Areas of Focus
- Pain and Empathy
- Pain and Emotion Regulation
- Cognitive Regulation
- Neural Regulation
- Brain Neural Signal Analysis and Feature Extraction
Work Experience
- 2009-2010 - University of Oxford - Visiting Scholar
- 2010-2011 - University College London - Visiting Scholar
- 2011-2016 - Southwest University - Researcher
- 2016-present - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001-2005 Bachelor: Tianjin University, Automation
- 2005-2007 Master: Tianjin University, Detection Technology and Automation Devices
- 2007-2010 PhD: University of Hong Kong, Biomedical Engineering
- Achievement: National Natural Science Foundation of China Outstanding Youth Science Fund
- Achievement: Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhu Li Yuehua Excellent Teacher Award
- Achievement: Chinese Academy of Sciences Education and Teaching Achievement Award Second Prize
- Achievement: Chinese Academy of Sciences University Silver Award
- Achievement: First 'Hanxiang' Young Scientist Award
Publications
- Neural processes responsible for the translation of sustained nociceptive inputs into subjective pain experience., Wang, H.L., Guo, Y.F., Tu, Y.H., Peng, W.W., Lu, X.J., Bi, Y.Z., Iannetti, G.D., Hu, L., 2022
- Different priming effects of empathy on neural processing associated with first-hand pain and nonpain perception., Ren, Q.Y., Yang, Y., Wo, Y., Lu, X.J., Hu, L., 2021
- The role of negative emotions in sex differences in pain sensitivity., Zhang, H.J., Bi, Y.Z., Hou, X., Lu, X.J., Tu, Y.H., Hu, L., 2021
- Dynamic functional connectivity associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors., Fu, Z.N., Tu, Y.H., Calhoun, V.D., Zhang, Y.Q., Zhao, Q., Chen, J., Meng, Q.T., Lu, Z.J., Hu, L., 2021
- Post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors: a self-report and brain imaging follow-up study., Tu, Y.H., Zhang, Y.Q., Li, Y., Zhao, Q., Bi, Y.Z., Lu, X.J., Kong, Y.Z., Wang, L., Lu, Z.J., Hu, L., 2021
- A Novel Method to Simultaneously Record Spinal Cord Electrophysiology and Electroencephalography Signals., Wang, F.X., Zhang, L.B., Yue, L.P., Zeng, Y.X., Zhao, Q., Gong, Q.J., Zhang, J.B., Liu, D.Y., Lin, C.Y., Luo, X.Y., Xia, X.L., Wan, L., Hu, L., 2021
- Movement-induced analgesia: Behavioral characteristics and neural mechanisms., Lu, X.J., Yao, X.R., Thompson, W.F., Hu, L., 2021
- Magnetic resonance imaging for chronic pain: diagnosis, manipulation, and biomarkers., Tu, Y.H., Gao, J., Bi, Y.Z., Hu, L., 2020
- Deficits in ascending and descending pain modulation pathways in patients with postherpetic neuralgia., Li, H., Li, X.Y., Gao, F., Kong, Y.Z., Hu, L., 2020
- The neural origin of nociceptive-induced gamma band oscillations., Yue, L.P., Iannetti, G.D., Hu, L., 2020
- A modality-specific dysfunction of pain processing in schizophrenia., Zhou, L.L., Bi, Y.Z., Liang, M., Kong, Y.Z., Tu, Y.H., Zhang, X.Y., Song, Y.Y., Du, X., Tan, S.P., Hu, L., 2020
- Mesocorticolimbic pathways encode cue-based expectancy effects on pain., Tu, Y.H., Bi, Y.Z., Zhang, L.B., Wei, H., Hu, L., 2020
- Neural indicators of perceptual variability of pain across species., Hu, L., Iannetti, G.D., 2019
- Neurobiological mechanisms of TENS-induced analgesia., Peng, W.W., Tang, Z.Y., Zhang, F.R., Li, H., Kong, Y.Z., Iannetti, G.D., Hu, L., 2019
- Somatotopic representation of second pain in the primary somatosensory cortex of humans and rodents., Jin, Q.Q., Wu, G.Q., Peng, W.W., Xia, X.L., Hu, L., Iannetti, G.D., 2018
