Head of the Department of Social Neuroscience
Prof. Dr. Dirk Scheele heads the Social Neuroscience Department at the Faculty of Medicine at Ruhr University Bochum. His research focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms of social bonding and interaction. He investigates how the brain regulates social processes as a basis for better therapeutic approaches to social interaction disorders.
Prof. Dr. Dirk Scheele erforscht die neurobiologischen Grundlagen sozialer Bindung. Seine Arbeitsgruppe untersucht kognitive und sensorische Veränderungen bei sozialer Isolation und Einsamkeit sowie den Einfluss sozialer Bindung auf die Verarbeitung von Traumata. Die Forschung umfasst visuelle, auditive, taktile und olfaktorische Reize.
Methodisch kombiniert das Team behaviorale und hormonelle Messungen mit nicht-invasiven Hirnstimulationsverfahren (transkranielle Gleichstromstimulation), psychophysiologischen Erhebungen (EDA, EKG, Respiration bei sozialen Dyaden) und bildgebenden Verfahren (fMRT 1,5 bis 7 Tesla, fNIRS, mobile EEG).
Ocklenburg S, Fohrmann D, Breuer K J, Thomas G, Merklein SA, Reinke P, Packheiser J, Scheele D, Hidalgo-Gadea G, Schlenstedt C, Hollander K (2025). Three-Dimensional Movement Analysis of Hugging in Romantic Couples and Platonic Friends Using Markerless Motion Capture Journal of Nonverbal Behavior (2025) 49:443–465(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-025-00495-y
Azaad S, Scheele D, Shteynberg G, Echterhoff G (2026). Are co-attention effects on memory limited to group members? A registered conceptual replication and extension of Shteynberg (2010). Psychol Res, 90(3). doi: 10.1007/s00426-026-02329-y
Immel D, Mallick E, Linz N, Barton S, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2026). Automatic speech analysis can predict loneliness. Sci Rep, 16(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-45965-5
Bregulla M, Packheiser J, Merz C, Echterhoff G, Scheele D (2026). Affective touch and face recognition: effects on memory and metacognitive performance. Sci Rep, 16(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-43969-9
Piejka A, Elsenbruch S, Icenhour A, Okruszek L, Scheele D, Packheiser J (2026). A multivariate meta-analysis on the relationship between social connectedness and pain. medRxiv, doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.24.26349176
Iversen I, Alaerts K, Bakermans-Kranenburg M, Becker B, Blair R, Bartz J, Connelly J, Ditzen B, Ebner N, Kang H, Lawson E, Lønfeldt N, Moerkerke M, Montag C, Mora-Jensen A, Horta M, Peled-Avron L, Procyshyn T, Sartorius A, Scheele D, Schneider E, Theofanopoulou C, Yamasue H, Quintana D (2026). The active monitoring of oxytocin research evidence (AMORE) platform. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 185, 107713. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107713
Wiśniewska M, Piejka A, Wolak T, Scheele D, Okruszek Ł (2025). Loneliness - not for the faint of heart? Effects of transient loneliness induction on neural and parasympathetic responses to affective stimuli. Soc Neurosci, 20(6), 319-332. doi: 10.1080/17470919.2025.2498384
Voelter J, Postin D, Müller C, Roheger M, Schulz A, Bekrater-Bodmann R, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2025). Selective interoception impairments and treatment effects in Borderline Personality Disorder. medRxiv doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.04.25339393
Barton S, Pruin A, Schulze J, Kiebs M, Scheele D, Hurlemann R (2025). Dose-response effects of exogenous oxytocin on social cognition: A systematic review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 178, 106350. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106350
Packheiser J, Ocklenburg S, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2025). Embracing the void: exploring the relationship between chronic loneliness and social touch.Curr Opin Behav Sc 2025, doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2025.101590 .
