Michon Linde F, Achterberg M, Kaufmann LV, Packheiser J, Bos S, van Reenen K, Gazzola V, Keysers C (2026). Heightened play following play observation in the absence of 22-kHz calls in juvenile rats. Behav Brain Res, 514, 116382. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2026.116382
Julian Packheiser
Dr. rer. nat.
Soziale Neurowissenschaften
Curriculum Vitae
- Seit 10/2023 Postdoc in der AE Soziale Neurowissenschaft, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 2021 - 2023 Postdoc im Social Brain Lab, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
- 2019 - 2021 Postdoc in der AE Biopsychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 07/2019 Promotion
- 2015 - 2019 Doktorand in der AE Biopsychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 10/2015 M.Sc. Cognitive Science
- 04/2013 B.A. Psychologie/Germanistik
Methoden und Forschungsinteressen
- Neuronale Grundlagen von Emotionen
- Gesundheitseffekte von Berührungen
- Lateralisierung
- Meta-analysen, ökologische Validität, Stress, EEG, fMRT, fNIRS
Aktuelle Publikationen
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Packheiser J, Scheele D, Hube V, Langer K, Wolf OT, Maymon C, Ocklenburg S, Berretz G (2026). Regulating intense fear: Does cognitive reappraisal attenuate physiological and subjective fear responses in an immersive VR environment?. Horm Behav, 184, 105978. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2026.105978
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Rehder J, Timm I, Berretz G, Reinhard I, Neubauer AB, Güntürkün O, Takano K, Bierbauer W, Cabrita M, Bourke M, Smyth J, Kim J, Michalak J, Curtiss J, Pannicke B, Gallagher JB, Abrantes AM, Nakamura T, Yamamoto Y, Cook P, Wieland LM, von Haaren-Mack B, McCormick B, Hachenberger J, Vetrovsky T, Henwood B, Poppe L, Sudeck G, Hollands L, Goldschmidt AB, Martire L, Kanning M, Maher JP, Li YM, Reininghaus U, Berli C, Seiferth C, Hevel DJ, Leger K, Staiano AE, Zeeck A, Calza S, Liao Y, Ruissen GR, Schwerdtfeger AR, Haucke M, Pham LT, Liu S, Thomas MC, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Dunton GF, Elavsky S, Ebner-Priemer UW, Giurgiu M, Packheiser J, Reichert M (2026). An individual participant data meta-analysis of how physical activity relates to affective well-being in daily life. Nat Hum Behav, 10(7), 1297-1315. doi: 10.1038/s41562-026-02427-2
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Puhlmann LMC, Koppold A, Feld GB, Lonsdorf TB, Hilger K, Vogel S, Gürsoy Ç, Kastrinogiannis A, Kulke L, Lischke A, Müller-Alcazar A, Packheiser J, Sperl MFJ, Yang YF, Bechtold L, Ocklenburg S, Hartmann H (2026). Sustainable neuroscience through open science. Nat Hum Behav, 10(4), 639-642. doi: 10.1038/s41562-026-02426-3
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Bregulla M, Packheiser J, Merz CJ, 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
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Denk BF, Meier M, Ocklenburg S, Packheiser J, Wienhold S, Volkmer N, Gaertner RJ, Klink ESC, Ashcraft SJ, Benz ABE, Pruessner JC (2026). Coupled hearts - effect of partner stress on cardiac synchronization. Biol Psychol, 204, 109205. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2026.109205
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Packheiser J, Borawski J, Berretz G, Merklein SA, Papadatou-Pastou M, Ocklenburg S (2025). Handedness in mental and neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review and second-order meta-analysis. Psychol Bull, 151(4), 476-512. doi: 10.1037/bul0000471
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Stein CC, Schiffer B, Papadatou-Pastou M, Packheiser J (2025). Pedophilia and hand preference: A meta-analysis. Laterality, 30(1), 52-77. doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2025.2535353
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Packheiser J, Hartmann H, Fredriksen K, Gazzola V, Keysers C, Michon F (2024). A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the physical and mental health benefits of touch interventions. Nat Hum Behav, 8(6), 1088-1107. doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-01841-8
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Packheiser J, Sommer L, Wüllner M, Malek IM, Reichart JS, Katona L, Luhmann M, Ocklenburg S (2024). A Comparison of Hugging Frequency and Its Association with Momentary Mood Before and During COVID-19 Using Ecological Momentary Assessment. Health Commun, 39(5), 951-959. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2198058
