.
PAIN Reports
Masseter Deoxygenation in Adults at Risk for Temporomandibular Disorders
Shah N, Melo L, Reid WD, Cioffi I.
Journal of Dental Research
The medial temporal lobe in nociception: a meta-analytic and functional connectivity study
Ayoub LJ*, Barnett A, Leboucher A*, Golosky M*, McAndrews MP, Seminowicz DA, Moayedi M.
PAIN
2019
Effects of trait anxiety, somatosensory amplification, and facial pain on self-reported oral behaviors
Chow JC, Cioffi I.
Clinical Oral Investigations
Jaw muscle activity patterns in women with chronic TMD myalgia during standardized clenching and chewing tasks.
Valentino R, Cioffi I, Vollaro S, Cimino R, Baiano R, Michelotti A.
Cranio
2018
A meta-analytic study of experimental and chronic orofacial pain excluding headache disorders
Ayoub LJ*, Seminowicz DA, Moayedi M.
NeuroImage: Clinical
Pain Neuroimaging in Humans: A Primer for Beginners and Non-Imagers
Moayedi M, Salomons TV, Atlas LY.
Journal of Pain
Modulation of Jaw Muscle Motor Response and Wake-Time Parafunctional Tooth Clenching With Music
Cioffi I, Sobhani M, Tenenbaum HC, Howard A, Freeman BV, Thaut M.
Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache
Effects of clear aligners on sleep bruxism: randomized controlled trial.
Castroflorio T, Bargellini A, Lucchese A, Manuelli M, Casasco F, Cugliari G, Cioffi I, Deregibus A.
Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents
Frequency of daytime tooth clenching episodes in individuals affected by masticatory muscle pain and pain-free controls during standardized ability tasks
Cioffi I, Landino D, Donnarumma V, Castroflorio T, Lobbezoo F, Michelotti A.
Clinical Oral Investigations
The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in acute and chronic pain
Seminowicz DA, Moayedi M.
Journal of Pain
Effect of weather on temporal pain patterns in patients with temporomandibular disorders and migraine
Cioffi I, Farella M, Chiodini P, Ammendola L, Capuozzo R, Klain C, Vollaro S, Michelotti A.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
2017
Advances in multivariate pattern analysis for chronic pain: an emerging, but imperfect method
Moayedi M.
PAIN Reports
Effect of somatosensory amplification and trait anxiety on experimentally induced orthodontic pain
Cioffi I, Michelotti A, Perrotta S, Chiodini P, Ohrbach R.
European Journal of Oral Sciences
2016
Nociceptive-Evoked Potentials Are Sensitive to Behaviorally Relevant Stimulus Displacements in Egocentric Coordinates
Moayedi M, Di Stefano G, Stubbs MT, Djeugam B, Liang M, Iannetti GD.
eNeuro
Tu Y, Zhang Z, Tan A, Peng W, Hung YS, Moayedi M, Iannetti GD, Hu L.
Human Brain Mapping
Distinct hippocampal functional networks revealed by tractography-based parcellation
Adnan A† , Barnett A† , Moayedi M†, McCormick C, Cohn M, McAndrews MP.
Brain Structure and Function
Connectivity-based parcellation of the human frontal polar cortex
Moayedi M, Salomons TV, Dunlop KA, Downar J, Davis KD.
Brain Structure and Function
Laser-Evoked Vertex Potentials Predict Defensive Motor Actions
Moayedi M, Liang M, Sim AL, Hu L, Haggard P, Iannetti GD.
Cerebral Cortex
Short-Term Sensorimotor Effects of Experimental Occlusal Interferences on the Wake-Time Masseter Muscle Activity of Females with Masticatory Muscle Pain
Cioffi I, Farella M, Festa P, Martina R, Palla S, Michelotti A.
Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache
2015
2014
Enhanced Medial Prefrontal-Default Mode Network Functional Connectivity in Chronic Pain and Its Association with Pain Rumination
Kucyi A, Moayedi M, Weissman-Fogel I, Goldberg MB, Freeman BV, Tenenbaum HC, Davis KD.
The Journal of Neuroscience
Connectivity-based parcellation of the human frontal polar cortex
Moayedi M, Salomons TV, Dunlop KA, Downar J, Davis KD.
Brain Structure and Function
A brief cognitive-behavioural intervention for pain reduces secondary hyperalgesia
Salomons TV, Moayedi M, Erpelding N, Davis KD.
PAIN
2013
Beyond metaphor: contrasting mechanisms of social and physical pain
Iannetti GD, Salomons TV, Moayedi M, Mouraux A, Davis KD.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Sensorimotor and Pain Modulation Brain Abnormalities in Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Paroxysmal, Sensory-Triggered Neuropathic Pain.
Desouza DD, Moayedi M, Chen DQ, Davis KD, Hodaie M.
PLoS One
Macroscopic analysis of human masseter compartments assessed by magnetic resonance imaging
Cioffi I, Gallo LM, Palla S, Erni S, Farella M.
Cells Tissue Organs
2012
Central Mechanisms of Pain Revealed Through Functional and Structural MRI
Davis KD, Moayedi M.
Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology
Cortical thickness correlates of pain and temperature sensitivity
Erpelding N, Moayedi M, Davis KD.
PAIN
Abnormal gray matter aging in chronic pain patients
Moayedi M, Weissman-Fogel I, Salomons TV, Crawley AP, Goldberg MB, Freeman BV, Tenenbaum HC, Davis KD.
Brain Research
White matter brain and trigeminal nerve abnormalities in temporomandibular disorder
Moayedi M, Weissman-Fogel I, Salomons TV, Crawley AP, Goldberg MB, Freeman BV, Tenenbaum HC, Davis KD.
PAIN
Perceived helplessness is associated with individual differences in the central motor output system
Salomons TV†, Moayedi M†, Weissman-Fogel I, Goldberg MB, Freeman BV, Tenenbaum HC, Davis KD.
European Journal of Neuroscience
Hemispheric asymmetry in white matter connectivity of the temporoparietal junction with the insula and prefrontal cortex
Kucyi A, Moayedi M, Weissman-Fogel I, Hodaie M, Davis KD.
PLoS One
2011
Contribution of chronic pain and neuroticism to abnormal forebrain gray matter in patients with temporomandibular disorder
Moayedi M, Weissman-Fogel I, Crawley AP, Goldberg MB, Freeman BV, Tenenbaum HC, Davis KD.
NeuroImage
Is the Insula the “How Much” Intensity Coder?
Moayedi M, Weissman-Fogel I.
Journal of Neurophysiology
Abnormal cortical activity in patients with temporomandibular disorder evoked by cognitive and emotional tasks
Weissman-Fogel I, Moayedi M, Tenenbaum HC, Goldberg MB, Freeman BV, Davis KD.
PAIN
2010
Cognitive and default-mode resting state networks: do male and female brains "rest" differently?
Weissman-Fogel I, Moayedi M, Taylor KS, Pope G, Davis KD.
Human Brain Mapping
2009
Making Sense of Gray Matter Abnormalities in Chronic Orofacial Pain—Synthesizing Divergent Findings
Moayedi M, Desouza D, Erpelding N.
Journal of Neuroscience