Haihambo N, Layiwola D, Blank H, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2025). Loneliness and social conformity: A predictive processing perspective. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1547(1), 5-17. doi: 10.1111/nyas.15324
De Felice S, Chand T, Croy I, Engert V, Goldstein P, Holroyd C, Kirsch P, Krach S, Ma Y, Scheele D, Schurz M, Schweinberger S, Hoehl S, Vrticka P (2025). Relational neuroscience: Insights from hyperscanning research. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 169, 105979. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105979
Voelter J, Postin D, Croy I, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2025). A Neural Signature of Touch Aversion and Interpersonal Problems in Borderline Personality Disorder. Psychother Psychosom, 94(5), 358-372. doi: 10.1159/000545973
Stevens L, Bregulla M, Scheele D (2024). Out of touch? How trauma shapes the experience of social touch - Neural and endocrine pathways. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 159, 105595. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105595
Berger R, Hurlemann R, Shamay-Tsoory S, Kanterman A, Brauser M, Gorni J, Luhmann M, Schramm E, Schultz J, Philipsen A, Lieberz J, Scheele D (2024). Oxytocin-Augmented Modular-Based Group Intervention for Loneliness: A Proof-Of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychother Psychosom, 93(3), 169-180. doi: 10.1159/000538752
Mielacher C, Scheele D, Kiebs M, Schmitt L, Dellert T, Philipsen A, Lamm C, Hurlemann R (2024). Altered reward network responses to social touch in major depression. Psychol Med, 54(2), 308-316. doi: 10.1017/S0033291723001617
Schneider E, Hopf D, Aguilar-Raab C, Scheele D, Neubauer A, Sailer U, Hurlemann R, Eckstein M, Ditzen B (2023). Affectionate touch and diurnal oxytocin levels: An ecological momentary assessment study. Elife, 12. doi: 10.7554/eLife.81241
Schneider E, Hopf D, Eckstein M, Scheele D, Aguilar-Raab C, Herpertz S, Grinevich V, Ditzen B (2023). Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic Moderates Pain Perception and Momentary Oxytocin Levels. J Clin Med, 12(6). doi: 10.3390/jcm12062333
Coenjaerts M, Adrovic B, Trimborn I, Philipsen A, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2023). Effects of exogenous oxytocin and estradiol on resting-state functional connectivity in women and men. Sci Rep, 13(1), 3113. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29754-y
Sailer U, Riva F, Lieberz J, Campbell-Meiklejohn D, Scheele D, Pfabigan D (2023). Hungry for compliments? Ghrelin is not associated with neural responses to social rewards or their pleasantness. Front Psychiatry, 14, 1104305. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1104305
Saporta N, Scheele D, Lieberz J, Nevat M, Kanterman A, Hurlemann R, Shamay-Tsoory S (2022). Altered activation in the action observation system during synchronization in high loneliness individuals. Cereb Cortex, 33(2), 385-402. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhac073
Coenjaerts M, Trimborn I, Adrovic B, Stoffel-Wagner B, Cahill L, Philipsen A, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2022). Exogenous estradiol and oxytocin modulate sex differences in hippocampal reactivity during the encoding of episodic memories. Neuroimage, 264, 119689. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119689
Lan C, Liu C, Li K, Zhao Z, Yang J, Ma Y, Scheele D, Yao S, Kendrick K, Becker B (2022). Oxytocinergic Modulation of Stress-Associated Amygdala-Hippocampus Pathways in Humans Is Mediated by Serotonergic Mechanisms. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 25(10), 807-817. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyac037
Hopf D, Schneider E, Aguilar-Raab C, Scheele D, Morr M, Klein T, Ditzen B, Eckstein M (2022). Loneliness and diurnal cortisol levels during COVID-19 lockdown: the roles of living situation, relationship status and relationship quality. Sci Rep, 12(1), 15076. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-19224-2
Morr M, Noell J, Sassin D, Daniels J, Philipsen A, Becker B, Stoffel-Wagner B, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2022). Lonely in the Dark: Trauma Memory and Sex-Specific Dysregulation of Amygdala Reactivity to Fear Signals. Adv Sci (Weinh), 9(15), e2105336. doi: 10.1002/advs.202105336
