Monika Eckstein
@monikaeckstein.bsky.social
Social neurosciene of learning, touch and health -- let's check out brains and hormones! π§ π€π©βπ
Reminder on the postdoc call: Applications need to get in contact with us before submitting their application. We are interested in the effects of touch by significant others and its stress-buffering effects on a neurobiological level π©βπΌππ«π«π§ . Project #35 @hlsalliance.bsky.social π
π Location: Mannheim / Heidelberg
π Start: Aug 1, 2026 β Jan 1, 2027 (latest)
β³ Deadline: March 31
π© Apply / inquiries:
Project 35 π lnkd.in/demaA837
in case of question just contact us
π Start: Aug 1, 2026 β Jan 1, 2027 (latest)
β³ Deadline: March 31
π© Apply / inquiries:
Project 35 π lnkd.in/demaA837
in case of question just contact us
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February 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Reminder on the postdoc call: Applications need to get in contact with us before submitting their application. We are interested in the effects of touch by significant others and its stress-buffering effects on a neurobiological level π©βπΌππ«π«π§ . Project #35 @hlsalliance.bsky.social π
Call for PostDoc applications: Find the project on Social Touch during Stress by @fbublatzky.bsky.social and myself as #35.
Please reach out to us for any questions and to discuss your thoughts on the project. Colleagues, please repost or forward to candidates. π§ π«π
Please reach out to us for any questions and to discuss your thoughts on the project. Colleagues, please repost or forward to candidates. π§ π«π
The Alliance is looking for outstanding, international early career scientists/ clinician scientists, for bridging projects between two or more Alliance partner institutions.
πDeadline on 3/31/26 5pm CEST
Info on our webpage at:
www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...
#postdoc
πDeadline on 3/31/26 5pm CEST
Info on our webpage at:
www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...
#postdoc
January 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Call for PostDoc applications: Find the project on Social Touch during Stress by @fbublatzky.bsky.social and myself as #35.
Please reach out to us for any questions and to discuss your thoughts on the project. Colleagues, please repost or forward to candidates. π§ π«π
Please reach out to us for any questions and to discuss your thoughts on the project. Colleagues, please repost or forward to candidates. π§ π«π
Der nΓ€chste Journal Club findet morgen, Freitag 12:00 online statt.
Unser Team prΓ€sentiert erste Biomarker-und Stress-Daten aus einem π§ psycho-diagnostischen Interview von π§Personen ΓΌber 70, durchgefΓΌhrt vom Roboter Navel π€: osf.io/9dpxw/ PN an mich fΓΌr den Link. #geriatric #mental #health
Unser Team prΓ€sentiert erste Biomarker-und Stress-Daten aus einem π§ psycho-diagnostischen Interview von π§Personen ΓΌber 70, durchgefΓΌhrt vom Roboter Navel π€: osf.io/9dpxw/ PN an mich fΓΌr den Link. #geriatric #mental #health
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Der nΓ€chste Journal Club findet morgen, Freitag 12:00 online statt.
Unser Team prΓ€sentiert erste Biomarker-und Stress-Daten aus einem π§ psycho-diagnostischen Interview von π§Personen ΓΌber 70, durchgefΓΌhrt vom Roboter Navel π€: osf.io/9dpxw/ PN an mich fΓΌr den Link. #geriatric #mental #health
Unser Team prΓ€sentiert erste Biomarker-und Stress-Daten aus einem π§ psycho-diagnostischen Interview von π§Personen ΓΌber 70, durchgefΓΌhrt vom Roboter Navel π€: osf.io/9dpxw/ PN an mich fΓΌr den Link. #geriatric #mental #health
We @cfmhlab.bsky.social are happy to share results of our proof-of-methodπ§ #neurofeedback trial for #postpartum #bonding problems π©βπΌ Results indicate specific effects, not only on #maternal bonding but also negative #affect during actual interaction (preprint π www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...)
