Aleksandrina Skvortsova

ORCID: 0000-0003-0512-0792
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Research Areas
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
  • Educational Innovations and Challenges
  • Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Sex and Gender in Healthcare
  • Foreign Language Teaching Methods
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

McGill University
2021-2025

Leiden University
2016-2024

Creative Commons
2018-2023

Technische Universität Dresden
2023

Leiden University Medical Center
2018-2023

Delft University of Technology
2023

Lomonosov Moscow State University
2019-2021

Penza State University
2020

University of Puerto Rico at Carolina
2019

Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
2019

Questionable research practices (QRPs) pose a significant threat to the integrity and credibility of scientific research. However, historically, they remain ill-defined comprehensive list QRPs is lacking. The article addresses this concern by defining, collecting, categorizing using an expert consensus method. Collaborators study agreed on following definition: “Questionable are ways producing, maintaining, sharing, analyzing, or interpreting data that likely produce misleading conclusions,...

10.31234/osf.io/fhk98_v2 preprint EN 2025-01-31

Abstract The nocebo effect, the evil twin of better-known placebo effect in which anticipation harm causes that harm, is increasingly thought to be responsible for poor clinical outcomes. In humans, hyperalgesia (i.e., increased sensitivity pain) blocked by proglumide, a cholecystokinin (CCK) receptor antagonist. Yet neural circuitry underlying remains unidentified, largely due lack appropriate animal models. Independently, our two laboratories developed unique models CCK-dependent...

10.1101/2025.02.04.636522 preprint EN cc-by bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2025-02-06
Lukas Röseler Leonard Kaiser Christopher Albert Doetsch Noah Klett Christian Seida and 92 more Astrid Schütz Balázs Aczél Nadia Adelina Valeria Agostini Samuel Alarie Nihan Albayarak-Aydemir Alaa Aldoh Ali H. Al‐Hoorie Flávio Azevedo Bradley J. Baker Charlotte Lilian Barth Julia Beitner Cameron Brick Hilmar Brohmer Subramanya Prasad Chandrashekar Kai Li Chung Jamie Philip Cockcroft J. David Cummins Veronica Diveica Tsvetomira Dumbalska Emir Efendić Mahmoud Medhat Elsherif Thomas Rhys Evans Gilad Feldman Adrien Fillon Nico Förster Joris Frese Oliver Genschow Vaitsa Giannouli Biljana Gjoneska Timo Gnambs Amélie Gourdon-Kanhukamwe Christopher J Graham Helena Hartmann Clove Haviva Alina Herderich Leon P. Hilbert Darías Holgado Ian Hussey Zlatomira Ilchovska Tamara Kalandadze Veli‐Matti Karhulahti Leon Kasseckert Maren Klingelhöfer-Jens Alina Koppold Max Korbmacher Louisa Kulke Niclas Kuper Annalise Aleta LaPlume Gavin Leech Feline Lohkamp Nigel Mantou Lou Dermot Lynott Maximilian Maier Maria Montefinese Maria Meier David Moreau Kellen Mrkva Monika Němcová Danna Oomen Julian Packheiser Shubham Pandey Frank Papenmeier Mariola Paruzel‐Czachura Yuri G. Pavlov Zoran Pavlović Charlotte R. Pennington Merle-Marie Pittelkow Willemijn Plomp Paul E. Plonski Ekaterina Pronizius Andrew Adrian Yu Pua Katarzyna Pypno-Blajda Manuel Rausch Tobias R. Rebholz Elena Richert Jan Philipp Röer Robert M. Ross Kathleen Schmidt Aleksandrina Skvortsova Matthias F. J. Sperl Alvin Wei Ming Tan J. Lukas Thürmer Aleksandra Tołopiło Wolf Vanpaemel Leigh Ann Vaughn Steven Verheyen Lukas Wallrich Lucia Weber Julia Wolska Mirela Zaneva Yikang Zhang

In psychological science, replicability—repeating a study with new sampleachieving consistent results (Parsons et al., 2022)—is critical for affirming the validity of scientific findings. Despite its importance, replication efforts are few and far between in science many attempts failing to corroborate past This scarcity, compounded by difficulty accessing data, jeopardizes efficient allocation research resources impedes advancement. Addressing this crucial gap, we present Replication...