Lieberz J, Shamay-Tsoory S, Saporta N, Kanterman A, Gorni J, Esser T, Kuskova E, Schultz J, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2022). Behavioral and Neural Dissociation of Social Anxiety and Loneliness. J Neurosci, 42(12), 2570-2583. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2029-21.2022
Saporta N, Peled-Avron L, Scheele D, Lieberz J, Hurlemann R, Shamay-Tsoory S (2022). Touched by loneliness-how loneliness impacts the response to observed human touch: a tDCS study. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, 17(1), 142-150. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsab122
Morr M, Liu X, Hurlemann R, Becker B, Scheele D (2022). Chronic Loneliness: Neurocognitive Mechanisms and Interventions. Psychother Psychosom, 91(4), 227-237. doi: 10.1159/000524157
Lieberz J, Shamay-Tsoory S, Saporta N, Esser T, Kuskova E, Stoffel-Wagner B, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2021). Loneliness and the Social Brain: How Perceived Social Isolation Impairs Human Interactions. Adv Sci (Weinh), 8(21), e2102076. doi: 10.1002/advs.202102076
Liu C, Lan C, Li K, Zhou F, Yao S, Xu L, Yang N, Zhou X, Yang J, Yong X, Ma Y, Scheele D, Kendrick K, Becker B (2021). Oxytocinergic Modulation of Threat-Specific Amygdala Sensitization in Humans Is Critically Mediated by Serotonergic Mechanisms. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 6(11), 1081-1089. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.04.009
Liu C, Xu L, Li J, Zhou F, Yang X, Zheng X, Fu M, Li K, Sindermann C, Montag C, Ma Y, Scheele D, Ebstein R, Yao S, Kendrick K, Becker B (2021). Serotonin and early life stress interact to shape brain architecture and anxious avoidant behavior - a TPH2 imaging genetics approach. Psychol Med, 51(14), 2476-2484. doi: 10.1017/S0033291720002809
Coenjaerts M, Pape F, Santoso V, Grau F, Stoffel-Wagner B, Philipsen A, Schultz J, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2021). Sex differences in economic decision-making: Exogenous estradiol has opposing effects on fairness framing in women and men. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 50, 46-54. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.04.006
Saporta N, Scheele D, Lieberz J, Stuhr-Wulff F, Hurlemann R, Shamay-Tsoory S (2021). Opposing Association of Situational and Chronic Loneliness with Interpersonal Distance. Brain Sci, 11(9). doi: 10.3390/brainsci11091135
Morr M, Lieberz J, Dobbelstein M, Philipsen A, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2021). Insula reactivity mediates subjective isolation stress in alexithymia. Sci Rep, 11(1), 15326. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94799-w
Marsh N, Scheele D, Postin D, Onken M, Hurlemann R (2021). Eye-Tracking Reveals a Role of Oxytocin in Attention Allocation Towards Familiar Faces. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 12, 629760. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.629760
Quintana D, Lischke A, Grace S, Scheele D, Ma Y, Becker B (2021). Advances in the field of intranasal oxytocin research: lessons learned and future directions for clinical research. Mol Psychiatry, 26(1), 80-91. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-00864-7
Lieberz J, Scheele D, Spengler F, Matheisen T, Schneider L, Stoffel-Wagner B, Kinfe T, Hurlemann R (2020). Kinetics of oxytocin effects on amygdala and striatal reactivity vary between women and men. Neuropsychopharmacology, 45(7), 1134-1140. doi: 10.1038/s41386-019-0582-6
Kreuder A, Scheele D, Schultz J, Hennig J, Marsh N, Dellert T, Ettinger U, Philipsen A, Babasiz M, Herscheid A, Remmersmann L, Stirnberg R, Stöcker T, Hurlemann R (2020). Common and dissociable effects of oxytocin and lorazepam on the neurocircuitry of fear. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 117(21), 11781-11787. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1920147117
Zhao W, Zimmermann K, Zhou X, Zhou F, Fu M, Dernbach C, Scheele D, Weber B, Eckstein M, Hurlemann R, Kendrick K, Becker B (2020). Impaired cognitive performance under psychosocial stress in cannabis-dependent men is associated with attenuated precuneus activity. J Psychiatry Neurosci, 45(2), 88-97. doi: 10.1503/jpn.190039
Maier A, Heinen-Ludwig L, Güntürkün O, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2020). Childhood Maltreatment Alters the Neural Processing of Chemosensory Stress Signals. Front Psychiatry, 11, 783. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00783
