Prof. Dr. Jessica Freiherr Chair of Psychiatry jessica.freiherr@fau.dehttps://www.med.fau.eu/ Research projects Body odor perception in humans Multisensory integration processes in humans Behavioral, psychophysiological and functional brain imaging studies about sensory perception in humans. A special interest is on the human sense of smell. Current projects Olfactory-visual causal inference in perception and the brain (OLVICI) (Third Party Funds Single) Term: since 1. May 2023Funding source: DFG-Einzelförderung / Sachbeihilfe (EIN-SBH) →More information Recent publications 2024 Ruda, I., Chellapandian, D.C., & Freiherr, J. (2024). The impact of cognitive distraction on gustatory perception in volunteers with obesity. Scientific Reports, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64722-0 Ruda, I., Chellapandian, D.C., Rott, M., Scheid, S., & Freiherr, J. (2024). Beyond Distracted Eating: Cognitive Distraction Downregulates Odor Pleasantness and Interacts with Weight Status. Nutrients, 16(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16172871 Schumann, K., Rodriguez-Raecke, R., Sijben, R., & Freiherr, J. (2024). Elevated Insulin Levels Engage the Salience Network during Multisensory Perception. Neuroendocrinology, 114(1), 90-106. https://doi.org/10.1159/000533663 2023 Schicker, D., Singh, S., Freiherr, J., & Grasskamp, A.T.T. (2023). OWSum: algorithmic odor prediction and insight into structure-odor relationships. Journal of Cheminformatics , 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13321-023-00722-y 2022 Buechner, K., Haagen, J., Sastrosubroto, A., Kerpes, R., Freiherr, J., & Becker, T. (2022). Trigeminal Stimulus Menthol Masks Bitter Off-Flavor of Artificial Sweetener Acesulfame-K. Foods, 11(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11182734 Rramani, Q., Barakat, Y., Jacob, G., Ohla, K., Lim, S.X.L., Schicker, D.,... Schultz, J. (2022). Nutrition claims influence expectations about food attributes, attenuate activity in reward-associated brain regions during tasting, but do not impact pleasantness. Brain and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2828 Ruda, I., & Freiherr, J. (2022). Distraction effects on chemosensory perception in lean and obese volunteers. In CHEMICAL SENSES. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. Schicker, D., Blankenagel, S., Zimmer, C., Hauner, H., & Freiherr, J. (2022). Erratum to: Less is more: Removing a modality of an expected olfactory-visual stimulation enhances brain activation (Human Brain Mapping, (2022), 43, 8, (2567-2581), 10.1002/hbm.25806). Human Brain Mapping. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26023 Schicker, D., Blankenagel, S., Zimmer, C., Hauner, H., & Freiherr, J. (2022). Less is more: Removing a modality of an expected olfactory-visual stimulation enhances brain activation. Human Brain Mapping. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25806 Schicker, D., Karacan, B., Brandl, B., Skurk, T., Volkert, D., Hauner, H., & Freiherr, J. (2022). Bloody olfaction? Confounding associations of sex and age on the influence of blood parameters and body weight on odor identification performance in healthy adults. Physiology & behavior, 254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2022.113907 Springer, A., Hoeckmeier, L., Schicker, D., Hettwer, S., & Freiherr, J. (2022). Measurement of Stress Relief during Scented Cosmetic Product Application Using a Mood Questionnaire, Stress Hormone Levels and Brain Activation. Cosmetics, 9(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics9050097 2021 Gerkin, R.C., Ohla, K., Veldhuizen, M.G., Joseph, P.V., Kelly, C.E., Bakke, A.J.,... Baguma, M. (2021). Recent smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19 among individuals with recent respiratory symptoms. Chemical Senses, 46. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjaa081 Lermer, R., Torske, A., Bauer, T., & Freiherr, J. (2021). Application of Deep Learning on Foci of Neural Activity Makes It Possible to Identify Crucial Brain Areas for the Classification of Aversive and Hedonic Neural Odor Processing. In CHEMICAL SENSES. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. Parma, V., Ohla, K., Veldhuizen, M.G., Niv, M.Y., Kelly, C.E., Bakke, A.J.,... Hayes, J.E. (2021). Corrigendum to: More Than Smell-COVID-19 Is Associated With Severe Impairment of Smell, Taste, and Chemesthesis. Chemical Senses, 46. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjab050 Porada, D.K., Regenbogen, C., Freiherr, J., Seubert, J., & Lundström, J.N. (2021). Trimodal processing of complex stimuli in inferior parietal cortex is modality-independent. Cortex, 139, 198-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.008 Ruda, I., Muschenich, F.S., & Freiherr, J. (2021). Olfactory-trigeminal Masking Effects. In CHEMICAL SENSES. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. Schadll, S., Rodriguez-Raecke, R., Heim, L., & Freiherr, J. (2021). Playing Tetris Lets You Rate Odors as Less Intense. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.657188 Schicker, D., Blankenagel, S., Zimmer, C., Hauner, H., & Freiherr, J. (2021). Less is More: Stimulus Removal in Olfactory-Visual Stimulation Increases Activation in Multisensory Brain Areas. In CHEMICAL SENSES. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. Schreiner, L., Karacan, B., Blankenagel, S., Packhaeuser, K., Freiherr, J., & Loos, H. (2021). Correction to: Out of the woods: psychophysiological investigations on wood odors to estimate their suitability as ambient scents (Wood Science and Technology, (2020), 54, 5, (1385-1400), 10.1007/s00226-020-01216-y). Wood Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-021-01337-y Sijben, R., Hensel, S.M., Rodriguez-Raecke, R., & Freiherr, J. (2021). Gender-Dependent Crossmodal Interactions Between Olfactory and Tactile Stimulation Revealed Using the Unimodal Tactile Stimulation Device (UniTaSD). Chemical Senses, 46(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjaa077 Utz, K., Martini, M., Mrochen, A., Lambrecht, V., Süß, P., Renner, B.,... Marxreiter, F. (2021). A Multisensory Deficit in the Perception of Pleasantness in Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 11(4), 2035-2045. https://doi.org/10.3233/JPD-212812 Utz, K., Martini, M., Mrochen, A., Lambrecht, V., Süß, P., Renner, B.,... Marxreiter, F. (2021). A Multisensory Deficit in the Perception of Pleasantness in Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 11(4), 2035-2045. https://doi.org/10.3233/jpd-212812 Wiesmann, M., Franz, C., Sichtermann, T., Minkenberg, J., Mathern, N., Stockero, A.,... Nikoubashman, O. (2021). Seeing faces, when faces can't be seen: Wearing portrait photos has a positive effect on how patients perceive medical staff when face masks have to be worn. PLoS ONE, 16(5 May). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251445 2020 Brandl, B., Skurk, T., Rennekamp, R., Hannink, A., Kießwetter, E., Freiherr, J.,... Hauner, H. (2020). A Phenotyping Platform to Characterize Healthy Individuals Across Four Stages of Life - The Enable Study. Frontiers in Nutrition, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2020.582387 Faron, A., Sichtermann, T., Teichert, N., Luetkens, J.A., Keulers, A., Nikoubashman, O.,... Wiesmann, M. (2020). Performance of a Deep-Learning Neural Network to Detect Intracranial Aneurysms from 3D TOF-MRA Compared to Human Readers. Clinical Neuroradiology, 30(3), 591-598. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-019-00809-w Mueschenich, F.S., Sichtermann, T., Di Francesco, M.E., Rodriguez-Raecke, R., Heim, L., Singer, M.,... Freiherr, J. (2020). Some like it, some do not: behavioral responses and central processing of olfactory-trigeminal mixture perception. Brain Structure & Function. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-020-02178-4 Parma, V., Ohla, K., Veldhuizen, M.G., Niv, M.Y., Kelly, C.E., Bakke, A.J.,... Hayes, J.E. (2020). More Than Smell-COVID-19 Is Associated With Severe Impairment of Smell, Taste, and Chemesthesis. Chemical Senses, 45(7), 609-622. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjaa041 Poessel, M., Freiherr, J., Wiencke, K., Villringer, A., & Horstmann, A. (2020). Insulin resistance is associated with reduced food odor sensitivity across a wide range of body weights. Nutrients, 12(8), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12082201 Schreiner, L., Karacan, B., Blankenagel, S., Packhaeuser, K., Freiherr, J., & Loos, H. (2020). Out of the woods: psychophysiological investigations on wood odors to estimate their suitability as ambient scents. Wood Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-020-01216-y Thürauf, N., Sollmann, M., Fuchs, M., Jäger, J., Mettang, M., Reich, K.,... Freiherr, J. (2020). The hedonics of olfactory induced memories - a new model for the analyses of emotional blunting. In CHEMICAL SENSES (pp. 169-170). Trieste, IT: OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. Related Research Fields Imaging Sensors & Robotics Contact:Email: jessica.freiherr@fau.deWeb site: https://www.med.fau.eu/
Research projects
Olfactory-visual causal inference in perception and the brain (OLVICI)
(Third Party Funds Single)
Funding source: DFG-Einzelförderung / Sachbeihilfe (EIN-SBH)
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