10.31222/osf.io/me2ub preprint EN 2024-04-11

Placebo effects relieve various somatic symptoms, but it is unclear how they can be enhanced to maximize positive treatment outcomes. Oxytocin administration may potentially enhance placebo effects, few studies have been performed, and had conflicting findings. The study aim was investigate the influence of verbal suggestions oxytocin on expectations for pain itch.One hundred eight female participants were allocated one following four groups: (1) with suggestions, (2) (3) without (4)...

10.1097/psy.0000000000000571 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Psychosomatic Medicine 2018-03-08

Placebo and nocebo effects—beneficial or adverse outcomes driven by expectations rather than active treatment components—are well documented in domains such as pain, mental health disorders, fatigue etc. However, their influence on food metabolism food-related behaviors remains underexplored. This study investigated whether verbal suggestions about the effects of a sham vagus nerve stimulation could alter hunger, craving, desirability, choice healthy volunteers. In randomized, single-blind,...

10.31219/osf.io/anpbj_v1 preprint EN 2025-05-01

Oxytocin has been shown to increase trust, decrease anxiety, and affect learning as observed in conditioning paradigms. Trust, are important factors that influence placebo effects. In this study, we investigated whether oxytocin can analgesia, nocebo hyperalgesia, extinction processes of both. Eighty male volunteers were assigned a 40 IU nasal spray group, or control group. Placebo analgesia hyperalgesia induced by procedure combination with verbal suggestions. The results demonstrate the...

10.1016/j.jpain.2019.08.010 article EN publisher-specific-oa Journal of Pain 2019-09-05

Implicit gender biases (IGBs) are unconscious evaluations about a person based on gender. IGBs of healthcare providers may affect medical decision making. This study investigated whether and genders patients general practitioners (GPs) influence diagnostics treatment decisions in the context diabetes type 2.Ninety-nine GPs participated this randomized online study. Associations Tasks were used to measure two IGBs, related lifestyle (women have healthier than men) communication (men less...

10.1111/dme.15087 article EN cc-by-nc Diabetic Medicine 2023-03-15
Lukas Röseler Leonard Kaiser Christopher Albert Doetsch Noah Klett Christian Seida and 92 more Astrid Schütz Balázs Aczél Nadia Adelina Valeria Agostini Samuel Alarie Nihan Albayrak‐Aydemir Alaa Aldoh Ali H. Al‐Hoorie Flávio Azevedo Bradley J. Baker Charlotte Lilian Barth Julia Beitner Cameron Brick Hilmar Brohmer Subramanya Prasad Chandrashekar Kai Li Chung Jamie Philip Cockcroft J. David Cummins Veronica Diveica Tsvetomira Dumbalska Emir Efendić Mahmoud Medhat Elsherif Thomas Rhys Evans Gilad Feldman Adrien Fillon Nico Förster Joris Frese Oliver Genschow Vaitsa Giannouli Biljana Gjoneska Timo Gnambs Amélie Gourdon-Kanhukamwe Christopher J Graham Helena Hartmann Clove Haviva Alina Herderich Leon P. Hilbert Darías Holgado Ian Hussey Zlatomira Ilchovska Tamara Kalandadze Veli‐Matti Karhulahti Leon Kasseckert Maren Klingelhöfer-Jens Alina Koppold Max Korbmacher Louisa Kulke Niclas Kuper Annalise Aleta LaPlume Gavin Leech Feline Lohkamp Nigel Mantou Lou Dermot Lynott Maximilian Maier Maria Meier Maria Montefinese David Moreau Kellen Mrkva Monika Nemcova Danna Oomen Julian Packheiser Shubham Pandey Frank Papenmeier Mariola Paruzel‐Czachura Yuri G. Pavlov Zoran Pavlović Charlotte R. Pennington Merle-Marie Pittelkow Willemijn Plomp Paul E. Plonski Ekaterina Pronizius Andrew Adrian Yu Pua Katarzyna Pypno-Blajda Manuel Rausch Tobias R. Rebholz Elena Richert Jan Philipp Röer Robert M. Ross Kathleen Schmidt Aleksandrina Skvortsova Matthias F. J. Sperl Alvin Wei Ming Tan J. Lukas Thürmer Aleksandra Tołopiło Wolf Vanpaemel Leigh Ann Vaughn Steven Verheyen Lukas Wallrich Lucia Weber Julia Wolska Mirela Zaneva Yikang Zhang

In psychological science, replicability—repeating a study with new sample achieving consistent results (Parsons et al., 2022)—is critical for affirming the validity of scientific findings. Despite its importance, replication efforts are few and far between in science many attempts failing to corroborate past This scarcity, compounded by difficulty accessing data, jeopardizes efficient allocation research resources impedes advancement. Addressing this crucial gap, we present Replication...