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Röseler L, Kaiser L, Doetsch C, Klett N, Seida C, Schütz A, Aczel B, Adelina N, Agostini V, Alarie S, Albayrak-Aydemir N, Aldoh A, Al-Hoorie AH, Azevedo F, Baker BJ, Barth CL, Beitner J, Brick C, Brohmer H, Chandrashekar SP, Chung KL, Cockcroft JP, Cummins J, Diveica V, Dumbalska T, Efendic E, Elsherif M, Evans T, Feldman G, Fillon A, Förster N, Frese J, Genschow O, Giannouli V, Gjoneska B, Gnambs T, Gourdon-Kanhukamwe A, Graham CJ, Hartmann H, Haviva C, Herderich A, Hilbert LP, Holgado D, Hussey I, Ilchovska ZG, Kalandadze T, Karhulahti VM, Kasseckert L, Klingelhöfer-Jens M, Koppold A, Korbmacher M, Kulke L, Kuper N, LaPlume A, Leech G, Lohkamp F, Lou NM, Lynott D, Maier M, Meier M, Montefinese M, Moreau D, Mrkva K, Nemcova M, Oomen D, Packheiser J, Pandey S, Papenmeier F, Paruzel-Czachura M, Pavlov YG, Pavlović Z, Pennington CR, Pittelkow MM, Plomp W, Plonski PE, Pronizius E, Pua AA, Pypno-Blajda K, Rausch M, Rebholz TR, Richert E, Röer JP, Ross R, Schmidt K, Skvortsova A, Sperl MFJ, Tan AWM, Thürmer JL, Tołopiło A, Vanpaemel W, Vaughn LA, Verheyen S, Wallrich L, Weber L, Wolska JK, Zaneva M, Zhang Y (2024). The Replication Database: Documenting the Replicability of Psychological Science. J Open Psychol Data, 12, 8. doi: 10.5334/jopd.101
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Pusch R, Packheiser J, Azizi AH, Sevincik CS, Rose J, Cheng S, Stüttgen MC, Güntürkün O (2023). Working memory performance is tied to stimulus complexity. Commun Biol, 6(1), 1119. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05486-7
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Packheiser J, Papadatou-Pastou M, Koufaki A, Paracchini S, Stein CC, Schmitz J, Ocklenburg S (2023). Elevated levels of mixed-hand preference in dyslexia: Meta-analyses of 68 studies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 154, 105420. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105420
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Packheiser J, Soyman E, Paradiso E, Michon F, Ramaaker E, Sahin N, Muralidharan S, Wöhr M, Gazzola V, Keysers C (2023). Audible pain squeaks can mediate emotional contagion across pre-exposed rats with a potential effect of auto-conditioning. Commun Biol, 6(1), 1085. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05474-x
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Michon F, Packheiser J, Gazzola V, Keysers C (2023). Sharing Positive Affective States Amongst Rodents. Affect Sci, 4(3), 475-479. doi: 10.1007/s42761-023-00201-5
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El Basbasse Y, Packheiser J, Peterburs J, Maymon C, Güntürkün O, Grimshaw G, Ocklenburg S (2023). Walk the plank! Using mobile electroencephalography to investigate emotional lateralization of immersive fear in virtual reality. R Soc Open Sci, 10(5), 221239. doi: 10.1098/rsos.221239
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Borawski J, Papadatou-Pastou M, Packheiser J, Ocklenburg S (2023). Handedness in post-traumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 145, 105009. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.105009
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Berretz G, Packheiser J, Wolf OT, Ocklenburg S (2023). A single dose of hydrocortisone does not alter interhemispheric transfer of information or transcallosal integration. Front Psychiatry, 14, 1054168. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1054168
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Pusch R, Packheiser J, Koenen C, Iovine F, Güntürkün O (2022). Digital embryos: a novel technical approach to investigate perceptual categorization in pigeons (Columba livia) using machine learning. Anim Cogn, 25(4), 793-805. doi: 10.1007/s10071-021-01594-1
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Berretz G, Packheiser J, Wolf OT, Ocklenburg S (2022). Acute stress increases left hemispheric activity measured via changes in frontal alpha asymmetries. iScience, 25(2), 103841. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.103841
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Berretz G, Packheiser J, Wolf OT, Ocklenburg S (2022). Improved interhemispheric connectivity after stress during lexical decision making. Behav Brain Res, 418, 113648. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113648
