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Benjamin Schöne

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Benjamin Schöne

Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Department of Language and Literature

benjamin.schoene@ntnu.no
Dragvoll 3, Bygg 11 - 12 Dragvoll, Trondheim
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About

Competencies

  • EEG
  • Virtual Reality

Research

I want to enhance the ecological validity of psychological research by exploring the emotional and cognitive mechanisms of the brain when processing virtual experiences compared to conventional laboratory conditions and real-life experiences. Through my research, I aim to validate virtual reality as a reliable tool for studying real-world cognitive and emotional processes in a controlled laboratory setting. By identifying the similarities and differences between virtual and real-life experiences, I hope to contribute to the development of more accurate and comprehensive models of the human mind and behavior. Ultimately, my goal is to facilitate the use of virtual reality technology in psychology research, making it more accessible and widely used.

Publications

The reality of virtual reality

Using a firetruck, we have compared the effects of real-life and VR experiences of heights on the brain. VR is pretty close to reality, allowing us to study real-world brain processes under controlled laboratory conditions without risking lives.

Library for universal virtual reality experiments (luVRe): A standardized immersive 3D/360° picture and video database for VR based research

LuVRe is a database designed to provide a standardized set of VR clips. Our goal is to provide a growing set of clips enabling researchers to study emotional and cognitive processes under realistic conditions, while maintaining experimental control.

Authentic Fear Responses in Virtual Reality: A Mobile EEG Study on Affective, Behavioral and Electrophysiological Correlates of Fear

Fear is mainly investigated under rather artificial laboratory conditions, but with this mixed reality set-up in which participants face a werewolf it was pretty real. The results demonstrate VR’s potential to increase the ecological validity.

Sagehorn, M., Johnsdorf, M., Kisker, J., Sylvester, S., Gruber, T., & Schöne, B. (2023). Real-life relevant face perception is not captured by the N170 but reflected in later potentials: A comparison of 2D and virtual reality stimuli. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.

Johnsdorf, M., Pham, K. A., Schmidt, T., Truong, V. L., Wohnig, A., Kisker, J., ... Schöne, B. (2023). New is not always better: Virtual reality does not necessarily enhance mnemonic processing. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.

Schöne, B., Kisker, J., Lange, L., Gruber, T., Sylvester, S., & Osinsky, R. (2023). The reality of virtual reality. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.

Johnsdorf, M., Kisker, J., Gruber, T., & Schöne, B. (2023). Comparing encoding mechanisms in realistic virtual reality and conventional 2D laboratory settings: Event-related potentials in a repetition suppression paradigm. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.

Schöne B (2022) Commentary: A review on the role of affective stimuli in event-related frontal alpha asymmetry. Front. Comput. Sci. 4:994071. doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2022.994071

Voges, M. M., Quittkat, H. L., Schöne, B., & Vocks, S. (2022). Giving a Body a Different Face—How Men and Women Evaluate Their Own Body vs. That of Others. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.

Kisker, J., Lange, L., Flinkenflügel, K., Kaup, M., Labersweiler, N., Tetenborg, F., ... Osinsky, R. (2021). Authentic fear responses in virtual reality: a mobile EEG study on affective, behavioral and electrophysiological correlates of fear. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2, 716318.

 Schöne, B., Kisker, J., Sylvester, R. S., Radtke, E. L., & Gruber, T. (2021). Library for universal virtual reality experiments (luVRe): A standardized immersive 3D/360 picture and video database for VR based research. Current Psychology, 1–19.

 Kisker, J., Gruber, T., & Schöne, B. (2021c). Virtual reality experiences promote autobiographical retrieval mechanisms: Electrophysiological correlates of laboratory and virtual experiences. Psychological Research, 85, 2485–2501.

 Voges, M. M., Giabbiconi, C.-M., Schöne, B., Gruber, T., Hartmann, A. S., & Vocks, S. (2020). Time course of body recognition in women with weight and shape concerns assessed by steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP). Biological Psychology, 154, 107906.

