Tobias Kalenscher
@kalenscher.bsky.social
Cognitive neuroscientist interested in neuroeconomics, decision-making, social (neuro)science and oysters
https://www.psychologie.hhu.de/en/research-teams/comparative-psychology
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Reposted by Tobias Kalenscher
Aber was genau passiert in unserem Körper, wenn wir gestresst sind? Und wie wirkt sich Stress auf unser soziales Miteinander aus?
In unserer Reihe “Forschung im Fokus” blickt Tobias Kalenscher (@kalenscher.bsky.social), Professor für Vergleichende Psychologie an der @hhu.de, auf das Thema. 2/3
In unserer Reihe “Forschung im Fokus” blickt Tobias Kalenscher (@kalenscher.bsky.social), Professor für Vergleichende Psychologie an der @hhu.de, auf das Thema. 2/3
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Aber was genau passiert in unserem Körper, wenn wir gestresst sind? Und wie wirkt sich Stress auf unser soziales Miteinander aus?
In unserer Reihe “Forschung im Fokus” blickt Tobias Kalenscher (@kalenscher.bsky.social), Professor für Vergleichende Psychologie an der @hhu.de, auf das Thema. 2/3
In unserer Reihe “Forschung im Fokus” blickt Tobias Kalenscher (@kalenscher.bsky.social), Professor für Vergleichende Psychologie an der @hhu.de, auf das Thema. 2/3
#autism #neuroscience #social #prosocial #fairness #ucl #socialneuroscience #neuroeconomics
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Increased prosocial value orientation in autistic adults - Paul AG Forbes, Gillian Hughes, Leonhard Schilbach, Sarah White, Tobias Kalenscher, 2025
Social discounting describes the tendency to give fewer resources to those we feel less close to. Previous work suggests autistic individuals show a flatter dec...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
...higher prosocial orientations than neurotypical controls. Key message: Autism is not only linked to social challenges but also to greater fairness and generosity. Congratulations, Paul!
@hhu.de @socforneuroecon.bsky.social @decisionneurop.bsky.social @leoschilbach.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
@hhu.de @socforneuroecon.bsky.social @decisionneurop.bsky.social @leoschilbach.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
...higher prosocial orientations than neurotypical controls. Key message: Autism is not only linked to social challenges but also to greater fairness and generosity. Congratulations, Paul!
@hhu.de @socforneuroecon.bsky.social @decisionneurop.bsky.social @leoschilbach.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
@hhu.de @socforneuroecon.bsky.social @decisionneurop.bsky.social @leoschilbach.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
...In our new study, using a very different task and a new UK sample, we replicated the effect: Autistic participants again showed greater prosociality toward socially distant others. Crucially, this wasn’t due to repetitive responding or money attitudes. Autistic adults have genuinely...
October 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
...In our new study, using a very different task and a new UK sample, we replicated the effect: Autistic participants again showed greater prosociality toward socially distant others. Crucially, this wasn’t due to repetitive responding or money attitudes. Autistic adults have genuinely...
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#neuroscience #schizophrenia #sociallearning #social #socialneuroscience #neuroeconomics
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Social Reward Learning Deficits and Concordant Brain Alterations in Rats Overexpressing Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1)
Social deficits are a hallmark of schizophrenia, often characterized by impairments in processing and integrating socially transmitted information. However, translational models that accurately captur...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
…alongside altered connectivity in limbic brain regions. A translational step toward understanding social dysfunction in schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric diseases. Congratulations, José, Yuliya and @ckorth.bsky.social !
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
…alongside altered connectivity in limbic brain regions. A translational step toward understanding social dysfunction in schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric diseases. Congratulations, José, Yuliya and @ckorth.bsky.social !