Improving maternal bonding through Real-time fMRI Neurofeedback in Mothers with Postpartum Bonding Problems
Maternal bonding, the first emotional connection a mother forms with her infant, is typically supported by neural reward-system activation, yet around 10% of mothers experience difficulties forming th...
www.researchsquare.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:57 AM
We @cfmhlab.bsky.social are happy to share results of our proof-of-methodπ§ #neurofeedback trial for #postpartum #bonding problems π©βπΌ Results indicate specific effects, not only on #maternal bonding but also negative #affect during actual interaction (preprint π www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...)
Todays lecture (in German): π
Unser Journal Club startet im Neuen Jahr mit einem Gastvortrag. Herzliche Einladung am Dienstag 13.1., 10:00, zu uns ins Institut. Offen fΓΌr alle Interessierten! Thema: Eltern-Kind-Forschung und peripartale psychische Gesundheitπͺπ§ π« von Corinne Neukel www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/personen/dr-...
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Todays lecture (in German): π
Unser Journal Club startet im Neuen Jahr mit einem Gastvortrag. Herzliche Einladung am Dienstag 13.1., 10:00, zu uns ins Institut. Offen fΓΌr alle Interessierten! Thema: Eltern-Kind-Forschung und peripartale psychische Gesundheitπͺπ§ π« von Corinne Neukel www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/personen/dr-...
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Unser Journal Club startet im Neuen Jahr mit einem Gastvortrag. Herzliche Einladung am Dienstag 13.1., 10:00, zu uns ins Institut. Offen fΓΌr alle Interessierten! Thema: Eltern-Kind-Forschung und peripartale psychische Gesundheitπͺπ§ π« von Corinne Neukel www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/personen/dr-...
The demographic trend of #aging populations brings high challenges on #mental health. Only important question is if technologies can compensate #loneliness or lack of professional care? I will present our work on human-robot-interaction (funded @heika-team.bsky.social) π hcr.iar.kit.edu/workshop.php
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The demographic trend of #aging populations brings high challenges on #mental health. Only important question is if technologies can compensate #loneliness or lack of professional care? I will present our work on human-robot-interaction (funded @heika-team.bsky.social) π hcr.iar.kit.edu/workshop.php
Reposted by Monika Eckstein
Check out our findings on the effects of oxytocin and physical intimacy on dermatological wound healing
@monikaeckstein.bsky.social
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@monikaeckstein.bsky.social
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Oxytocin, Physical Intimacy, Wound Healing, and Stress Responses
This randomized clinical trial examines the effects of repeated intranasal oxytocin administration and a behavioral microintervention on neuroendocrine stress responses and dermatological wound healin...
ja.ma
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Check out our findings on the effects of oxytocin and physical intimacy on dermatological wound healing
@monikaeckstein.bsky.social
ja.ma/4hVrWBW
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@monikaeckstein.bsky.social
ja.ma/4hVrWBW
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Monika Eckstein
Thrilled to share our (with @monikaeckstein.bsky.social) first #EMA findings! β¨ Social support isnβt always helpful in #pain - operant conditioning may alter relationship dynamics, increasing pain likelihood. Partner trainings needed! #Endometriosis #Stress #Relationships doi.org/10.1007/s125...
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Thrilled to share our (with @monikaeckstein.bsky.social) first #EMA findings! β¨ Social support isnβt always helpful in #pain - operant conditioning may alter relationship dynamics, increasing pain likelihood. Partner trainings needed! #Endometriosis #Stress #Relationships doi.org/10.1007/s125...
