Psychosocial Stress & Social Learning

The project investigates how stress responses are transmitted through the observation of others in social contexts.

Contact: [→ Ena Alcan]

 

Open TSST-VR

Development and evaluation of a freely available version of the TSST.

 

Contact: [→ Ena Alcan]

The social phenotype in Triple X

The project focuses on the neural underpinning of socio cognition and behavior in women with Triple X. 

Contact:[Gregor Domes]

 

Social Stimuli & the HPG Axis

The HPG axis regulates the release of gonadal steroids. We investigate which (social) stimuli promote or inhibit the activity of the axis.

Contact: [→ Katrin Linnig]

The pill and social issues

Oral contraceptives and social cognition: we investigate how taking the pill affects social attention and empathy.

Contact: [→ Dr. Bernadette von Dawans]

 

Neural Predictors of the acute Stress Response

Why do we respond so differently to psychossocial stress? The project aims at indentifying neural predictors of the individual reactivity to stress.

Contact: [→ Lisa Haase]

Eye Contact in Social Anxiety

Adequate eye contact is a challenge for many people with social anxiety. Here we examine people with social anxiety in everyday conversational situations.

Contact: [→ Ena Alcan]

Psychosocial Stress & Social Cognition

How does stress influence our social perception and behavior? What role do stress hormones play?

Ansprechpartner: [Gregor Domes]