Publications of Lara M. Puhlmann

Puhlmann, L. M., Vrticka, P., Linz, R., Valk, S. L., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G. P., … Singer, T. (2025). Serum BDNF increase after 9-month contemplative mental training is associated with decreased cortisol secretion and increased dentate gyrus volume: Evidence from a randomized clinical trial. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 5. doi:10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100414

Acil, D., Puhlmann, L. M., White, L. O., & Vrticka, P. (2024). Caregiver or playmate? Fathers' and mothers' brain responses to ball-play with children. Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience. doi:10.3758/s13415-024-01237-1

Metts, A., Puhlmann, L. M., Zerban, M., Kalisch, R., Zinbarg, R. E., Mineka, S., & Craske, M. G. (2024). Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and dynamic associations among big five personality traits and resilience in primarily female, upper-middle class, ethnically diverse U.S. adolescents. Clinical Psychological Science. doi:10.1177/21677026241281312

Gosch, S., Puhlmann, L. M., Lauckner, M., Förster, K., Kanske, P., Grosse Wiesmann, C., & Preckel, K. (2024). An fMRI study on alexithymia and affective state recognition in the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 19. doi:10.1093/scan/nsae058

Valk, S. L., Engert, V., Puhlmann, L. M., Linz, R., Caldairou, B., Bernasconi, A., … Singer, T. (2024). Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol. ELife, 12. doi:10.7554/eLife.87634

Gallistl, M., Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2024). Evidence for differential associations of distinct trait mindfulness facets with acute and chronic stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 166. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107051

Hettwer, M., Dorfschmidt, L., Puhlmann, L. M., Jacob, L. M., Paquola, C., Bethlehem, R. A. I., … Valk, S. L. (2024). Longitudinal variation in resilient psychosocial functioning is associated with ongoing cortical myelination and functional reorganization during adolescence. Nature Communications, 15. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-50292-2

Schaefer, J. K., Engert, V., Valk, S. L., Singer, T., & Puhlmann, L. M. (2024). Mapping pathways to neuronal atrophy in healthy, mid-aged adults: From chronic stress to systemic inflammation to neurodegeneration? Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 38. doi:10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100781

Zerban, M., Puhlmann, L. M., Lassri, D., Fonagy, P., Montague, P. R., Kiselnikova, N., … Nolte, T. (2023). What helps the helpers? Resilience and risk factors for general and profession-specific mental health problems in psychotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1272199

Bögemann, S. A., Puhlmann, L. M., Wackerhagen, C., Zerban, M., Riepenhausen, A., Köber, G., … Kalisch, R. (2023). Psychological resilience factors and their association with weekly stressor reactivity during the COVID-19 outbreak in europe: Prospective longitudinal study. JMIR Mental Health, 10. doi:10.2196/46518

Bögemann, S. A., Riepenhausen, A., Puhlmann, L. M., Bar, S., Hermsen, E. J. C., Mituniewicz, J., … Walter, H. (2023). Investigating two mobile just-in-time adaptive interventions to foster psychological resilience: Research protocol of the DynaM-INT study. BMC Psychology, 11. doi:10.1186/s40359-023-01249-5

Nebe, S., Reutter, M., Baker, D. H., Bölte, J., Domes, G., Gamer, M., … Feld, G. B. (2023). Enhancing precision in human neuroscience. ELife, 12. doi:10.7554/eLife.85980

Wackerhagen, C., Veer, I. M., van Leeuwen, J. M. C., Reppmann, Z., Riepenhausen, A., Bögemann, S. A., … Walter, H. (2023). Dynamic modelling of mental resilience in young adults: Protocol for a longitudinal observational study (DynaM-OBS). JMIR Research Protocols, 12. doi:10.2196/39817

Riepenhausen, A., Veer, I. M., Wackerhagen, C., Reppmann, Z. C., Köber, G., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., … Walter, H. (2023). Coping with COVID: Risk and resilience factors for mental health in a German representative panel study. Psychological Medicine, 53, 3897–3907.

Degering, M., Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2023). Revisiting the stress recovery hypothesis: Differential associations of cortisol stress reactivity and recovery after acute psychosocial stress with markers of long-term stress and health. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 28. doi:10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100598

Puhlmann, L. M., Derome, M., Morosan, L., Kilicel, D., Vrticka, P., & Debbané, M. (2023). Longitudinal associations between self-reported attachment dimensions and neurostructural development from adolescence to early adulthood. Attachment & Human Development, 25, 162–180.

Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2022). Investigating the impact of distinct contemplative mental trainings on daily life stress, thoughts and affect: Evidence from a nine-month longitudinal ecological momentary assessment study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 142. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105800

Meier, M., Lonsdorf, T. B., Lupien, S. J., Stalder, T., Laufer, S., Sicorello, M., … Puhlmann, L. M. (2022). Open and reproducible science practices in psychoneuroendocrinology: Opportunities to foster scientific progress. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 11. doi:10.1016/j.cpnec.2022.100144

Rösch, S., Puhlmann, L. M., & Preckel, K. (2022). A cross-modal component of alexithymia and its relationship with performance in a social cognition task battery. Journal of Affective Disorders, 298, 625–633.

Long, M., Puhlmann, L. M., & Vrticka, P. (2021). Hypothalamus volume in men: Investigating associations with paternal status, self-reported caregiving beliefs, and adult attachment style. Social Neuroscience, 16, 639–652.