Prof. Roi Treister
Research Interests
Higher Education
Recent Publications
Research Interests
- Developing novel methods to assess pain.
- Pain-related research methodologies and designs.
- Assessment of potential analgesic treatments.
Higher Education
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Degree | Name of Institution and Department | Period of Study |
B.A | Psychology, University of Haifa | 2003-2006 |
M.Sc | The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion | 2006-2009 |
Ph.D | The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion | 2009-2011 |
Post-Doctoral Studies
Name of Host | Name of Institution and Department/Lab | Period of Study |
Professor Pud Dorit | Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa / The human experimental pain lab | 2011-2013 |
Professor Oaklander Anne Louise | Neurology department, Masseuses General Hospital & Harvard University | 2013-2016 |
Recent Publications
- Zontag D, Srulovici E, Slijper N, Idilbi N, Treister R. The analgesic response is moderated by nurses’ confidence in their pain assessment: Results from pediatric acute pain study. J Pediatr Nurs. 2026 Aug 6;91:36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2026.07.062. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42561785.
- Weissman-Fogel I, Sheban R, Sinai A, Granovsky Y, Treister R. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) above individual peak alpha frequency (PAF) does not shift PAF or experimental pain sensitivity: an exploratory study. Front Hum Neurosci. 2026 Jul 7;20:1851160. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1851160. PMID: 42483534; PMCID: PMC13385110.
- Weissman-Fogel I, Treister R. Neuromodulation to prevent the chronification of phantom limb pain: A theoretical neural circuit model. J Pain. 2026 Jul;44:106309. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106309. Epub 2026 May 5. PMID: 42097471.
- Treister R, Emergui G, Agostinho M, Khashan M, Hochberg U. Pain catastrophizing in breast cancer survivors with refractory postsurgical pain following breast cancer surgery referred for invasive management. J Psychosom Res. 2026 Sep;208:112694. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112694. Epub 2026 Apr 28. PMID: 42096735.
- Shani A, Ghanayim R, Granot M, Rahamimov N, Treister R. Associations between placebo-responses across models and time: Exploratory analysis of a sham randomized clinical trial in chronic-back-pain patients. J Psychosom Res. 2026 Jul;206:112645. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112645. Epub 2026 Mar 19. PMID: 41871484.
- Shani A, Ghanayim R, Granot M, Rahamimov N, Treister R. Associations between placebo-responses across models and time: Exploratory analysis of a sham randomized clinical trial in chronic-back-pain patients. J Psychosom Res. 2026 Jul;206:112645. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112645. Epub 2026 Mar 19. PMID: 41871484.
- Shani A, Ghanayim R, Granot M, Rahamimov N, Treister R. Associations between placebo-responses across models and time: Exploratory analysis of a sham randomized clinical trial in chronic-back-pain patients. J Psychosom Res. 2026 Jul;206:112645. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112645. Epub 2026 Mar 19. PMID: 41871484.
- Shani A, Ghanayim R, Granot M, Rahamimov N, Treister R. Associations between placebo-responses across models and time: Exploratory analysis of a sham randomized clinical trial in chronic-back-pain patients. J Psychosom Res. 2026 Jul;206:112645. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112645. Epub 2026 Mar 19. PMID: 41871484.
- Shani A, Ghanayim R, Granot M, Rahamimov N, Treister R. Associations between placebo-responses across models and time: Exploratory analysis of a sham randomized clinical trial in chronic-back-pain patients. J Psychosom Res. 2026 Jul;206:112645. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112645. Epub 2026 Mar 19. PMID: 41871484.
- Shani A, Ghanayim R, Granot M, Rahamimov N, Treister R. Associations between placebo-responses across models and time: Exploratory analysis of a sham randomized clinical trial in chronic-back-pain patients. J Psychosom Res. 2026 Jul;206:112645. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112645. Epub 2026 Mar 19. PMID: 41871484.