Publications of Lara M. Puhlmann

Puhlmann, L. M., Vrticka, P., Linz, R., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2021). Contemplative mental training reduces hair glucocorticoid levels in a randomized clinical trial. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83, 894–905.

Puhlmann, L. M., Linz, R., Valk, S. L., Vrticka, P., Vos de Wael, R., Bernasconi, A., … Engert, V. (2021). Association between hippocampal structure and serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in healthy adults: A registered report. NeuroImage, 236. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118011

Veer, I. M., Riepenhausen, A., Zerban, M., Wackerhagen, C., Puhlmann, L. M., Engen, H., … Kalisch, R. (2021). Psycho-social factors associated with mental resilience in the Corona lockdown. Translational Psychiatry, 11. doi:10.1038/s41398-020-01150-4

Puhlmann, L. M., Engert, V., Apostolakou, F., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G. P., Vrticka, P., & Singer, T. (2019). Only vulnerable adults show change in chronic low-grade inflammation after contemplative mental training: Evidence randomized clinical trial. Scientific Reports, 9. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55250-3

Puhlmann, L. M., Valk, S. L., Engert, V., Bernhardt, B. C., Lin, J., Epel, E. S., … Singer, T. (2019). Association of short-term change in leukocyte telomere length with cortical thickness change and outcomes of mental training among healthy adults: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 2. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9687

Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M., Apostolakou, F., Mantzou, E., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G. P., … Singer, T. (2019). Acute psychosocial stress increases serum BDNF levels: An antagonistic relation to cortisol but no group differences after mental training. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44, 1797–1804.

Engert, V., Kok, B. E., Puhlmann, L. M., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Papanastasopoulou, C., … Singer, T. (2018). Exploring the multidimensional complex systems structure of the stress response and its relation to health and sleep outcomes. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 73, 390–402.

Engert, V., Wingenfeld, K., Marheinecke, R., Wesarg, C., & Puhlmann, L. M. (2024). Empathic abilities as risk and protective factors in the context of stress and health. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 160). Oxford: Pergamon. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106770

Puhlmann, L. M., Vrticka, P., Linz, R., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G. P., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2021). Serum BDNF increase and the role of cortisol reduction following contemplative mental training. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 131). Oxford: Pergamon. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105510

Bögemann, S. A., Puhlmann, L. M., Wackerhagen, C., Zerban, M., Riepenhausen, A., Köber, G., … Kalisch, R. (2021). Weekly dynamics of stressor resilience and protective factors during the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 131, pp. S16–S16). Oxford: Pergamon.

Linz, R., & Puhlmann, L. M. (2020). Symposium 4: BDNF as a biomarker for vulnerability to stress and stress-related disease. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 119). Oxford: Pergamon. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105006

Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M., & Engert, V. (2020). Investigating serum BDNF dynamics during acute psychosocial stress reveals inverse relations to cortisol but no association with hippocampal volume in healthy adults. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 119). Oxford: Pergamon. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105007

Puhlmann, L. M., Engert, V., Linz, R., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G. P., Vrticka, P., & Singer, T. (2020). Contemplative mental training increases serum BDNF levels with differing success depending on practice type and training sequence. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 119). Oxford: Pergamon. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105010

Puhlmann, L. M., Vrticka, P., Linz, R., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2019). Different types of mental practice unspecifically reduce cortisol and cortisone exposure in hair. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 107, pp. 22–22). Oxford: Pergamon.

Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M., & Engert, V. Investigating serum BDNF dynamics during acute psychosocial stress reveals inverse relations to cortisol but no association with hippocampal volume in healthy adults. Talk_at_event presented at the ISPNE 2020: Psychoneuroendocrinology in the times of Covid-19, Virtual. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0008-0A01-C

Puhlmann, L. M., & Linz, R. BDNF as a biomarker for vulnerability to stress and stress-related disease. Talk_at_event presented at the ISPNE 2020: Psychoneuroendocrinology in the time of Covid-19, Virtual. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0008-09F9-6

Puhlmann, L. M., Valk, S. L., Engert, V., Bernhardt, B. C., Lin, J., Epel, E., … Singer, T. Telomere length change over nine months relates to cortical thickness change. Talk_at_event presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Rome, Italy. Retrieved from https://www.pathlms.com/ohbm/courses/12238/sections/15845/video_presentations/137966

Puhlmann, L. M., Apostolakou, F., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G. P., Vrticka, P., & Singer, T. Three types of contemplative mental training differentially influence change in the inflammatory markers Interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein. Talk_at_event presented at the 6th Mind, Brain & Body Symposium, Berlin, Germany. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0004-D539-C

Puhlmann, L. M., Vrticka, P., Linz, R., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Engert, V., & Singer, T. Different types of mental practice unspecifically reduce cortisol and cortisone exposure in hair. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Confe­rence of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE), Milan, Italy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0004-D53B-A

Puhlmann, L. M., Vrticka, P., & Singer, T. Does telomere length change after a nine-month contemplative mental training intervention in healthy adult participants? Poster presented at the 51. DGPS-Kongress, Frankfurt, Germany. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0004-D552-F