Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, Rheumatology, Signal Processing
323
Scholar Citations
9
Scholar h-index
9
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Differential Encoding of Noxious Heat and Self-Reported Pain Along Corticospinal Networks: A Simultaneous Brain-Spinal Cord Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study D Pfyffer, Y Wang, M Kaptan, J Fundaun, T Dildine, V Oliva, T Indriolo, ... The Journal of Pain 41 , 2026 2026
Differential encoding of noxious heat and self-reported pain along corticospinal networks: a simultaneous spinal cord-brain fMRI study D Pfyffer, Y Wang, M Kaptan, J Fundaun, TC Dildine, V Oliva, T Indriolo, ... bioRxiv, 2025.10. 24.684476 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Mapping hand function with simultaneous brain–spinal cord functional MRI V Oliva, S Bédard, M Kaptan, D Pfyffer, B Chy, S Aufrichtig, N Berhe, ... Imaging Neuroscience 3, IMAG. a. 159 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Rootlets-based registration to the PAM50 spinal cord template S Bédard, J Valošek, V Oliva, KA Weber II, J Cohen-Adad Imaging Neuroscience 3, IMAG. a. 123 , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
Automated Segmentation of Forearm Muscles: Clinical Associations With Hand Function, Muscle Volume and Intramuscular Fat J Fundaun, V Oliva, S Bédard, EO Wesselink, BP Lynn, A Pai S, D Pfyffer, ... JCSM communications 8 (2), e70015 , 2025 2025
Brain and Spinal Cord Correlates of Deficient Endogenous Pain Modulation in Fibromyalgia Identified by Corticospinal Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging D Pfyffer, M Kaptan, CSW Law, KA Weber II, V Oliva, S Bédard, T Indriolo, ... The Journal of Pain 29 , 2025 2025
I feel your pain: higher empathy is associated with higher posterior default mode network activity V Oliva, G Riegner, J Dean, LA Khatib, A Allen, D Barrows, C Chen, ... Pain 166 (4), e60-e67 , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
Automated MRI-Based Quantification of Forearm Muscle Health and Associations with Hand Function J Fundaun, V Oliva, S Bédard, E Wesselink, B Lynn, A Pai S, D Pfyffer, ... ISMRM , 2025 2025
Self-regulated analgesia in males but not females is mediated by endogenous opioids JG Dean, M Reyes, V Oliva, L Khatib, G Riegner, N Gonzalez, G Posey, ... PNAS nexus 3 (10), pgae453 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial L Khatib, JG Dean, V Oliva, G Riegner, NE Gonzalez, J Birenbaum, ... Neuropsychopharmacology 49 (7), 1069-1077 , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
Imaging Corticospinal Correlates of Aberrant Pain Processing and Modulation in Fibromyalgia Using Combined Brain-Spinal Cord Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging D Pfyffer, M Kaptan, CSW Law, KA Weber, V Oliva, S Bédard, T Maronesy, ... The Journal of Pain 25 (4), 47-48 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Exploring Neuronal Underpinnings of Emotional Regulation of Pain in Fibromyalgia Patients M Kaptan, D Pfyffer, CSW Law, V Oliva, KA Weber, G Glover, S Mackey The Journal of Pain 25 (4), 47 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Neural and psychological mechanisms in the relationship between resting Breathing Rate and Pain V Oliva, JN Baumgartner, SR Farris, G Riegner, L Khatib, Y Jung, ... Mindfulness 14 (7), 1780-1789 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
The Role Of Stress In The Relationship Between Sleep Quality And Evoked Chronic Low Back Pain JG Dean, L Khatib, V Oliva, G Riegner, N Gonzalez, G Cruanes, M Reyes, ... The Journal of Pain 24 (4), 8-9 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Disentangling self from pain: mindfulness meditation–induced pain relief is driven by thalamic–default mode network decoupling G Riegner, G Posey, V Oliva, Y Jung, W Mobley, F Zeidan Pain 164 (2), 280-291 , 2023 2023 Citations: 52
Automated slice‐specific z‐shimming for functional magnetic resonance imaging of the human spinal cord M Kaptan, SJ Vannesjo, T Mildner, U Horn, R Hartley‐Davies, V Oliva, ... Human brain mapping 43 (18), 5389-5407 , 2022 2022 Citations: 22
Mindfulness meditation training reduces aggression and improves well-being in highly stressed law enforcement officers L Khatib, J Glaser-Reich, D Mosbey, V Oliva, G Riegner, JG Dean, ... Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 37 (4), 972-983 , 2022 2022 Citations: 21
Slower Respiration Rate Predicts Lower Pain Sensitivity and Greater Supramarginal Gyrus Activation V Oliva, J Baumgartner, SR Farris, Y Jung, RC Coghill, F Zeidan The Journal of Pain 23 (5), 45 , 2022 2022
Mindfulness Meditation Modulates Nociceptive-specific but Not Placebo-related Pain-predictive Patterns JG Dean, G Riegner, G Posey, V Oliva, L Khatib, Y Jung, T Wager, ... The Journal of Pain 23 (5), 46 , 2022 2022
