We are interested in cognitive and affective processes and how they are influenced by stress.
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New review on the differential impact of stress hormones on fear and anxiety
Click here to learn more about the publication by Christian Merz and Oliver T. Wolf
New paper on the influence of glucose availability on stress reactivity
Click here to learn more about the publication by Tobias Rüttgens and Oliver T. Wolf
Katja Langer successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled:
„Does timing matter? Effects of acute stress and cortisol on cognitive emotion regulation”
Congratulations Katja to your great performance! We are very proud of you.
Vom Aufstehen, Neu lernen und Popo bewegen
Endlich ist es so weit: die brandneue Staffel von „Kannste vergessen?“, dem Podcast des Sonderforschungsbereichs 1280 „Extinktionslernen“ der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, steht in den Startlöchern. In Folge 1 ist Valerie Jentsch zu Gast bei Moderator Rainer Holl und erklärt, warum Stress nicht per se schlecht ist, wie er beim Neulernen helfen kann und wieso Sport nicht nur ein guter Booster für den Körper, sondern auch für unser Gehirn ist.
New Paper on the impact of acute stress on emotion regulation strategy choice
Click here to learn more about the publication by Katja Langer, Valerie Jentsch and Oliver Wolf.
New Paper on the influence of cortisol on the neural correlates of extinction generalization Click here to learn more about the publication by Bianca Hagedorn, Oliver T. Wolf and Christian Merz
New Paper on neural correlates of episodic reconsolidation Click here to learn more about the publication by Dong-ni Pan, Delhii Hoid, Oliver Wolf and Xuebing Li.
New Paper on stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond Click here to learn more about the publication by Lena Pfeifer, Katrin Heyers, Sebastian Ocklenburg and Oliver Wolf.