- Brain oscillations reflecting pain-related behavior in freely-moving rats., Peng, W.W., Xia, X.L., Yi, M., Zhang, Z.G., Huang, G., Iannetti, G.D., Hu, L., 2018
- Altered white matter microarchitecture in the cingulum bundle in women with primary dysmenorrhea: a tract-based analysis study., Liu, J.X., Liu, H.J., Mu, J.Y., Xu, Q., Chen, T., Dun, W.H., Yang, J., Tian, J., Hu, L., Zhang, M., 2016
- Painful issues in pain prediction., Hu, L., Iannetti, G.D., 2016
- Issues in pain prediction – beyond pain and gain., Hu, L., Iannetti, G.D., 2016
- Laser-evoked cortical responses in freely-moving rodents reflect the activation of C-fibre afferent pathways., Xia, X.L., Peng, W.W., Iannetti, G.D., Hu, L., 2016
- Alpha and Gamma Oscillation Amplitudes Synergistically Predict the Perception of Forthcoming Nociceptive Stimuli., Tu, Y.H., Zhang, Z.G., Tan, A., Peng, W.W., Hung, Y.S., Moayedi, M., Iannetti, G.D., Hu, L., 2016
- Was It a Pain or a Sound? Across-species Variability in Sensory Sensitivity., Hu, L., Xia, X.L., Peng, W.W., Su, W.X., Luo, F., Yuan, H., Chen, A.T., Liang, M., Iannetti, G.D., 2015
- The primary somatosensory cortex and the insula contribute differently to the processing of transient and sustained nociceptive and non-nociceptive somatosensory inputs., Hu, L., Zhang, L., Chen, R., Yu, H.B., Li, H., Mouraux, A., 2015
- Multiple linear regression to estimate time-frequency electrophysiological responses in single trials., Hu, L., Zhang, Z.G., Mouraux, A., Iannetti, G.D., 2015
- Human Brain Responses to Concomitant Stimulation of Aδ and C Nociceptors., Hu, L., Cai, M.M., Xiao, P., Luo, F., Iannetti, G.D., 2014
- Single-trial time-frequency analysis of electrocortical signals: baseline correction and beyond., Hu, L., Xiao, P., Zhang, Z.G., Mouraux, A., Iannetti, G.D., 2014
- The primary somatosensory cortex contributes to the latest part of the cortical response elicited by nociceptive somatosensory stimuli in humans., Hu, L., Valentini, E., Zhang, Z.G., Liang, M., Iannetti, G.D., 2014
- A novel approach to predict subjective pain perception from single-trial laser-evoked potentials., Huang, G., Xiao, P., Iannetti, G.D., Zhang, Z.G., Hu, L., 2013
- Primary Sensory Cortices Contain Distinguishable Spatial Patterns of Activity for Each Sense., Liang, M., Mouraux, A., Hu, L., Iannetti, G.D., 2013
- Gamma-band oscillations in the primary somatosensory cortex – a direct and obligatory correlate of subjective pain intensity., Zhang, Z.G., Hu, L., Hung, Y.S., Mouraux, A., Iannetti, G.D., 2012
- A Time-Varying Source Connectivity Approach to Reveal Human Somatosensory Information Processing., Hu, L., Zhang, Z.G., Hu, Y., 2012
- The primary somatosensory cortex largely contributes to the early part of the cortical response elicited by nociceptive stimuli., Valentini, E., Hu, L., Chakrabarti, B., Aglioti, S.M., Hu, Y., Iannetti, G.D., 2012
- A novel approach for enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio and detecting automatically event-related potentials (ERPs) in single trials., Hu, L., Mouraux, A., Hu, Y., Iannetti, G.D., 2010
Awards
- National Natural Science Foundation of China Outstanding Youth Science Fund
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhu Li Yuehua Excellent Teacher Award
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Education and Teaching Achievement Award Second Prize
- Chinese Academy of Sciences University Silver Award
- First 'Hanxiang' Young Scientist Award