The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on trauma in victims of gun violence: A pilot study L Khatib, G Riegner, JG Dean, V Oliva, G Cruanes, BA Mulligan, F Zeidan Mindfulness 13 (4), 1032-1041 , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Simultaneous brain, brainstem, and spinal cord pharmacological-fMRI reveals involvement of an endogenous opioid network in attentional analgesia V Oliva, R Hartley-Davies, R Moran, AE Pickering, JCW Brooks elife 11, e71877 , 2022 2022 Citations: 68
Parallel cortical-brainstem pathways to attentional analgesia V Oliva, R Gregory, WE Davies, L Harrison, R Moran, AE Pickering, ... Neuroimage 226, 117548 , 2021 2021 Citations: 54
Disentangling self from pain: mindfulness meditation–induced pain relief is driven by thalamic–default mode network decoupling G Riegner, G Posey, V Oliva, Y Jung, W Mobley, F Zeidan Pain 164 (2), 280-291 , 2023 2023 Citations: 52
Central pain modulatory mechanisms of attentional analgesia are preserved in fibromyalgia V Oliva, R Gregory, JCW Brooks, AE Pickering Pain 163 (1), 125-136 , 2022 2022 Citations: 26
Automated slice‐specific z‐shimming for functional magnetic resonance imaging of the human spinal cord M Kaptan, SJ Vannesjo, T Mildner, U Horn, R Hartley‐Davies, V Oliva, ... Human brain mapping 43 (18), 5389-5407 , 2022 2022 Citations: 22
Mindfulness meditation training reduces aggression and improves well-being in highly stressed law enforcement officers L Khatib, J Glaser-Reich, D Mosbey, V Oliva, G Riegner, JG Dean, ... Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 37 (4), 972-983 , 2022 2022 Citations: 21
The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on trauma in victims of gun violence: A pilot study L Khatib, G Riegner, JG Dean, V Oliva, G Cruanes, BA Mulligan, F Zeidan Mindfulness 13 (4), 1032-1041 , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
Interplay of prefrontal cortex and amygdala during extinction of drug seeking V Oliva, E Cartoni, EC Latagliata, S Puglisi-Allegra, G Baldassarre Brain Structure and Function 223 (3), 1071-1089 , 2018 2018 Citations: 13
The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial L Khatib, JG Dean, V Oliva, G Riegner, NE Gonzalez, J Birenbaum, ... Neuropsychopharmacology 49 (7), 1069-1077 , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
Single prazosin infusion in prelimbic cortex fosters extinction of amphetamine-induced conditioned place preference EC Latagliata, L Lo Iacono, G Chiacchierini, M Sancandi, A Rava, V Oliva, ... Frontiers in Pharmacology 8, 530 , 2017 2017 Citations: 8
Rootlets-based registration to the PAM50 spinal cord template S Bédard, J Valošek, V Oliva, KA Weber II, J Cohen-Adad Imaging Neuroscience 3, IMAG. a. 123 , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
I feel your pain: higher empathy is associated with higher posterior default mode network activity V Oliva, G Riegner, J Dean, LA Khatib, A Allen, D Barrows, C Chen, ... Pain 166 (4), e60-e67 , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
Self-regulated analgesia in males but not females is mediated by endogenous opioids JG Dean, M Reyes, V Oliva, L Khatib, G Riegner, N Gonzalez, G Posey, ... PNAS nexus 3 (10), pgae453 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Mapping hand function with simultaneous brain–spinal cord functional MRI V Oliva, S Bédard, M Kaptan, D Pfyffer, B Chy, S Aufrichtig, N Berhe, ... Imaging Neuroscience 3, IMAG. a. 159 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Neural and psychological mechanisms in the relationship between resting Breathing Rate and Pain V Oliva, JN Baumgartner, SR Farris, G Riegner, L Khatib, Y Jung, ... Mindfulness 14 (7), 1780-1789 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
Differential encoding of noxious heat and self-reported pain along corticospinal networks: a simultaneous spinal cord-brain fMRI study D Pfyffer, Y Wang, M Kaptan, J Fundaun, TC Dildine, V Oliva, T Indriolo, ... bioRxiv, 2025.10. 24.684476 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Imaging Corticospinal Correlates of Aberrant Pain Processing and Modulation in Fibromyalgia Using Combined Brain-Spinal Cord Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging D Pfyffer, M Kaptan, CSW Law, KA Weber, V Oliva, S Bédard, T Maronesy, ... The Journal of Pain 25 (4), 47-48 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Exploring Neuronal Underpinnings of Emotional Regulation of Pain in Fibromyalgia Patients M Kaptan, D Pfyffer, CSW Law, V Oliva, KA Weber, G Glover, S Mackey The Journal of Pain 25 (4), 47 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
The Role Of Stress In The Relationship Between Sleep Quality And Evoked Chronic Low Back Pain JG Dean, L Khatib, V Oliva, G Riegner, N Gonzalez, G Cruanes, M Reyes, ... The Journal of Pain 24 (4), 8-9 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Simultaneous brain, brainstem and spinal cord pharmacological-fMRI reveals endogenous opioid network interactions mediating attentional analgesia V Oliva, R Hartley-Davies, R Moran, AE Pickering, JCW Brooks bioRxiv, 2021.05. 05.442823 , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
