An NMR probe head for investigating a temperature-sensitive test object in a volume under investigation with at least one RF receiver coil which is cooled to cryogenic temperatures during operation, and is surrounded by a housing, wherein at least one heatable separating wall is provided between the RF receiver coil and the test object, is characterized in that the separating wall is produced from a material having excellent heat conducting properties, wherein the separating wall is coupled in a heat conducting fashion to at least one heating element at a separation from the volume under investigation via at least one contact location. The inventive NMR probe head permits disposition of the RF receiver coil in close proximity to the test object to be measured without inadvertently cooling it.