Publications

Gerhards, S.K.; Luppa, M.; Zülke, A.; Sander, C.; Schomerus, G.; Buechner, R.; Wirkner, K.; Reusche, M.; Zeynalova, S.; Lehmann, J. et al.; Baber, R.; Obrig, H.; Herzig, S.; Thöne-Otto, A.; Witte, A. V.; Villringer, A.; Fricke, C.; Then Bergh, F.; Saur, D.; Schroeter, M. L.; Löffler, M.; Engel, C.; Riedel-Heller, S.G.: Depressive and anxiety symptoms in individuals with Long-COVID: Does social network matter? – Results of a German Long-COVID study. Journal of Affective Disorders 401, 121272 (2026)

Kaeja, M.; Gajiyeva, L.; Iturria-Medina, Y.; Villringer, A.; Sehm, B.; Steele, C.: Patterns of structural disconnection driving proprioceptive deficits in chronic stroke. Stroke 57 (3), pp. 732 - 744 (2026)

Kabaoglu, B.; Garulli, E. L.; De Sa, R.; Vogt, A.; Behrsing, R.; Skrobot, M.; Paulat, R.; Pollak, P.; Guldin, L. S.; Gerster, M. et al.; Neumann, W.-J.; Endres, M.; Harms, C.; Wenger, N.: Shift in motor-state equilibrium explains gait therapy effects of apomorphine in experimental Parkinsonism. Experimental Neurology (2026)

Gozansky, E.; Weissman-Fogel, I.; Okon-Singer, H.: The involvement of attentional biases in endogenous pain inhibition and autonomic reactivity. PLoS One 21 (2), e0342113 (2026)

May, E.; Comasco, E.; Tiepolt, S.; Strauß, M.; Kundakovic, M.; Hesse, S.; Sabri, O.; Villringer, A.; Sacher, J.: Timing matters: Leveraging positron emission tomography imaging and hormonal cycles for precision psychiatry in female mental health. Biological Psychiatry (2026)

Aye, N.; Kaufmann, J.; Heinze, H.-J.; Düzel, E.; Ziegler, G.; Taubert, M.; Lehmann, N.: Motor learning induces myelin-related white matter changes revealed by MRI-based in vivo histology. Communications Biology (2026)

Marchi, N. A.; Solelhac, G.; Imler, T.; Ericson, I.; Haba-Rubio, J.; Marques-Vidal, P.; Vollenweider, P.; Kutalik, Z.; Strippoli, M.-P. F.; Pistis, G. et al.; Preisig, M.; von Gunten, A.; Draganski, B.; Heinzer, R.: Periodic limb movements during sleep, restless legs syndrome, and cognitive changes in older adults: A population-based longitudinal study. Sleep 49 (2), zsaf327 (2026)

Breitfeld, J.; Horn, K.; Velluva, A.; Beyer, F.; Pott, J.; Baber, R.; Stumvoll, M.; Le Duc, D.; Witte, A. V.; Giontella, A. et al.; Melander, O.; Kovacs, P.; Scholz, M.; Tönjes, A.: Genetic dissection of serum pro-neurotensin suggests potential causal impact on brain structure. EBioMedicine 124, 106105 (2026)

Weih, F.; Rullmann, M.; Henssen, D.; Meyer, P. M.; Jochimsen, T.; Schildan, A.; Rumpf, J.-J.; Brendel, M.; Schroeter, M. L.; Classen, J. et al.; Barthel, H.; Sabri, O.; Tiepolt, S.: Hybrid Tau-PET/MRI study: Quantitative susceptibility mapping in progressive supranuclear palsy and its correlation with Tau-PET. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 53 (3), pp. 2099 - 2109 (2026)

Zülke, A. E.; Beyer, F.; Luppa, M.; Mildner, T.; Frese, T.; Gensichen, J.; Kaduszkiewicz, H.; Czock, D.; König, H.-H.; Wiese, B. et al.; Hoffmann, W.; Thyrian, J. R.; Villringer, A.; Riedel-Heller, S. G.; Witte, A. V.: Evaluating MRI correlates of lifestyle-based dementia risk reduction: Results from the AgeWell.de imaging study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (2026)

Chaabene, H.; Müller, P.; Dhahbi, W.; Königstein, K.; Taubert, M.; Markov, A.; Lehmann, N.: The effects of eccentric versus traditional resistance training on muscle strength, power, hypertrophy, and functional performance in older adults: A systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Ageing Research Reviews 113, 102933 (2026)

Hu, F.; Tong, J.; Gardner, M.; Lifespan Brain Chart Consortium; Villringer, A.; Chen, A. A.; Bethlehem, R. A. I.; Seidlitz, J.; Li, H.; Alexander-Bloch, A. et al.; Chen, Y.; Shinohara, R. T.: dGAMLSS: An exact, distributed algorithm to fit Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale, and Shape for privacy-preserving population reference charts. Bioinformatics 42 (1), btaf625 (2026)

Kundakovic, M.; Sacher, J.: Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging and (epi)genomic approaches to improve women's mental health. Neuropsychopharmacology 51 (1), pp. 337 - 338 (2026)

Möller, M.; Nieweler, J. A.; Nikulin, V. V.; van Riesen, C.: Network mechanisms in rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism. Experimental Neurology 395, 115491 (2026)

Verschooren, S.; Gaebler, M.; Brass, M.: From interoception to control over the internal body: The ideomotor hypothesis of voluntary interoaction. Psychological Review 133 (1), pp. 156 - 172 (2026)

Rousseau, P.-N.; Bazin, P.-L.; Steele, C.: Pontine functional connectivity gradients. The Cerebellum 25 (1), 1 (2025)

Scheitz, J.; Villringer, A.; Mikail, N.; Gebhard, C.; Endres, M.: Bidirectional brain-heart interactions in health and disease. Nature Reviews Neurology (accepted)

Lee, Y.; Akan, A.; Önel, D.; Medawar, E.; Jensen, D.; Villringer, A.; Witte, A. V.: Impacts of lifestyle and microbiota‐targeted interventions for overweight and obesity on the human gut microbiome: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, e70037 (2025)

Schulz, C.; Puhlmann, L. M.; Folkens, L.; von Klitzing, K.; Deserno, L.; Vrticka, P.; White, L. O.: Subcortical brain structures among maltreated youth with high and low externalizing problems. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2025)

Schroeter, M. L.; Girbardt, J.; Luck, T.; Rodriguez, F. S.; Plant, G. T.; Wicklein, B.; Wirkner, K.; Engel, C.; Kynast, J.; Girbardt, C. et al.; Wang, M.; Polyakova, M.; Hinz, A.; Witte, A. V.; Kirsten, T.; Loeffler, M.; Villringer, A.; Riedel-Heller, S. G.; Elze, T.; Rauscher, F. G.: Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness is associated with attention and predicts risk states of dementia. Brain Communications 7 (6), fcaf464 (2025)