FΓΌr die mit Stern-Abo β: Ich dΓΌrfte ein paar Infos zu diesem Artikel ΓΌber #berΓΌhrung π« & #gesundheit π§ beitragen: π www.stern.de/gesundheit/g... #oxytocin #ctactile
Streicheln und Umarmungen: Die Wissenschaft der groΓen GefΓΌhle
Warum sinnliche Erlebnisse so starke GefΓΌhle in uns auslΓΆsen β und was Forscher ΓΌber das richtige Timing beim Streicheln, KΓΌssen und Umarmen wissen.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
FΓΌr die mit Stern-Abo β: Ich dΓΌrfte ein paar Infos zu diesem Artikel ΓΌber #berΓΌhrung π« & #gesundheit π§ beitragen: π www.stern.de/gesundheit/g... #oxytocin #ctactile
In this project we also validated a German version of the "touch experiences and attitudes questionnaire" (TEAQ-G, open for re-use π static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10...) including attitutes to #self-care and we combined it with EMA data on #stress and π€€ salivary #cortisol and #oxytocin
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
In this project we also validated a German version of the "touch experiences and attitudes questionnaire" (TEAQ-G, open for re-use π static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10...) including attitutes to #self-care and we combined it with EMA data on #stress and π€€ salivary #cortisol and #oxytocin
We have a new report on how remembered #childhood #touch and current attitutes to intimate #social touch π©βπ§π©ββ€οΈβπ©π« relate to daily neuroendocrine states and emotionsπ§ π€π€ link π rdcu.be/eKaRX. Great thanks to @katya-shn.bsky.social & our whole team @dorahopf.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
We have a new report on how remembered #childhood #touch and current attitutes to intimate #social touch π©βπ§π©ββ€οΈβπ©π« relate to daily neuroendocrine states and emotionsπ§ π€π€ link π rdcu.be/eKaRX. Great thanks to @katya-shn.bsky.social & our whole team @dorahopf.bsky.social
This week, we started new experiments on human-robot-interaction in healthcare with a focus on #touch between the human and the patient. Funded by heika-research.de/en/research/... Contact us π[email protected] for questions or participation. π€π§βπ€βπ§π§
September 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This week, we started new experiments on human-robot-interaction in healthcare with a focus on #touch between the human and the patient. Funded by heika-research.de/en/research/... Contact us π[email protected] for questions or participation. π€π§βπ€βπ§π§
Interessante neue Perspektive durch meine Zusammenarbeit mit dem dbl-ev.de: Angst/Depressionπ§ erschwert durch gehemmten Sprechantrieb/Antwortlatenz π£οΈdie Psychotherapie und sozialen Interaktion. πDa hilft u.a. LogopΓ€die - international gibt es den Speech Mental Health Therapist, in Dtl. noch nicht...
LogopΓ€die bei psychiatrischen Erkrankungen - mit Dr. Theresa StrΓ€tz und Cordula Winterholler
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September 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Interessante neue Perspektive durch meine Zusammenarbeit mit dem dbl-ev.de: Angst/Depressionπ§ erschwert durch gehemmten Sprechantrieb/Antwortlatenz π£οΈdie Psychotherapie und sozialen Interaktion. πDa hilft u.a. LogopΓ€die - international gibt es den Speech Mental Health Therapist, in Dtl. noch nicht...
Angebot fΓΌr alle im Gesundheitswesen (inkl. FΓΌhrungskrΓ€fte & Peers), die ΓΌberlastet sind oder mit Tod, GrenzΓΌberschreitungen, SuizidalitΓ€t... konfrontiert sind oder Kolleg*innen helfen mΓΆchten π psu-helpline.de
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August 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Angebot fΓΌr alle im Gesundheitswesen (inkl. FΓΌhrungskrΓ€fte & Peers), die ΓΌberlastet sind oder mit Tod, GrenzΓΌberschreitungen, SuizidalitΓ€t... konfrontiert sind oder Kolleg*innen helfen mΓΆchten π psu-helpline.de
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Reposted by Monika Eckstein
π’ Bitte teilen! Bei uns @cfmhlab.bsky.social sind ab 15.09.25 zwei Postdoc- oder WiMi-Stellen (50%, E13 TV-L, aufstockbar bis 100%) zu besetzen.
ποΈ Bewerbung bis 07.08./15.08.
Alle Infos π tud.link/gs7b7p
Fragen gern via Mail oder PM.
@tudresden.bsky.social
ποΈ Bewerbung bis 07.08./15.08.
Alle Infos π tud.link/gs7b7p
Fragen gern via Mail oder PM.
@tudresden.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
π’ Bitte teilen! Bei uns @cfmhlab.bsky.social sind ab 15.09.25 zwei Postdoc- oder WiMi-Stellen (50%, E13 TV-L, aufstockbar bis 100%) zu besetzen.
ποΈ Bewerbung bis 07.08./15.08.
Alle Infos π tud.link/gs7b7p
Fragen gern via Mail oder PM.
@tudresden.bsky.social
ποΈ Bewerbung bis 07.08./15.08.
