Publications of Roman Linz

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)

Valk, S. L.; Engert, V.; Puhlmann, L. M.; Linz, R.; Caldairou, B.; Bernasconi, A.; Bernasconi, N.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Singer, T.: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol. eLife 12, RP87634 (2024)

Gallistl, M.; Linz, R.; Puhlmann, L. M.; Singer, T.; Engert, V.: Evidence for differential associations of distinct trait mindfulness facets with acute and chronic stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology 166, 107051 (2024)

Hoffmann, F.; Linz, R.; Steinbeis, N.; Bauer, M.; Dammering, F.; Lazarides, C.; Klawitter, H.; Bentz, L.; Entringer, S.; Winter, S. M. et al.; Buss, C.; Heim, C.: Children with maltreatment exposure exhibit rumination‐like spontaneous thought patterns: Association with symptoms of depression, subcallosal cingulate cortex thickness, and cortisol levels. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 65 (1), pp. 31 - 41 (2024)

O'Malley, B.; Linz, R.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Testing the monitor and acceptance theory: The role of training-induced changes in monitoring- and acceptance-related capacities after attention-based, socio-emotional, or socio-cognitive mental training in reducing cortisol stress reactivity. Stress 27, 2345906 (2024)

Degering, M.; Linz, R.; Puhlmann, L. M.; Singer, T.; Engert, V.: 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, 100598 (2023)

Linz, R.; Puhlmann, L. M.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: 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, 105800 (2022)

Meier, M.; Lonsdorf, T. B.; Lupien, S. J.; Stalder, T.; Laufer, S.; Sicorello, M.; Linz, R.; Puhlmann, L. M.: Open and reproducible science practices in psychoneuroendocrinology: Opportunities to foster scientific progress. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology 11, 100144 (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)

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

Engert, V.; Linz, R.; Grant, J.: Embodied stress: The physiological resonance of psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology 105, pp. 138 - 146 (2019)

Linz, R.; Singer, T.; Engert, V.: Interactions of momentary thought content and subjective stress predict cortisol fluctuations in a daily life experience sampling study. Scientific Reports 8, 15462 (2018)

Steinbeis, N.; Engert, V.; Linz, R.; Singer, T.: The effects of stress and affiliation on social decision-making: Investigating the tend-and-befriend pattern. Psychoneuroendocrinology 62, pp. 138 - 148 (2015)

Linz, R.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Exploring associations of thought content and stress physiology in everyday life. 6th IMPRS NeuroCom Summer School , Leipzig, Germany (2016)