Publications of Veronika Engert

Engert, V., & Pruessner, J. C. (2008). Dopaminergic and noradrenergic contributions to functionality in ADHD: The role of methylphenidate. Current Neuropharmacology, 6, 322–328.

Pruessner, J. C., Dedovic, K., Khalili-Mahani, N., Engert, V., Pruessner , M., Buss, C., … Lupien, S. (2008). Deactivation of the limbic system during acute psychosocial stress: Evidence from positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. Biological Psychiatry, 63, 234–240.

Dedovic, K., Renwick, R., Khalili-Mahani, N., Engert, V., Lupien, S. J., & Pruessner, J. C. (2006). The Montreal imaging stress task: Using functional imaging to investigate the effects of perceiving and processing psychosocial stress in the human brain. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 30, 319–325.

Gaab, J., Rohleder, N., Heitz, V., Engert, V., Schad, T., Schürmeyer, T. H., & Ehlert , U. (2005). Stress-induced changes in LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine production in chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30, 188–198.

Hellhammer, J., Fries, E., Buss, C., Engert, V., Tuch, A., Rutenberg, D., & Hellhammer, D. (2004). Effects of soy lecithin phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylserine complex (PAS) on the endocrine and psychological responses to mental stress. Stress-the International Journal on the Biology of Stress, 7, 119–126.

Gaab, J., Engert, V., Heitz, V., Schad, T., Schürmeyer, T. H., & Ehlert, U. (2004). Associations between neuroendocrine responses to the insulin tolerance test and patient characteristics in chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 56, 419–424.

Gaab, J., Rohleder, N., Heitz, V., Schad, T., Engert, V., Schürmeyer, T. H., & Ehlert, U. (2003). Enhanced glucocorticoid sensitivity in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 15, 184–191.

Gaab, J., Hüster, D., Peisen, R., Engert, V., Heitz, V., Schad, T., … Ehlert, U. (2003). Assessment of cortisol response with low-dose and high-dose ACTH in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy comparison subjects. Psychosomatics, 44, 113–119.

Gaab, J., Hüster, D., Peisen, R., Engert, V., Heitz, V., Schad, T., … Ehlert, U. (2002). Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis reactivity in chronic fatigue syndrome and health under psychological, physiological, pharmacological stimulation. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64, 951–962.

Gaab, J., Hüster, D., Peisen, R., Engert, V., Schad, T., Schürmeyer, T. H., & Ehlert, U. (2002). Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test in chronic fatigue syndrome and health. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64, 311–318.

Hoffmann, K. C., Zsido, R., Villringer, A., Engert, V., & Sacher, J. (2024). Stress markers and brain structure in premenstrual dysphoric disorder and health across the menstrual cycle. In Neuropsychopharmacology (Vol. 49, pp. 373–374). New York, NY: Springer Nature.

Wesarg-Menzel, C., Gallistl, M., Niconchuk, M., & Engert, V. (2024). Adding to the burden: The tendency to resonate with other's stress is linked to higher PTSD symptom severity in individuals from arabic-speaking countries with war-related trauma. In Psychophysiology (Vol. 61, pp. S176–S176). New York, NY [etc.]: Blackwell Publishing Inc. [etc.].

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

Gallistl, M., Handke, L., Kungl, M., Spangler, G., Vrticka, P., & Engert, V. (2024). Influence of attachment on stress resonance in romantic couples. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 160). Oxford: Pergamon. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106816

O'malley, B., Linz, R., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2024). How do mindfulness-based trainings reduce physiological stress? Assessing changes in attention and acceptance traits and their role in cortisol reduction. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 160). Oxford: Pergamon. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106812

Linz, R., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2021). Using ecological momentary assessment to track how contemplative mental training is implemented into everyday life. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 131). Oxford: Pergamon. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105489

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

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

Engert, V., Vrticka, P., & Singer, T. (2019). No effect of distinct mental training types on basal or stress-induced plasma oxytocin levels. In Psychoneuroendocrinology (Vol. 107, pp. 54–54). Oxford: Pergamon.