Alle Infos π tud.link/gs7b7p
Fragen gern via Mail oder PM.
@tudresden.bsky.social
Ich darf am Dienstag meine Forschung vorstellen - herzliche Einladung an alle interessieren Studis in HD: π
June 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Ich darf am Dienstag meine Forschung vorstellen - herzliche Einladung an alle interessieren Studis in HD: π
I did a little side project on the relationship between job satisfaction, #volunteering and #depression using #SOEP data. Find details hereπ osf.io/preprints/th...
Being #healthy and happy at work seems to be a precondition for voluntary engagement for a good cause and being #sustainable.
Being #healthy and happy at work seems to be a precondition for voluntary engagement for a good cause and being #sustainable.
June 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I did a little side project on the relationship between job satisfaction, #volunteering and #depression using #SOEP data. Find details hereπ osf.io/preprints/th...
Being #healthy and happy at work seems to be a precondition for voluntary engagement for a good cause and being #sustainable.
Being #healthy and happy at work seems to be a precondition for voluntary engagement for a good cause and being #sustainable.
A new article from our team reporting health-benefical effects of instructed positive couple interaction in daily life ππ§βπ€βπ§π§ bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
May 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A new article from our team reporting health-benefical effects of instructed positive couple interaction in daily life ππ§βπ€βπ§π§ bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Wir suchen studentische VerstΓ€rkung fΓΌr unser Team als #Hiwi in der Forschung zu Hormonen und Sozialer Interaktionπ€ΌββοΈπ§ π«π€. Bewerbung an [email protected]
May 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Wir suchen studentische VerstΓ€rkung fΓΌr unser Team als #Hiwi in der Forschung zu Hormonen und Sozialer Interaktionπ€ΌββοΈπ§ π«π€. Bewerbung an [email protected]
Synchrony is higher during π₯stress or π€Ό conflict but #mindfulness seems to buffer against this potential stress contagion.
April 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Synchrony is higher during π₯stress or π€Ό conflict but #mindfulness seems to buffer against this potential stress contagion.
We are happy to share our new paper by @dorahopf.bsky.social et al showing hormonal synchrony in everyday life of older couples π§βπ€βπ§ in salivary #oxytocin and cortisol π www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0018506X25000698
April 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We are happy to share our new paper by @dorahopf.bsky.social et al showing hormonal synchrony in everyday life of older couples π§βπ€βπ§ in salivary #oxytocin and cortisol π www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0018506X25000698
And this German Podcast has also reported on how compliment sharing might improve health via reward and empathy networks: open.spotify.com/episode/7k3e...
Btw here paper they refer to: academic.oup.com/scan/article... We assume the neural reward mechanisms help to seek and maintain relationsships.π§ π©ββ€οΈβπ©
Btw here paper they refer to: academic.oup.com/scan/article... We assume the neural reward mechanisms help to seek and maintain relationsships.π§ π©ββ€οΈβπ©
Neural responses to instructed positive couple interaction: an fMRI study on compliment sharing
Abstract. Love is probably the most fascinating feeling that a person ever experiences. However, little is known about what is happening in the brains of a
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January 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
And this German Podcast has also reported on how compliment sharing might improve health via reward and empathy networks: open.spotify.com/episode/7k3e...
Btw here paper they refer to: academic.oup.com/scan/article... We assume the neural reward mechanisms help to seek and maintain relationsships.π§ π©ββ€οΈβπ©
Btw here paper they refer to: academic.oup.com/scan/article... We assume the neural reward mechanisms help to seek and maintain relationsships.π§ π©ββ€οΈβπ©
Yesterday, Quarks Radio reported about our π§ #fMRI study on #compliment sharing between π£οΈπ©ββ€οΈβπ© #couples and positive social interaction on #health in general... find the audio in German language here: www1.wdr.de/mediathek/au... (approx. 1:15h)
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January 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Yesterday, Quarks Radio reported about our π§ #fMRI study on #compliment sharing between π£οΈπ©ββ€οΈβπ© #couples and positive social interaction on #health in general... find the audio in German language here: www1.wdr.de/mediathek/au... (approx. 1:15h)