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Dr. phil. Monika Eckstein

Research associate (Institute of Medical Psychology)

Dipl.-Psych.


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Medical/Professional background

since January 2015

Postdoctoral research associate at the Institute of Medical Psychology

September 2020 – December 2020

Guest scientist at the Department of Behavioural Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway

2012 – 2014

Research assistant at the Division of Medical Psychology, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn

Scientific background

2012 – 2015

Ph.D. [Dr. phil.], Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, Title of thesis: "Oxytocinergic Modulation of Stress and Fear", Advisors: U. Ettinger Ph.D. & R. Hurlemann Ph.D.

2008 – 2012

M.Sc. [Diploma in Psychology], Eberhardt-Karls-University Tübingen

Professional memberships

Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Neurowissenschaften

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie e.V., DGPs –  FG Biologisch Psychologie und Neuropsychologie

Deutsche Gesellschaft für medizinische Psychologie

Current research focus

Experimental modulation of stress and fear processing following intranasal oxytocin application

Social interaction and learning in dyads

Emotional processing and emotional reactions, assessment using fMRI, neuroendocrinology and psychophysiology