10.5334/jopd.101 article EN cc-by Journal of Open Psychology Data 2024-09-11

It has been demonstrated that secretion of several hormones can be classically conditioned, however, the underlying brain responses such conditioning have never investigated before. In this study we aimed to investigate how oxytocin administration and conditioned influence responses. total, 88 females were allocated one three groups: administration, oxytocin, or placebo, underwent an experiment consisting acquisition evocation days. Participants in group received 24 IU together with a...

10.1371/journal.pone.0229692 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2020-03-19

eHealth interventions have the potential to increase physical activity of users. However, their effectiveness varies, and they often only short-term effects. A possible way enhancing is positive outcome expectations users by giving them suggestions regarding intervention. It has been shown that when individuals various types interventions, tend benefit from these more.The main objective this web-based study investigate whether can change participants a smartphone intervention subsequently...

10.2196/32130 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2021-12-07

Three ways of achieving happiness—life pleasure, life engagement, and meaning (Seligman, 2002)—have been examined among adult samples. However, very few studies have investigated these orientations to happiness in non-adult populations. Numerous found that different spending leisure time affect the psychological well-being adolescents. Bringing two perspectives together, aim present study is identify extent which are related choice activities a sample adolescents from eight European countries.

10.5334/jeps.bv article EN cc-by Journal of European Psychology Students 2014-05-21

Contagious itch can be evoked by observing people scratching. Verbal suggestions about to-be-received influence intensity, as shown placebo research, but it is unknown whether this extends to contagious itch. The current study aimed replicate prior findings that listening scratching and rubbing sounds elicits itch, investigate modulate process. Healthy participants (n = 140) received positive or negative in response the (aimed decrease increase expected respectively), no specific a control....

10.1111/exd.14663 article EN Experimental Dermatology 2022-08-22

ABSTRACT Objective There is evidence that placebo effects may influence hormone secretion. However, few studies have examined in the endocrine system, including oxytocin effects. We studied whether it possible to trigger using a classical conditioning paradigm. Methods Ninety-nine women were assigned conditioned, control, or drug control group. In two-phase paradigm, participants conditioned and groups received an nasal spray combined with distinctive smell (conditioned stimulus [CS]) for...

10.1097/psy.0000000000000759 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Psychosomatic Medicine 2019-10-14

In an attempt to improve reproducibility, more attention is being paid potential sources of stress in the laboratory environment. Here, we report that mere proximity pregnant or lactating female mice causes olfactory-mediated stress-induced analgesia, a variety noxious stimuli, gonadally intact male mice. We show exposure volatile compounds released urine and can themselves produce associated pain inhibition. This phenomenon, novel form female-to-male chemosignaling, mediated by scent...

10.1126/sciadv.abi9366 article EN cc-by-nc Science Advances 2022-05-20

Several studies have demonstrated that in the mental health domain, experience does not always lead to better diagnostic decisions, suggesting clinical psychology experience-based intuition might actually improve performance. The aim of current study was investigate differences preferred reasoning styles novice and experienced psychologists as possible explanation this surprising phenomenon. We investigated control decisions (n = 20) well age-matched controls 20 n respectively) by using...

10.4236/psych.2016.712143 article EN Psychology 2016-01-01

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10.17513/spno.30037 article UK Современные проблемы науки и образования (Modern Problems of Science and Education) 2020-01-01

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to investigate whether placebo effect induced by pharmacological conditioning with intranasal insulin can affect glucose, insulin, C-peptide, hunger, and memory in patients diabetes type 2 healthy controls. Methods Placebo conditioning. Thirty-two older (mean age = 68.3 years) age- sex-matched thirty-two adults 67.8 were randomly assigned a conditioned or control group. On day 1, group received six administrations stimulus (CS; smell...

10.1097/psy.0000000000001216 article EN cc-by Psychosomatic Medicine 2023-05-26

Negative expectations can increase pain sensitivity, leading to nocebo hyperalgesia. However, the physiological and psychological factors that predispose individuals this phenomenon are still not well understood. The present study examined whether stress induced by a social stressor affects hyperalgesia, effect is mediated self-reported responses. We recruited 52 healthy participants (15 men) who were randomly assigned either Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) or control condition (a friendly...

