Publications of Pascal Vrticka

Acil, D.; Puhlmann, L. M.; White, L. O.; Vrticka, P.: Caregiver or playmate? Fathers' and mothers' brain responses to ball-play with children. Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience 25 (2), pp. 434 - 453 (2025)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Vrticka, P.; Linz, R.; Valk, S. L.; Papassotiriou, I.; Chrousos, G. P.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: 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 (2), 100414 (2025)

Gallistl, M.; Kungl, M.; Gabler, S.; Kanske, P.; Vrticka, P.; Engert, V.: Attachment and inter-individual differences in empathy, compassion, and theory of mind abilities. Attachment & Human Development 26 (4), pp. 350 - 365 (2024)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Derome, M.; Morosan, L.; Kilicel, D.; Vrticka, P.; Debbané, M.: Longitudinal associations between self-reported attachment dimensions and neurostructural development from adolescence to early adulthood. Attachment & Human Development 25 (1), pp. 162 - 180 (2023)

Schulz, C.; von Klitzing, K.; Deserno, L.; Sheridan, M. A.; Crowley, M. J.; Schoett, M. J. S.; Hoffmann, F.; Villringer, A.; Vrticka, P.; White, L. O.: Emotional maltreatment and neglect impact neural activation upon exclusion in early and mid-adolescence: An event-related fMRI study. Development and Psychopathology 34 (2), pp. 573 - 585 (2022)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Linz, R.; Valk, S. L.; Vrticka, P.; Vos de Wael, R.; Bernasconi, A.; Bernasconi, N.; Caldairou, B.; Papassotiriou, I.; Chrousos, G. P. et al.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Singer, T.; Engert, V.: Association between hippocampal structure and serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in healthy adults: A registered report. NeuroImage 236, 118011 (2021)

Nguyen, T.; Schleihauf, H.; Kungl, M.; Kayhan, E.; Hoehl, S.; Vrticka, P.: Interpersonal neural synchrony during father-child problem solving: An fNIRS hyperscanning study. Child Development 92 (4), pp. e565 - e580 (2021)

Nguyen, T.; Schleihauf, H.; Kayhan, E.; Matthes, D.; Vrticka, P.; Hoehl, S.: Neural synchrony in mother-child conversation: Exploring the role of conversation patterns. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 16 (1-2), pp. 93 - 102 (2021)

Nguyen, T.; Schleihauf, H.; Kayhan, E.; Matthes, D.; Vrticka, P.; Hoehl, S.: The effects of interaction quality on neural synchrony during mother-child problem solving. Cortex 124, pp. 235 - 249 (2020)

Lumma, A.-L.; Valk, S. L.; Böckler, A.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Change in emotional self-concept following socio-cognitive training relates to structural plasticity of the prefrontal cortex. Brain and Behavior 8 (4), e00940 (2018)

Lumma, A.-L.; Böckler, A.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Who am I? Differential effects of three contemplative mental trainings on emotional word use in self-descriptions. Self and Identity 16 (5), pp. 607 - 628 (2017)

Puhlmann, L.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Measuring levels of the circulating inflammatory proteins IL-6 and CRP over the course of a 9-month contemplative mental training study. 6th IMPRS NeuroCom Summer School, Leipzig, Germany (2016)