Maier A, Gieling C, Heinen-Ludwig L, Stefan V, Schultz J, Güntürkün O, Becker B, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2020). Association of Childhood Maltreatment With Interpersonal Distance and Social Touch Preferences in Adulthood. Am J Psychiatry, 177(1), 37-46. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19020212
Scheele D, Zimbal S, Feinstein J, Delis A, Neumann C, Mielacher C, Philipsen A, Hurlemann R (2019). Treatment-Resistant Depression and Ketamine Response in a Patient With Bilateral Amygdala Damage. Am J Psychiatry, 176(12), 982-986. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18101219
Zhou X, Zimmermann K, Xin F, Zhao W, Derckx R, Sassmannshausen A, Scheele D, Hurlemann R, Weber B, Kendrick K, Becker B (2019). Cue Reactivity in the Ventral Striatum Characterizes Heavy Cannabis Use, Whereas Reactivity in the Dorsal Striatum Mediates Dependent Use. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 4(8), 751-762. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.04.006
Spengler F, Scheele D, Kaiser S, Heinrichs M, Hurlemann R (2019). A Protective Mechanism against Illusory Perceptions Is Amygdala-Dependent. J Neurosci, 39(17), 3301-3308. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2577-18.2019
Zimmermann K, Kendrick K, Scheele D, Dau W, Banger M, Maier W, Weber B, Ma Y, Hurlemann R, Becker B (2019). Altered striatal reward processing in abstinent dependent cannabis users: Social context matters. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 29(3), 356-364. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.01.106
Boström A, Scheele D, Stoffel-Wagner B, Hönig F, Chaudhry S, Muhammad S, Hurlemann R, Krauss J, Lendvai I, Chakravarthy K, Kinfe T (2019). Saliva molecular inflammatory profiling in female migraine patients responsive to adjunctive cervical non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation: the MOXY Study. J Transl Med, 17(1), 53. doi: 10.1186/s12967-019-1801-y
Eckstein M, Almeida de Minas A, Scheele D, Kreuder A, Hurlemann R, Grinevich V, Ditzen B (2019). Oxytocin for learning calm and safety. Int J Psychophysiol, 136, 5-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.06.004
Scheele D, Lieberz J, Goertzen-Patin A, Engels C, Schneider L, Stoffel-Wagner B, Becker B, Hurlemann R (2019). Trauma Disclosure Moderates the Effects of Oxytocin on Intrusions and Neural Responses to Fear. Psychother Psychosom, 88(1), 61-63. doi: 10.1159/000496056
Chaudhry S, Lendvai I, Muhammad S, Westhofen P, Kruppenbacher J, Scheef L, Boecker H, Scheele D, Hurlemann R, Kinfe T (2019). Inter-ictal assay of peripheral circulating inflammatory mediators in migraine patients under adjunctive cervical non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS): A proof-of-concept study. Brain Stimul, 12(3), 643-651. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2019.01.008
Gravius N, Chaudhry S, Muhammad S, Boström A, Gravius S, Randau T, Scheele D, Westhofen P, Kruppenbacher J, Stoffel-Wagner B, Maier C, Weidlich A, Yearwood T, Chakravarthy K, Kramer J, Hurlemann R, Kinfe T (2019). Selective L4 Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Evokes Pain Relief and Changes of Inflammatory Markers: Part I Profiling of Saliva and Serum Molecular Patterns. Neuromodulation, 22(1), 44-52. doi: 10.1111/ner.12866
Hurlemann R, Scheele D, Kinfe T, Berger R, Philipsen A, Voncken M, Kuypers K, Schruers K (2019). Increased Temporal Discounting in Social Anxiety Disorder Normalizes after Oxytocin Treatment. Psychother Psychosom, 88(1), 55-57. doi: 10.1159/000495259
Kreuder A, Wassermann L, Wollseifer M, Ditzen B, Eckstein M, Stoffel-Wagner B, Hennig J, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2019). Oxytocin enhances the pain-relieving effects of social support in romantic couples. Hum Brain Mapp, 40(1), 242-251. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24368
Maier A, Scheele D, Spengler F, Menba T, Mohr F, Güntürkün O, Stoffel-Wagner B, Kinfe T, Maier W, Khalsa S, Hurlemann R (2019). Oxytocin reduces a chemosensory-induced stress bias in social perception. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(2), 281-288. doi: 10.1038/s41386-018-0063-3
Zhou F, Zimmermann K, Xin F, Scheele D, Dau W, Banger M, Weber B, Hurlemann R, Kendrick K, Becker B (2018). Shifted balance of dorsal versus ventral striatal communication with frontal reward and regulatory regions in cannabis-dependent males. Hum Brain Mapp, 39(12), 5062-5073. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24345