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September 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
With Damon Dashti, Luca Lüpken, Douman Seidisarouei, Paul Forbes & Alfons Schnitzler
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July 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
With Damon Dashti, Luca Lüpken, Douman Seidisarouei, Paul Forbes & Alfons Schnitzler
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Our results, thus, offer a neurobiological mechanism for the populist playbooks how fear and stress contributes to rising polarization in society. It also sheds light on why intergroup conflicts escalate, and why they persist even among rational actors. Link: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Our results, thus, offer a neurobiological mechanism for the populist playbooks how fear and stress contributes to rising polarization in society. It also sheds light on why intergroup conflicts escalate, and why they persist even among rational actors. Link: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
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July 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Our results, thus, offer a neurobiological mechanism for the populist playbooks how fear and stress contributes to rising polarization in society. It also sheds light on why intergroup conflicts escalate, and why they persist even among rational actors. Link: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Our results, thus, offer a neurobiological mechanism for the populist playbooks how fear and stress contributes to rising polarization in society. It also sheds light on why intergroup conflicts escalate, and why they persist even among rational actors. Link: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Thus, we show that this dual effect (ingroup altruism plus outgroup aggression) amplifies an “us-vs.-them” mentality. This helps explain how fear-based political messaging may trigger group cohesion and, at the same time, fuel hostility toward outsiders.
Thus, we show that this dual effect (ingroup altruism plus outgroup aggression) amplifies an “us-vs.-them” mentality. This helps explain how fear-based political messaging may trigger group cohesion and, at the same time, fuel hostility toward outsiders.
July 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Thus, we show that this dual effect (ingroup altruism plus outgroup aggression) amplifies an “us-vs.-them” mentality. This helps explain how fear-based political messaging may trigger group cohesion and, at the same time, fuel hostility toward outsiders.
Thus, we show that this dual effect (ingroup altruism plus outgroup aggression) amplifies an “us-vs.-them” mentality. This helps explain how fear-based political messaging may trigger group cohesion and, at the same time, fuel hostility toward outsiders.
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In our new study, we show:
🧪 Cortisol (main stress hormone) promotes cooperation with the ingroup
🧪 Noradrenaline (arousal transmitter) drives hostility toward outgroups, even at personal costs
Stress doesn't just make you aggressive or altruistic. It shapes who you support or oppose.
In our new study, we show:
🧪 Cortisol (main stress hormone) promotes cooperation with the ingroup
🧪 Noradrenaline (arousal transmitter) drives hostility toward outgroups, even at personal costs
Stress doesn't just make you aggressive or altruistic. It shapes who you support or oppose.
July 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
2/4
In our new study, we show:
🧪 Cortisol (main stress hormone) promotes cooperation with the ingroup
🧪 Noradrenaline (arousal transmitter) drives hostility toward outgroups, even at personal costs
Stress doesn't just make you aggressive or altruistic. It shapes who you support or oppose.
In our new study, we show:
🧪 Cortisol (main stress hormone) promotes cooperation with the ingroup
🧪 Noradrenaline (arousal transmitter) drives hostility toward outgroups, even at personal costs
Stress doesn't just make you aggressive or altruistic. It shapes who you support or oppose.
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Psychology: Publication in PNAS
Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behaviour? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine Univers...
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April 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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👉 Check out the full study here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Steeper social discounting after human basolateral amygdala damage | PNAS
Translational research suggests that the basolateral part of the amygdala (BLA) computes
some of the core processes underlying social preferences, ...
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April 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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@pnas.org @hhu.de @socforneuroecon.bsky.social @decisionneurop.bsky.social #prosocial #socialneuroscience #neuroeconomics
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based on social-emotional distance between individuals. This finding is consistent with theoretical ideas highlighting the BLA’s importance in balancing self- and other-regarding motives, underlining its crucial role in model-based social cognition.
Steeper social discounting after human basolateral amygdala damage | PNAS
Translational research suggests that the basolateral part of the amygdala (BLA) computes
some of the core processes underlying social preferences, ...
www.pnas.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
based on social-emotional distance between individuals. This finding is consistent with theoretical ideas highlighting the BLA’s importance in balancing self- and other-regarding motives, underlining its crucial role in model-based social cognition.
varying in social-emotional distance. We found that, while BLA was not essential for prosociality per se, it played a critical role in calibrating generosity depending how socially close or distant the participants felt to the other people. Hence, BLA fine-tuned prosocial behavior
April 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
varying in social-emotional distance. We found that, while BLA was not essential for prosociality per se, it played a critical role in calibrating generosity depending how socially close or distant the participants felt to the other people. Hence, BLA fine-tuned prosocial behavior