Areas of Focus
- Physiological and psychological mechanisms of psychophysical analgesia
- Psychological-neurocognitive interventions for pain
- Pain and empathy
Work Experience
- 2020.07-present - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2016.12-2020.07 - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012-2016 PhD: Department of Psychology, Macquarie University
- 2009-2012 Master's: Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University
- 2005-2009 Bachelor's: Department of Psychology, Qingdao University
Publications
- Different priming effects of empathy on neural processing associated with firsthand pain and nonpain perception, Ren, Q., Yang, Y., Wo, Y., Lu, X.*, & Hu, L., 2023
- Music-induced analgesia: an adjunct to pain management, Lu, X., Yi, F., & Hu, L.*, 2021
- Movement-induced hypoalgesia: behavioral characteristics and neural mechanisms, Lu, X., Yao, X., Thompson, W. F., & Hu, L.*, 2021
- Can self-pain sensitivity quantify empathy for others’ pain?, Ren, Q., Lu, X.*, Zhao, Q., Zhang, H., & Hu, L., 2020
- Music reduces pain unpleasantness: evidence from an EEG study, Lu, X., Thompson, W. F., Zhang, L., & Hu, L.*, 2019