 Radtke, E. L., Schöne, B., Martens, U., & Gruber, T. (2020). Electrophysiological correlates of gist perception: a steady-state visually evoked potentials study. Experimental Brain Research, 238, 1399–1410.

Kisker, J., Gruber, T., & Schöne, B. (2021a). Behavioral realism and lifelike psychophysiological responses in virtual reality by the example of a height exposure. Psychological Research, 85, 68–81.

Kisker, J., Gruber, T., & Schöne, B. (2021b). Experiences in virtual reality entail different processes of retrieval as opposed to conventional laboratory settings: A study on human memory. Current Psychology, 40, 3190–3197.

Schöne, B., Wessels, M., & Gruber, T. (2019). Experiences in virtual reality: A window to autobiographical memory. Current Psychology, 38(3), 715–719.

Voges, M. M., Giabbiconi, C.-M., Schöne, B., Waldorf, M., Hartmann, A. S., & Vocks, S. (2019a). Double standards in body evaluation? The influence of identification with body stimuli on ratings of attractiveness, body fat, and muscle mass. Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 24, 1173–1180.

Voges, M. M., Giabbiconi, C.-M., Schöne, B., Waldorf, M., Hartmann, A. S., & Vocks, S. (2019b). Gender differences in body evaluation: Do men show more self-serving double standards than women? Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 544.

Voges, M. M., Giabbiconi, C., Schöne, B., Braks, K., Huber, T. J., Waldorf, M., ... Vocks, S. (2018). Double standards in body evaluation? How identifying with a body stimulus influences ratings in women with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51(11), 1223–1232.

Schöne, B., Gruber, T., Graetz, S., Bernhof, M., & Malinowski, P. (2018). Mindful breath awareness meditation facilitates efficiency gains in brain networks: A steady-state visually evoked potentials study. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1–10.

Schöne, B., Köster, M., & Gruber, T. (2018). Coherence in general and personal semantic knowledge: functional differences of the posterior and centro-parietal N400 ERP component. Experimental Brain Research, 236, 2649–2660.

Schomberg, J., Schöne, B., Gruber, T., & Quirin, M. (2016). Emotion and hypervigilance: Negative affect predicts increased P1 responses to non-negative pictorial stimuli. Experimental Brain Research, 234, 1395–1402.

Schöne, B., Schomberg, J., Gruber, T., & Quirin, M. (2016). Event-related frontal alpha asymmetries: electrophysiological correlates of approach motivation. Experimental Brain Research, 234, 559–567.

Köster, M., Friese, U., Schöne, B., Trujillo-Barreto, N., & Gruber, T. (2014). Theta–gamma coupling during episodic retrieval in the human EEG. Brain Research, 1577, 57–68.

Kuhr, B., Schomberg, J., Gruber, T., & Quirin, M. (2013). Beyond pleasure and arousal: appetitive erotic stimuli modulate electrophysiological brain correlates of early attentional processing. NeuroReport, 24(5), 246–250.

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2025

  • Kisker, Joanna; Johnsdorf, Marike; Sagehorn, Merle; Hofmann, Thomas; Gruber, Thomas; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2025) Comparative analysis of early visual processes across presentation modalities: The event-related potential evoked by real-life, virtual reality, and planar objects. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
    Academic article

