Researcher Profile

Dirk Scheele

0000-0002-7613-0376

Publications

301

Citations

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Active Years

Publications

Open Access Journal Article Scientific Reports Apr 04, 2026

Automatic speech analysis can predict loneliness

Diana Immel · Elisa Mallick · Nicklas Linz · Simon Barton +2 more

10.1038/s41598-026-45965-5

Open Access Journal Article Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Apr 02, 2025

Loneliness and social conformity: A predictive processing perspective

Naem Haihambo · Dayo‐Marie Layiwola · Helen Blank · René Hurlemann +1 more

10.1111/nyas.15324 8 citations

Open Access Journal Article Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences Dec 01, 2025

Embracing the void: exploring the relationship between chronic loneliness and social touch

Julian Packheiser · Sebastian Ocklenburg · René Hurlemann · Dirk Scheele

10.1016/j.cobeha.2025.101590 1 citations

Open Access Journal Article The Journal of Neuroscience Feb 14, 2022

Behavioral and Neural Dissociation of Social Anxiety and Loneliness

Jana Lieberz · Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory · Nira Saporta · Alisa Kanterman +6 more

10.1523/jneurosci.2029-21.2022 33 citations

Journal Article Human Brain Mapping Aug 28, 2018

Oxytocin enhances the pain‐relieving effects of social support in romantic couples

Ann‐Kathrin Kreuder · Lea Wassermann · Michael Wollseifer · Beate Ditzen +5 more

10.1002/hbm.24368 53 citations

Open Access Journal Article Biological Psychiatry Feb 01, 2016

Dissecting the Role of Oxytocin in the Formation and Loss of Social Relationships

René Hurlemann · Dirk Scheele

10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.05.013 112 citations

Journal Article Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience May 27, 2014

Oxytocin facilitates social approach behavior in women

Katrin Preckel · Dirk Scheele · Keith M. Kendrick · Wolfgang Maier +1 more

10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00191 94 citations

Publication Timeline

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René Hurlemann

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Birgit Stoffel‐Wagner

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Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory

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