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Schaefer, M., Hellmann-Regen, J., & Enge, S. (2021). Effects of open-label placebos on state anxiety and glucocorticoid stress responses. Brain Sciences, 11, 508.
Schaefer, M., Kühnel, A., Rumpel, F., & Gärtner, M. (2021). Dispositional empathy predicts primary somatosensory cortex activity while receiving touch by a hand. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-10.
Schaefer, M., Kühnel, A., Rumpel, F., & Gärtner, M. (2021). Do Empathic Individuals Behave More Prosocially? Neural Correlates for Altruistic Behavior in the Dictator Game and the Dark Side of Empathy. Brain Sciences, 11(7), 863.
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Schaefer, M., Kühnel, A., & Enge, S. (2021). Comment on Evers et al.“What Should Clinicians Tell Patients about Placebo and Nocebo Effects?”: Open-Label Placebos May Reduce Feelings of Hunger during Weight Loss. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 90(6), 422-423.
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Schaefer, M., Denke, C., Harke, R., Olk, N., Erkovan, M., & Enge, S. (2019). Open-label placebos reduce test anxiety and improve self-management skills: a randomized-controlled trial. Scientific reports,9(1), 1-6.
Schaefer, M., & Enck, P. (2019). Effects of a probiotic treatment (Enterococcus faecalis) and open-label placebo on symptoms of allergic rhinitis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 9(10), e031339.
Schaefer, M., Sahin, T., & Berstecher, B. (2018). Why do open-label placebos work? A randomized controlled trial of an open-label placebo induction with and without extended information about the placebo effect in allergic rhinitis. PloS one, 13(3), e0192758.
Enge, S., Mothes, H., Fleischhauer, M., Reif, A., & Strobel, A. (2017). Genetic variation of dopamine and serotonin function modulates the feedback-related negativity during altruistic punishment. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 1-12.
Schaefer, M., & Northoff, G. (2017). Who am I: the conscious and the unconscious self. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11, 126.
Schaefer, M., Harke, R., & Denke, C. (2016). Open-Label Placebos Improve Symptoms in Allergic Rhinitis. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 85, 373-374.