2024

  • Wrzus, Cornelia; Frenkel, Marie Ottilie; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) Current opportunities and challenges of immersive virtual reality for psychological research and application. Acta Psychologica
    Academic article
  • Quittkat, Hannah L.; Voges, Mona M.; Düsing, Rainer; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim; Vocks, Silja. (2024) Like Mother, Like Daughter? Double Standards in Body Evaluation and Their Familial Transmission in Female Adolescents and Their Mothers. Cognitive Therapy and Research
    Academic article
  • Sylvester, Rebecca Sophia; Sagehorn, Merle; Gruber, Thomas; Atzmueller, Martin; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) SHAP value-based ERP analysis (SHERPA): Increasing the sensitivity of EEG signals with explainable AI methods. Behavior Research Methods
    Academic article
  • Sagehorn, Merle; Johnsdorf, Marike; Kisker, Joanna; Gruber, Thomas; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) Electrophysiological correlates of face and object perception: A comparative analysis of 2D laboratory and virtual reality conditions. Psychophysiology
    Academic article
  • Kisker, Joanna; Johnsdorf, Marike; Sagehorn, Merle; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim; Gruber, Thomas. (2024) Induced oscillatory brain responses under virtual reality conditions in the context of repetition priming. Experimental Brain Research
    Academic article
  • Sagehorn, Merle; Kisker, Joanna; Johnsdorf, Marike; Gruber, Thomas; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) A comparative analysis of face and object perception in 2D laboratory and virtual reality settings: insights from induced oscillatory responses. Experimental Brain Research
    Academic article
  • Kisker, Joanna; Johnsdorf, Marike; Sagehorn, Merle; Hofmann, Thomas; Gruber, Thomas; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) Visual information processing of 2D, virtual 3D and real-world objects marked by theta band responses: Visuospatial processing and cognitive load as a function of modality. European Journal of Neuroscience
    Academic article

2023

  • Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2023) SHAP VALUE BASED ERP ANALYSIS (SHERPA): INCREASING THE SENSITIVITY OF EEG SIGNALS WITH EXPLAINABLE AI METHODS. Psychophysiology
    Abstract
  • Kisker, Joanna; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2023) Regular use of acupressure mats reduces perceived stress at subjective but not psychophysiological levels: Insights from a three-week relaxation training. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Kisker, Joanna; Johnsdorf, Marike; Sagehorn, Merle; Hofmann, Thomas; Gruber, Thomas; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2025) Comparative analysis of early visual processes across presentation modalities: The event-related potential evoked by real-life, virtual reality, and planar objects. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Wrzus, Cornelia; Frenkel, Marie Ottilie; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) Current opportunities and challenges of immersive virtual reality for psychological research and application. Acta Psychologica
    Academic article
  • Quittkat, Hannah L.; Voges, Mona M.; Düsing, Rainer; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim; Vocks, Silja. (2024) Like Mother, Like Daughter? Double Standards in Body Evaluation and Their Familial Transmission in Female Adolescents and Their Mothers. Cognitive Therapy and Research
    Academic article
  • Sylvester, Rebecca Sophia; Sagehorn, Merle; Gruber, Thomas; Atzmueller, Martin; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) SHAP value-based ERP analysis (SHERPA): Increasing the sensitivity of EEG signals with explainable AI methods. Behavior Research Methods
    Academic article
  • Sagehorn, Merle; Johnsdorf, Marike; Kisker, Joanna; Gruber, Thomas; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) Electrophysiological correlates of face and object perception: A comparative analysis of 2D laboratory and virtual reality conditions. Psychophysiology
    Academic article
  • Kisker, Joanna; Johnsdorf, Marike; Sagehorn, Merle; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim; Gruber, Thomas. (2024) Induced oscillatory brain responses under virtual reality conditions in the context of repetition priming. Experimental Brain Research
    Academic article
  • Sagehorn, Merle; Kisker, Joanna; Johnsdorf, Marike; Gruber, Thomas; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) A comparative analysis of face and object perception in 2D laboratory and virtual reality settings: insights from induced oscillatory responses. Experimental Brain Research
    Academic article
  • Kisker, Joanna; Johnsdorf, Marike; Sagehorn, Merle; Hofmann, Thomas; Gruber, Thomas; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2024) Visual information processing of 2D, virtual 3D and real-world objects marked by theta band responses: Visuospatial processing and cognitive load as a function of modality. European Journal of Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2023) SHAP VALUE BASED ERP ANALYSIS (SHERPA): INCREASING THE SENSITIVITY OF EEG SIGNALS WITH EXPLAINABLE AI METHODS. Psychophysiology
    Abstract
  • Kisker, Joanna; Schöne, Benjamin Joachim. (2023) Regular use of acupressure mats reduces perceived stress at subjective but not psychophysiological levels: Insights from a three-week relaxation training. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
    Academic article

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