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Berretz G, Dutschke C, Leonard E, Packheiser J (2022). Ewww-Investigating the neural basis of disgust in response to naturalistic and pictorial nauseating stimuli. Front Psychiatry, 13, 1054224. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1054224
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Pfeifer LS, Heyers K, Berretz G, Metzen D, Packheiser J, Ocklenburg S (2022). Broadening the scope: Increasing phenotype diversity in laterality research. Front Behav Neurosci, 16, 1048388. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1048388
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Berretz G, Packheiser J (2022). Altered hemispheric asymmetries as an endophenotype in psychological and developmental disorders: A theory on the influence of stress on brain lateralization. Front Behav Neurosci, 16, 1054114. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1054114
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Berretz G, Cebula C, Wortelmann BM, Papadopoulou P, Wolf OT, Ocklenburg S, Packheiser J (2022). Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men. PLoS One, 17(5), e0266887. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266887
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Packheiser J, Malek IM, Reichart JS, Katona L, Luhmann M, Ocklenburg S (2022). The Association of Embracing with Daily Mood and General Life Satisfaction: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. J Nonverbal Behav, 46(4), 519-536. doi: 10.1007/s10919-022-00411-8
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Güntürkün O, von Eugen K, Packheiser J, Pusch R (2021). Avian pallial circuits and cognition: A comparison to mammals. Curr Opin Neurobiol, 71, 29-36. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2021.08.007
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Berretz G, Packheiser J, Höffken O, Wolf OT, Ocklenburg S (2021). Dichotic listening performance and interhemispheric integration after administration of hydrocortisone. Sci Rep, 11(1), 21581. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00896-1
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Packheiser J, Schmitz J, Stein CC, Pfeifer LS, Berretz G, Papadatou-Pastou M, Peterburs J, Ocklenburg S (2021). Handedness and depression: A meta-analysis across 87 studies. J Affect Disord, 294, 200-209. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.052
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Donoso JR, Packheiser J, Pusch R, Lederer Z, Walther T, Uengoer M, Lachnit H, Güntürkün O, Cheng S (2021). Emergence of complex dynamics of choice due to repeated exposures to extinction learning. Anim Cogn, 24(6), 1279-1297. doi: 10.1007/s10071-021-01521-4
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Rook N, Tuff JM, Packheiser J, Güntürkün O, Beste C (2021). A hierarchical processing unit for multi-component behavior in the avian brain. iScience, 24(10), 103195. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103195
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Ocklenburg S, Berretz G, Packheiser J, Friedrich P (2021). Laterality 2020: Response to the article commentaries. Laterality, 26(3), 348-357. doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2021.1932983
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Berretz G, Packheiser J, Kumsta R, Wolf OT, Ocklenburg S (2021). The brain under stress-A systematic review and activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis of changes in BOLD signal associated with acute stress exposure. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 124, 89-99. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.01.001
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Ocklenburg S, Berretz G, Packheiser J, Friedrich P (2021). Laterality 2020: entering the next decade. Laterality, 26(3), 265-297. doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2020.1804396
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Packheiser J, Donoso JR, Cheng S, Güntürkün O, Pusch R (2021). Trial-by-trial dynamics of reward prediction error-associated signals during extinction learning and renewal. Prog Neurobiol, 197, 101901. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101901
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Packheiser J, Berretz G, Rook N, Bahr C, Schockenhoff L, Güntürkün O, Ocklenburg S (2021). Investigating real-life emotions in romantic couples: a mobile EEG study. Sci Rep, 11(1), 1142. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-80590-w
