Current Research Projects

Project Leader Project Title
Ditzen Ehlert Heinrichs Oxytocin, couple interaction and wound healing
Domes Oxytocin, emotion recognition, and empathy - behaviour and neural correlates
Heinrichs Psychosocial and neurobiological bases of social interaction: Basic mechanisms and clinical implications
Psychobiological bases of social behavior
Lobmaier Processing the 'social' face
Soravia de Quervain Strik Heinrichs Glucocorticoid treatment in combination with exposure therapy for the treatment of social phobia
von Dawans Heinrichs Psychobiological therapy for personality disorders: A randomized controlled trial of oxytocin enhancement of Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Completed Research Projects

Project Leader Project Title
Bodenmann Heinrichs The impact of external stress on couples' communication
Heinrichs Psychobiological bases of social behavior
Development and evaluation of a 'Psychobiological Group Intervention Program' for social phobia
Psychosocial and neurobiological mechanisms of social phobia
Effects of different kinds of couple interaction on psychosocial and biological responses to stress
Protective effects of physical activity on psychological and physiological stress responses: A psychobiological approach
Physical activity and stress reactivity
Heinrichs Nathan Effects of intranasal oxytocin on amygdala response to fear in social anxiety disorder
Heinrichs Rimmele Effects of physical activity on cognitive performance in amateur and elite sportsmen
Pierrehumbert Heinrichs Attachment as a mediating factor between childhood sexual abuse and psychoendocrine responses to stress in adulthood
Rimmele Psychobiological mechanisms of trustworthiness
Effects of positive emotions and social factors on learning and memory: A psychobiological approach
Steiner Effects of oxytocin on 'mind-reading' in mental disorders with social deficits
von Dawans Effects of oxytocin on social interaction and affect recognition in borderline personality disorder
von Dawans Heinrichs The 'Trier Social Stress Test for Groups' (TSST-G) - Development and evaluation of a standardized psychosocial laboratory stressor in a group format
Effects of psychosocial stress on social decision-making