Émeline Descamps

The NPIS model: a consensus-based framework for evaluating non-pharmacological interventions

The term non-pharmacological intervention (NPI) refers to health prevention and care protocols supervised by healthcare professionals. However, no precise and widely adopted definition currently exists. Additionally, unlike drugs, NPIs do not have a global evaluation framework be...

Seed-based functional connectivity of the anterior cingulate cortex and the posterior insula predicts placebo analgesia in Parkinson’s disease

Chronic pain affects up to 80% of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and remains difficult to treat. Functional brain connectivity can predict analgesic response in other conditions, but has not been explored in PD. To assess whether baseline resting-state functional connectivi...