{"id":115,"date":"2024-01-24T15:21:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/pain\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2024-02-16T13:57:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T13:57:35","slug":"sam-hughes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/pain\/group\/sam-hughes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Hughes (Senior Lecturer in Pain Neuroscience)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/pain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/2024\/02\/profile-pic-side-view-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177\" width=\"280\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/pain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/2024\/02\/profile-pic-side-view-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/pain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/2024\/02\/profile-pic-side-view-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/pain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/2024\/02\/profile-pic-side-view-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/pain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/2024\/02\/profile-pic-side-view-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/pain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/2024\/02\/profile-pic-side-view-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Research carried out in my lab focuses on measuring activity in descending pain modulation systems using psychophysical and neurophysiological techniques. 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