Heng Wang
University of Michigan
11 Papers
75 Citations
Heng Wang is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Endogenous opioid & Placebo. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 11 publications. Previous affiliations of Heng Wang include Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute.
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Papers
Placebo and Nocebo Effects Are Defined by Opposite Opioid and Dopaminergic Responses
David Scott,Christian S. Stohler,Christine M. Egnatuk,Heng Wang,Robert A. Koeppe,Jon Kar Zubieta +5 more
TL;DR: Placebo and nocebo effects are associated with opposite responses of DA and endogenous opioid neurotransmission in a distributed network of regions and form part of the circuit typically implicated in reward responses and motivated behavior.
Individual Differences in Reward Responding Explain Placebo-Induced Expectations and Effects
David Scott,Christian S. Stohler,Christine M. Egnatuk,Heng Wang,Robert A. Koeppe,Jon Kar Zubieta,Jon Kar Zubieta +6 more
TL;DR: The role of the nucleus accumbens (NAC), a region centrally involved in the encoding of reward expectation, in the formation of placebo responses was examined, and activation of NAC dopamine release was observed during placebo administration.
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Response of the μ-opioid system to social rejection and acceptance
David T. Hsu,Benjamin Sanford,Kortni K. Meyers,Tiffany M. Love,Kathleen E. Hazlett,Heng Wang,Lisong Ni,Sara J. Walker,Brian J. Mickey,Steven T. Korycinski,Robert A. Koeppe,Jennifer Crocker,Scott A. Langenecker,Jon Kar Zubieta +13 more
TL;DR: In the left ventral striatum, MOR activation during acceptance predicted a greater desire for social interaction, suggesting a role for the MOR system in social reward, and MOR regulation of this pathway may preserve and promote emotional well being in the social environment.
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Endogenous opioidergic dysregulation of pain in fibromyalgia: a PET and fMRI study.
Andrew Schrepf,Daniel E. Harper,Steven E. Harte,Heng Wang,Eric Ichesco,Johnson P. Hampson,Jon Kar Zubieta,Daniel J. Clauw,Richard E. Harris +8 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that dysregulation of the endogenous opioid system in FM could lead to less excitation in antinociceptive brain regions by incoming noxious stimulation, resulting in the hyperalgesia and allodynia commonly observed in this population.
Enhanced Neuroactivation during Verbal Memory Processing in Postmenopausal Women Receiving Short Term Hormone Therapy
Carol Persad,Jon Kar Zubieta,Jon Kar Zubieta,Tiffany M. Love,Tiffany M. Love,Heng Wang,Heng Wang,Anne Tkaczyk,Yolanda R. Smith +8 more
TL;DR: Hormone therapy was associated with increased activation in the left middle/superior frontal cortex, medial frontal cortex and dorsal anterior cingulate, and left inferior parietal cortex during memory encoding in postmenopausal women.
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