Bolea-Alamanac B, Bailey S, Lovick T, Scheele D, Valentino R (2018). Female psychopharmacology matters! Towards a sex-specific psychopharmacology. J Psychopharmacol, 32(2), 125-133. doi: 10.1177/0269881117747578
Lendvai I, Maier A, Scheele D, Hurlemann R, Kinfe T (2018). Spotlight on cervical vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of primary headache disorders: a review. J Pain Res, 11, 1613-1625. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S129202
Patin A, Scheele D, Hurlemann R (2018). Oxytocin and Interpersonal Relationships. Curr Top Behav Neurosci, 35, 389-420. doi: 10.1007/7854_2017_22
Spengler F, Schultz J, Scheele D, Essel M, Maier W, Heinrichs M, Hurlemann R (2017). Kinetics and Dose Dependency of Intranasal Oxytocin Effects on Amygdala Reactivity. Biol Psychiatry, 82(12), 885-894. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.04.015
Kreuder A, Scheele D, Wassermann L, Wollseifer M, Stoffel-Wagner B, Lee M, Hennig J, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2017). How the brain codes intimacy: The neurobiological substrates of romantic touch. Hum Brain Mapp, 38(9), 4525-4534. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23679
Marsh N, Scheele D, Feinstein J, Gerhardt H, Strang S, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2017). Oxytocin-enforced norm compliance reduces xenophobic outgroup rejection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 114(35), 9314-9319. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1705853114
Spengler F, Scheele D, Marsh N, Kofferath C, Flach A, Schwarz S, Stoffel-Wagner B, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2017). Oxytocin facilitates reciprocity in social communication. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, 12(8), 1325-1333. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsx061
Hurlemann R, Marsh N, Schultz J, Scheele D (2017). Oxytocin shapes the priorities and neural representations of attitudes and values. Behav Brain Sci, 40, e241. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X16000807
Hurlemann R, Scheele D, Maier W, Schultz J (2017). Oxytocin drives prosocial biases in favor of attractive people. Behav Brain Sci, 40, e30. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X16000510
Striepens N, Schröter F, Stoffel-Wagner B, Maier W, Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2016). Oxytocin enhances cognitive control of food craving in women. Hum Brain Mapp, 37(12), 4276-4285. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23308
Scheele D, Plota J, Stoffel-Wagner B, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2016). Hormonal contraceptives suppress oxytocin-induced brain reward responses to the partner's face. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, 11(5), 767-74. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsv157
Eckstein M, Scheele D, Patin A, Preckel K, Becker B, Walter A, Domschke K, Grinevich V, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2016). Oxytocin Facilitates Pavlovian Fear Learning in Males. Neuropsychopharmacology, 41(4), 932-9. doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.245
Hu Y, Scheele D, Becker B, Voos G, David B, Hurlemann R, Weber B (2016). The Effect of Oxytocin on Third-Party Altruistic Decisions in Unfair Situations: An fMRI Study. Sci Rep, 6, 20236. doi: 10.1038/srep20236
Hurlemann R, Scheele D (2016). Dissecting the Role of Oxytocin in the Formation and Loss of Social Relationships. Biol Psychiatry, 79(3), 185-93. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.05.013
Hurlemann R, Maier W, Scheele D (2016). Interactions of noradrenaline and cortisol and the induction of indelible memories. Behav Brain Sci, 39, e213. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X15001843
Marsh N, Scheele D, Gerhardt H, Strang S, Enax L, Weber B, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2015). The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Induces a Social Altruism Bias. J Neurosci, 35(47), 15696-701. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3199-15.2015
Fürst A, Thron J, Scheele D, Marsh N, Hurlemann R (2015). The neuropeptide oxytocin modulates consumer brand relationships. Sci Rep, 5, 14960. doi: 10.1038/srep14960
Scheele D, Schwering C, Elison J, Spunt R, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2015). A human tendency to anthropomorphize is enhanced by oxytocin. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 25(10), 1817-23. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.05.009
