Publications of Maximilian Friehs

Dominguez-Rodriguez, A., Apprich, F., Friehs, M., van der Graaf, S., & Steinrücke, J. (2025). Climate change news and doomscrolling: An examination of influencing factors and psychological effects. Acta Psychologica, 255. doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104925

Doan, V. A., Alexandrovsky, D., van Sintemaartensdijk, I., Gerling, K., & Friehs, M. (2025). Pixels and people: Exploring the dynamics of engagement and disengagement in Minecraft's multiplayer realm. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 198. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2025.103465

Haciahmet, C. C., Friehs, M., Frings, C., & Pastötter, B. (2024). Anodal tDCS of the left inferior parietal cortex enhances memory for correct information without affecting recall of misinformation. Memory, 32, 1371–1380.

Jara-Rizzo, M. F., Soria-Miranda, N., Friehs, M., Leon-Rojas, J. E., & Rodas, J. A. (2024). Cognitive influences on biosecurity measure compliance during a global pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 15. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1306015

Wiley, K., Berger, P., Friehs, M., & Mandryk, R. L. (2024). Measuring the reliability of a gamified stroop task: Quantitative experiment. JMIR Serious Games, 12. doi:10.2196/50315

Friehs, M., Klarkowski, M., Frommel, J., Phillips, C., & Mandryk, R. L. (2024). Fighting fair: Community perspectives on the fairness of performance enhancement in esports. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6. doi:10.3389/fspor.2024.1330755

Delaney, T., Castillo, L., Friehs, M., Buttlar, B., & Greene, C. M. (2024). Us versus them: The role of national identity in the formation of false memories for fake news. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 30, 33–47.

Friehs, M., Schmalbrock, P., Merz, S., Dechant, M., Hartwigsen, G., & Frings, C. (2024). A touching advantage: Cross-modal stop-signals improve reactive response inhibition. Experimental Brain Research, 242, 599–618.

Mulvaney, P., Rooney, B., Friehs, M., & Leader, J. F. (2024). Social VR design features and experiential outcomes: Narrative review and relationship map for dyadic agent conversations. Virtual Reality, 28. doi:10.1007/s10055-024-00941-0

He, Q., Geißler, C., Ferrante, M., Hartwigsen, G., & Friehs, M. (2024). Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on reactive response inhibition. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 157. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105532

Markiewicz, N., Russa, M., Fokkens, A., Dechant, M., & Friehs, M. (2023). You got it in your hands: Stop-signal modality influences on reactive response inhibition with gaming controls. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. doi:10.1080/10447318.2023.2285624

Friehs, M., Siodmiak, J., Donzallaz, M. C., Matzke, D., Numssen, O., Frings, C., & Hartwigsen, G. (2023). No effects of 1 Hz offline TMS on performance in the stop-signal game. Scientific Reports, 13. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-38841-z

Gallagher, R., Kessler, K., Bramham, J., Dechant, M., & Friehs, M. (2023). A proof-of-concept study exploring the effects of impulsivity on a gamified version of the stop-signal task in children. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1068229

Geißler, C. F., Friehs, M., Frings, C., & Domes, G. (2023). Time-dependent effects of acute stress on working memory performance: A systematic review and hypothesis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 148. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105998

Friehs, M., Stegemann, M. J., Merz, S., Geißler, C., Meyerhoff, H. S., & Frings, C. (2023). The influence of tDCS on perceived bouncing/streaming. Experimental Brain Research, 241, 59–66.

Friehs, M., Klarkowski, M., Frommel, J., Phillips, C., & Mandryk, R. L. (2022). Enhanced esports: Community perspectives on performance enhancers in competitive gaming. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 6. doi:10.1145/3549494

Friehs, M., Schäfer, S., & Frings, C. (2022). The (gami)fictional ego-center: Projecting the location of the self into an avatar. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.918688

Friehs, M., Dechant, M., Schäfer, S., & Mandryk, R. L. (2022). More than skin deep: About the influence of self-relevant avatars on inhibitory control. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 7. doi:10.1186/s41235-022-00384-8

Friehs, M., Whelan, E., Güldenpenning, I., Krause, D., & Weigelt, M. (2022). Stimulating performance: A scoping review on transcranial electrical stimulation effects on olympic sports. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 59. doi:10.1016/J.PSYCHSPORT.2021.102130

Friehs, M., Greene, C., & Pastötter, B. (2021). Transcranial direct current stimulation over the left anterior temporal lobe during memory retrieval differentially affects true and false recognition in the DRM task. European Journal of Neuroscience, 54, 4609–4620.