Michael Lukas

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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Michael Lukas is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Lukas has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Social Psychology, 8 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 7 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael Lukas's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (18 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (8 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (7 papers). Michael Lukas is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (18 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (8 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (7 papers). Michael Lukas collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Michael Lukas's co-authors include Inga D. Neumann, Alexa H. Veenema, Daniela I. Beiderbeck, Rainer Landgraf, Iulia Toth, Rodrigue Maloumby, Stefan O. Reber, Remco Bredewold, David A. Slattery and Markus Wöhr and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Neuropsychopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Lukas

21 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Increased brain and plasma oxytocin after nasal and peripheral administration in rats and mice

2013 425 citations Inga D. Neumann, Rodrigue Maloumby et al. Psychoneuroendocrinology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Lukas Germany	14	1.6k	618	529	515	326	21	1.8k
Abbe H. Macbeth United States	12	1.6k 1.0×	585 0.9×	420 0.8×	454 0.9×	278 0.9×	12	2.0k
Daniela I. Beiderbeck Germany	14	1.3k 0.8×	535 0.9×	457 0.9×	395 0.8×	229 0.7×	15	1.5k
Remco Bredewold United States	19	1.5k 0.9×	856 1.4×	418 0.8×	374 0.7×	163 0.5×	25	1.8k
Isadora F. Bielsky United States	8	1.5k 1.0×	432 0.7×	411 0.8×	408 0.8×	281 0.9×	8	1.8k
Masahide Yoshida Japan	15	1.4k 0.9×	314 0.5×	410 0.8×	567 1.1×	357 1.1×	40	1.7k
Dean S. Carson United States	20	1.6k 1.0×	301 0.5×	542 1.0×	584 1.1×	474 1.5×	23	2.0k
Heather K. Caldwell United States	29	2.1k 1.3×	711 1.2×	564 1.1×	685 1.3×	399 1.2×	50	2.7k
Joseph S. Lonstein United States	31	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	407 0.8×	596 1.2×	147 0.5×	87	3.1k
Trynke R. de Jong United States	26	1.2k 0.8×	481 0.8×	370 0.7×	290 0.6×	107 0.3×	38	1.8k
Fadao Tai China	26	1.3k 0.8×	695 1.1×	523 1.0×	233 0.5×	88 0.3×	100	1.9k

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Lukas, Michael, et al.. (2024). Vasopressin differentially modulates the excitability of rat olfactory bulb neuron subtypes. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 18. 1448592–1448592. 1 indexed citations

Egger, Veronica, et al.. (2022). Mammalian social memory relies on neuromodulation in the olfactory bulb. 28(3). 143–150. 1 indexed citations

Egger, Veronica, et al.. (2021). Top-down acetylcholine signaling via olfactory bulb vasopressin cells contributes to social discrimination in rats. Communications Biology. 4(1). 603–603. 13 indexed citations

Oliveira, Vinícius Elias de Moura, Michael Lukas, Alexandra Lorenz, et al.. (2021). Oxytocin and vasopressin within the ventral and dorsal lateral septum modulate aggression in female rats. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2900–2900. 84 indexed citations

Lukas, Michael, et al.. (2019). Vasopressin Cells in the Rodent Olfactory Bulb Resemble Non-Bursting Superficial Tufted Cells and Are Primarily Inhibited upon Olfactory Nerve Stimulation. eNeuro. 6(4). ENEURO.0431–18.2019. 12 indexed citations

Lukas, Michael, et al.. (2017). Dendritic Arborization Patterns of Small Juxtaglomerular Cell Subtypes within the Rodent Olfactory Bulb. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 10. 127–127. 9 indexed citations

Loebel, Alex, et al.. (2016). Sniff-Like Patterned Input Results in Long-Term Plasticity at the Rat Olfactory Bulb Mitral and Tufted Cell to Granule Cell Synapse. Neural Plasticity. 2016. 1–16. 8 indexed citations

Lukas, Michael & Trynke R. de Jong. (2015). Conspecific Interactions in Adult Laboratory Rodents: Friends or Foes?. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences. 30. 3–24. 21 indexed citations

Lukas, Michael & Markus Wöhr. (2015). Endogenous vasopressin, innate anxiety, and the emission of pro-social 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations during social play behavior in juvenile rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 56. 35–44. 50 indexed citations

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Beiderbeck, Daniela I., Michael Lukas, & Inga D. Neumann. (2014). Anti-aggressive effects of neuropeptide S independent of anxiolysis in male rats. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 8. 185–185. 17 indexed citations

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Lukas, Michael & Inga D. Neumann. (2014). Social preference and maternal defeat-induced social avoidance in virgin female rats: Sex differences in involvement of brain oxytocin and vasopressin. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 234. 101–107. 54 indexed citations

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Neumann, Inga D., Rodrigue Maloumby, Daniela I. Beiderbeck, Michael Lukas, & Rainer Landgraf. (2013). Increased brain and plasma oxytocin after nasal and peripheral administration in rats and mice. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38(10). 1985–1993. 425 indexed citations breakdown →

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Beiderbeck, Daniela I., et al.. (2012). Chronic Subordinate Colony Housing (CSC) as a Model of Chronic Psychosocial Stress in Male Rats. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52371–e52371. 47 indexed citations

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Lukas, Michael & Inga D. Neumann. (2012). Oxytocin and vasopressin in rodent behaviors related to social dysfunctions in autism spectrum disorders. Behavioural Brain Research. 251. 85–94. 108 indexed citations

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Lukas, Michael, Iulia Toth, Alexa H. Veenema, & Inga D. Neumann. (2012). Oxytocin mediates rodent social memory within the lateral septum and the medial amygdala depending on the relevance of the social stimulus: Male juvenile versus female adult conspecifics. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38(6). 916–926. 167 indexed citations

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Lukas, Michael & Inga D. Neumann. (2011). Nasal application of neuropeptide S reduces anxiety and prolongs memory in rats: Social versus non-social effects. Neuropharmacology. 62(1). 398–405. 118 indexed citations

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Lukas, Michael, Iulia Toth, Stefan O. Reber, et al.. (2011). The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Facilitates Pro-Social Behavior and Prevents Social Avoidance in Rats and Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology. 36(11). 2159–2168. 325 indexed citations

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Veenema, Alexa H., Daniela I. Beiderbeck, Michael Lukas, & Inga D. Neumann. (2010). Distinct correlations of vasopressin release within the lateral septum and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis with the display of intermale aggression. Hormones and Behavior. 58(2). 273–281. 132 indexed citations

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Lukas, Michael, Remco Bredewold, Rainer Landgraf, Inga D. Neumann, & Alexa H. Veenema. (2010). Early life stress impairs social recognition due to a blunted response of vasopressin release within the septum of adult male rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 36(6). 843–853. 100 indexed citations

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Lukas, Michael, Remco Bredewold, Inga D. Neumann, & Alexa H. Veenema. (2009). Maternal separation interferes with developmental changes in brain vasopressin and oxytocin receptor binding in male rats. Neuropharmacology. 58(1). 78–87. 153 indexed citations

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