Eckstein M, Becker B, Scheele D, Scholz C, Preckel K, Schlaepfer T, Grinevich V, Kendrick K, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2015). Oxytocin facilitates the extinction of conditioned fear in humans. Biol Psychiatry, 78(3), 194-202. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.10.015
Preckel K, Scheele D, Eckstein M, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2015). The influence of oxytocin on volitional and emotional ambivalence. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, 10(7), 987-93. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsu147
Hurlemann R, Arndt S, Schlaepfer T, Reul J, Maier W, Scheele D (2015). Diminished appetitive startle modulation following targeted inhibition of prefrontal cortex. Sci Rep, 5, 8954. doi: 10.1038/srep08954
Scheele D, Striepens N, Kendrick K, Schwering C, Noelle J, Wille A, Schläpfer T, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2014). Opposing effects of oxytocin on moral judgment in males and females. Hum Brain Mapp, 35(12), 6067-76. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22605
Eckstein M, Scheele D, Weber K, Stoffel-Wagner B, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2014). Oxytocin facilitates the sensation of social stress. Hum Brain Mapp, 35(9), 4741-50. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22508
Scheele D, Kendrick K, Khouri C, Kretzer E, Schläpfer T, Stoffel-Wagner B, Güntürkün O, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2014). An oxytocin-induced facilitation of neural and emotional responses to social touch correlates inversely with autism traits. Neuropsychopharmacology, 39(9), 2078-85. doi: 10.1038/npp.2014.78
Preckel K, Scheele D, Kendrick K, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2014). Oxytocin facilitates social approach behavior in women. Front Behav Neurosci, 8, 191. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00191
Scheele D, Wille A, Kendrick K, Stoffel-Wagner B, Becker B, Güntürkün O, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2013). Oxytocin enhances brain reward system responses in men viewing the face of their female partner. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 110(50), 20308-13. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1314190110
Scheele D, Mihov Y, Schwederski O, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2013). A negative emotional and economic judgment bias in major depression. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 263(8), 675-83. doi: 10.1007/s00406-013-0392-5
Becker B, Scheele D, Moessner R, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2013). Deciphering the neural signature of conversion blindness. Am J Psychiatry, 170(1), 121-2. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12070905
Scheele D, Striepens N, Güntürkün O, Deutschländer S, Maier W, Kendrick K, Hurlemann R (2012). Oxytocin modulates social distance between males and females. J Neurosci, 32(46), 16074-9. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2755-12.2012
Striepens N, Scheele D, Kendrick K, Becker B, Schäfer L, Schwalba K, Reul J, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2012). Oxytocin facilitates protective responses to aversive social stimuli in males. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 109(44), 18144-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1208852109
Scheele D, Mihov Y, Kendrick K, Feinstein J, Reich H, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2012). Amygdala lesion profoundly alters altruistic punishment. Biol Psychiatry, 72(3), e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.01.028
Becker B, Mihov Y, Scheele D, Kendrick K, Feinstein J, Matusch A, Aydin M, Reich H, Urbach H, Oros-Peusquens A, Shah N, Kunz W, Schlaepfer T, Zilles K, Maier W, Hurlemann R (2012). Fear processing and social networking in the absence of a functional amygdala. Biol Psychiatry, 72(1), 70-7. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.024
Brüne M, Scheele D, Heinisch C, Tas C, Wischniewski J, Güntürkün O (2012). Empathy moderates the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on costly punishment. PLoS One, 7(9), e44747. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044747
Krogias C, Hoffmann K, Eyding J, Scheele D, Norra C, Gold R, Juckel G, Assion H (2011). Evaluation of basal ganglia, brainstem raphe and ventricles in bipolar disorder by transcranial sonography. Psychiatry Res, 194(2), 190-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.04.002