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Berretz G, Packheiser J, Wolf OT, Ocklenburg S (2020). Dichotic listening performance and interhemispheric integration after stress exposure. Sci Rep, 10(1), 20804. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-77708-5
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Packheiser J, Schmitz J, Arning L, Beste C, Güntürkün O, Ocklenburg S (2020). Author Correction: A large-scale estimate on the relationship between language and motor lateralization. Sci Rep, 10(1), 20050. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-75423-9
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Packheiser J, Schmitz J, Berretz G, Carey DP, Paracchini S, Papadatou-Pastou M, Ocklenburg S (2020). Four meta-analyses across 164 studies on atypical footedness prevalence and its relation to handedness. Sci Rep, 10(1), 14501. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71478-w
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Packheiser J, Schmitz J, Arning L, Beste C, Güntürkün O, Ocklenburg S (2020). A large-scale estimate on the relationship between language and motor lateralization. Sci Rep, 10(1), 13027. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70057-3
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Rook N, Letzner S, Packheiser J, Güntürkün O, Beste C (2020). Author Correction: Immediate early gene fingerprints of multi-component behaviour. Sci Rep, 10(1), 11483. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-65177-9
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Packheiser J, Schmitz J, Metzen D, Reinke P, Radtke F, Friedrich P, Güntürkün O, Peterburs J, Ocklenburg S (2020). Asymmetries in social touch-motor and emotional biases on lateral preferences in embracing, cradling and kissing. Laterality, 25(3), 325-348. doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2019.1690496
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Rook N, Letzner S, Packheiser J, Güntürkün O, Beste C (2020). Immediate early gene fingerprints of multi-component behaviour. Sci Rep, 10(1), 384. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56998-4
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Packheiser J, Schmitz J, Pan Y, El Basbasse Y, Friedrich P, Güntürkün O, Ocklenburg S (2020). Using Mobile EEG to Investigate Alpha and Beta Asymmetries During Hand and Foot Use. Front Neurosci, 14, 109. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00109
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Packheiser J, Pusch R, Stein CC, Güntürkün O, Lachnit H, Uengoer M (2020). How competitive is cue competition?. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove), 73(1), 104-114. doi: 10.1177/1747021819866967
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Packheiser J, Güntürkün O, Pusch R (2019). Renewal of extinguished behavior in pigeons (Columba livia) does not require memory consolidation of acquisition or extinction in a free-operant appetitive conditioning paradigm. Behav Brain Res, 370, 111947. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.111947
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Packheiser J, Schmitz J, Berretz G, Papadatou-Pastou M, Ocklenburg S (2019). Handedness and sex effects on lateral biases in human cradling: Three meta-analyses. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 104, 30-42. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.06.035
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Schmitz J, Packheiser J, Birnkraut T, Hinz NA, Friedrich P, Güntürkün O, Ocklenburg S (2019). The neurophysiological correlates of handedness: Insights from the lateralized readiness potential. Behav Brain Res, 364, 114-122. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.02.021
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Packheiser J, Rook N, Dursun Z, Mesenhöller J, Wenglorz A, Güntürkün O, Ocklenburg S (2019). Embracing your emotions: affective state impacts lateralisation of human embraces. Psychol Res, 83(1), 26-36. doi: 10.1007/s00426-018-0985-8
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Ocklenburg S, Packheiser J, Schmitz J, Rook N, Güntürkün O, Peterburs J, Grimshaw GM (2018). Hugs and kisses - The role of motor preferences and emotional lateralization for hemispheric asymmetries in human social touch. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 95, 353-360. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.10.007