10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108818 article EN cc-by Biological Psychology 2024-05-17

Questionable research practices (QRPs) pose a significant threat to the integrity and credibility of scientific research. However, historically, they remain ill-defined comprehensive list QRPs is lacking. The article addresses this concern by defining, collecting, categorizing using an expert consensus method. Collaborators study agreed on following definition: “Questionable are ways producing, maintaining, sharing, analyzing, or interpreting data that likely produce misleading conclusions,...

10.31234/osf.io/fhk98 preprint EN 2024-05-19
Lukas Röseler Leonard Kaiser Christopher Albert Doetsch Noah Klett Christian Seida and 92 more Astrid Schütz Balázs Aczél Nadia Adelina Valeria Agostini Samuel Alarie Nihan Albayarak-Aydemir Alaa Aldoh Ali H. Al‐Hoorie Flávio Azevedo Bradley J. Baker Charlotte Lilian Barth Julia Beitner Cameron Brick Hilmar Brohmer Subramanya Prasad Chandrashekar Kai Li Chung Jamie Philip Cockcroft J. David Cummins Veronica Diveica Tsvetomira Dumbalska Emir Efendić Mahmoud Medhat Elsherif Thomas Rhys Evans Gilad Feldman Adrien Fillon Nico Förster Joris Frese Oliver Genschow Vaitsa Giannouli Biljana Gjoneska Timo Gnambs Amélie Gourdon-Kanhukamwe Christopher J Graham Helena Hartmann Clove Haviva Alina Herderich Leon P. Hilbert Darías Holgado Ian Hussey Zlatomira Ilchovska Tamara Kalandadze Veli‐Matti Karhulahti Leon Kasseckert Maren Klingelhöfer-Jens Alina Koppold Max Korbmacher Louisa Kulke Niclas Kuper Annalise Aleta LaPlume Gavin Leech Feline Lohkamp Nigel Mantou Lou Dermot Lynott Maximilian Maier Maria Montefinese Maria Meier David Moreau Kellen Mrkva Monika Němcová Danna Oomen Julian Packheiser Shubham Pandey Frank Papenmeier Mariola Paruzel‐Czachura Yuri G. Pavlov Zoran Pavlović Charlotte R. Pennington Merle-Marie Pittelkow Willemijn Plomp Paul E. Plonski Ekaterina Pronizius Andrew Adrian Yu Pua Katarzyna Pypno-Blajda Manuel Rausch Tobias R. Rebholz Elena Richert Jan Philipp Röer Robert M. Ross Kathleen Schmidt Aleksandrina Skvortsova Matthias F. J. Sperl Alvin Wei Ming Tan J. Lukas Thürmer Aleksandra Tołopiło Wolf Vanpaemel Leigh Ann Vaughn Steven Verheyen Lukas Wallrich Lucia Weber Julia Wolska Mirela Zaneva Yikang Zhang

In psychological science, replicability—repeating a study with new sampleachieving consistent results (Parsons et al., 2022)—is critical for affirming the validity of scientific findings. Despite its importance, replication efforts are few and far between in science many attempts failing to corroborate past This scarcity, compounded by difficulty accessing data, jeopardizes efficient allocation research resources impedes advancement. Addressing this crucial gap, we present Replication...

10.31222/osf.io/me2ub_v1 preprint EN 2024-04-11

It has been demonstrated that secretion of several hormones can be classically conditioned, however, the underlying brain responses such conditioning have never investigated before. In this study we aimed to investigate how oxytocin administration and conditioned influence responses. total, 88 females were allocated one three groups: administration, oxytocin, or placebo, underwent an experiment consisting acquisition evocation days. Participants in group received 24 IU together with a...

10.31234/osf.io/4rtcv preprint EN 2019-09-30

The paper covers the analysis of results sociological research focused on identification actual structure professional value orientations high school teachers. complex values regulating activity a teacher reveals specific features modern education system, reflects relations between actors educational process, and defines existing issues in sphere higher education. In this connection, study teachers’ is especially topical at present stage social development as it characterizes processes...

10.18323/2073-5073-2016-1-106-111 article EN Vektor nauki Tol yattinskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta 2016-01-01
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