Institute for Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology

Research interests:

• Psychophysiology of chronic pain
• Classical conditioning
• Psychophysiological reactions to stress
• Psychophysiology of emotion
• Interoception
• Health psychophysiology

Some interesting Links in Psychophysiology:

• Society for Psychophysiological Research(internet-link: "http://liberty.uc.wlu.edu/~spr/sprtext.html")
• Psychophysiology WWW Directory(internet-link: "http://mizar.usc.edu/~vanman/psyphy.html")
• Neurosciences on the Internet
• Psychology in Europe(internet-link: "http://www.ub.es/personal/europa.htm")

Science in Spain:

• The Spanish Council for Scientific Research(internet-link: "http://www.csic.es/")
• Research centers in Andalusia(internet-link: "http://www.cica.es/")
• Catalan Foundation for the Research(internet-link: "http://www.fcr.es/")

For suggestions:

pedro.motoya@uni-tuebingen.de(pedro.montoya@uni-tuebingen.de)

• Larbig, W., Montoya, P., Flor, H., Bilow, H., Weller, S., & Birbaumer, N. Evidence for a change in neural processing in phantom limb pain patients, Manuscript accepted for publication in Pain . Abstract
• Montoya, P., Larbig, W., Grulke, N., Flor, H., Taub, E., & Birbaumer, N. The relationship of phantom limb pain with other phantom limb phenomena in upper limb amputees, Manuscript accepted for publication in Pain . Abstract
• Link to Research Group Clinical Psychophysiology of Pain

• Montoya, P., Larbig, W., Pulvermueller, F., Flor, H., & Birbaumer, N. (1996). Cortical correlates of classical semantic conditioning. Manuscript accepted for publication in Psychophysiology . Abstract

• Montoya, P., Brody, S., Beck, K., Veit, R., & Rau, H. Stress reactivity and specificity of cardiovascular psychophysiological measures, Manuscript accepted for publication in European Journal of Applied Physiology . Abstract
• Rau, H., Weitkunat, R., Brody, S., Bⁿhrer, M., Jonak, M., & Montoya, P. Biofeedback of R-wave to pulse interval produces differential learning of blood pressure control, Biofeedback and Self-regulation,
• Brody, S., Maier, C., Montoya, P., & Rau, H. (1994). Speaking from the heart: cardiovascular components of stress rating changes and the relative reactivity of physiological and psychological variables. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 69
• Gsellhofer, B., Montoya, P., Mⁿller, A., Piesbergen, C., & Schandry, R. (1992). Zum Zusammenhang zwischen Stressbewaeltigung und Blutdruckreaktion. Zeitschrift fuer experimentelle und angewandte Psychologie, 39
• Mueller, A., Schandry, R., Montoya, P., & Gsellhofer, B. (1992) Differential effects of two stressors on heart rate, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and T-wave amplitude. Journal of Psychophysiology, 6

• Pauli, P., Dengler, W., Wiedemann, G., Montoya, P., Birbaumer, N., Flor, H., & Buchkremer, G. Behavioral and neurophysiological evidence for altered processing of anxiety-related words in panic disorder, Manuscript accepted for publication in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
• Pauli, P., Montoya, P., & Martz, G-E. Covariation bias in panic-prone subjects, Manuscript accepted for publication in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
• Mini, A., Rau, H., Montoya, P., Palomba, D., & Birbaumer, N. (1995). Baroreceptor cortical effects, emotions, and pain. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 19

• Schandry, R., & Montoya, P. (1996). Event-related brain potentials and the processing of cardiac activity. Biological Psychology, 42
• Montoya, P., Campos, J.J., & Schandry, R. (1995). Aspectos psicofisiologicos de la autopercepcion cardiaca. Psicologica, 16 , 27-48. Abstract
• Montoya, P., & Schandry, R. (1994). Emotional experience and heartbeat perception in patients with spinal cord injury and control subjects. Journal of Psychophysiology, 8
• Montoya, P., Schandry, R., & Mueller, A. (1993). Heartbeat evoked potentials (HEP): topography and influence of cardiac awareness and focus of attention. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 88
• Schandry, R., Bestler, M., & Montoya, P. (1993). On the relation between cardiodynamics and heartbeat perception. Psychophysiology, 30
• Bestler, M., Alt, E., Montoya, P., & Schandry, R. (1992) Einfluss von Koerperposition auf Herzfrequenz und kardiozirkulatorische Parameter unter Belastung - Implikationen fuer frequenzadaptierende Schrittmachersysteme. Zeitschrift fⁿr Kardiologie, 81