Publications

Liu, X.; Liu, X.; Wan, B.; Ge, Y.; Hu, H.; Yu, H.; Zhao, M.; Li, H.; Zhu, J.: Identification of the hub gene LDB3 in Stanford type A aortic dissection based on comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 29 (6), e70471 (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)

Xie, K.; Royer, J.; Rodriguez‐Cruces, R.; Horwood, L.; Ngo, A.; Arafat, T.; Auer, H.; Sahlas, E.; Chen, J.; Zhou, Y. et al.; Valk, S. L.; Hong, S.; Frauscher, B.; Pana, R.; Bernasconi, A.; Bernasconi, N.; Concha, L.; Bernhardt, B. C.: Temporal lobe epilepsy perturbs the brain‐wide excitation‐inhibition balance: Associations with microcircuit organization, clinical parameters, and cognitive dysfunction. Advanced Science 12 (9), e2406835 (2025)

Auer, H.; Cabalo, D. G.; Rodríguez-Cruces, R.; Benkarim, O.; Paquola, C.; DeKraker, J.; Wang, Y.; Valk, S. L.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Royer, J.: From histology to macroscale function in the human amygdala. eLife 13, RP101950 (2025)

John, A.; Hettwer, M.; Schaare, H. L.; Saberi, A.; Bayrak, S.; Wan, B.; Royer, J.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Valk, S. L.: A multimodal characterization of low-dimensional thalamocortical structural connectivity patterns. Communications Biology 8 (1), 185 (2025)

Saberi, A.; Ebneabbasi, A.; Rahimi, S.; Sarebannejad, S.; Sen, Z. D.; Graf, H.; Walter, M.; Sorg, C.; Camilleri, J. A.; Laird, A. R. et al.; Fox, P. T.; Valk, S. L.; Eickhoff, S. B.; Tahmasian, M.: Convergent functional effects of antidepressants in major depressive disorder: A neuroimaging meta-analysis. Molecular Psychiatry 30 (2), pp. 736 - 751 (2025)

Paquola, C.; Garber, M.; Frässle, S.; Royer, J.; Zhou, Y.; Tavakol, S.; Rodriguez-Cruces, R.; Cabalo, D. G.; Valk, S. L.; Eickhoff, S. B. et al.; Margulies, D. S.; Evans, A.; Amunts, K.; Jefferies, E.; Smallwood, J.; Bernhardt, B. C.: The architecture of the human default mode network explored through cytoarchitecture, wiring and signal flow. Nature Neuroscience (2025)

Wan, B.; Saberi, A.; Paquola, C.; Schaare, H. L.; Hettwer, M.; Royer, J.; John, A.; Dorfschmidt, L.; Bayrak, S.; Bethlehem, R. A. I. et al.; Eickhoff, S. B.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Valk, S. L.: Microstructural asymmetry in the human cortex. Nature Communications 15 (1), 10124 (2024)

Hardikar, S.; Mckeown, B.; Schaare, H. L.; Wallace, R. S.; Xu, T.; Lauckener, M. E.; Valk, S. L.; Margulies, D. S.; Turnbull, A.; Bernhardt, B. C. et al.; de Wael, R. V.; Villringer, A.; Smallwood, J.: Macro-scale patterns in functional connectivity associated with ongoing thought patterns and dispositional traits. eLife 13, RP93689 (2024)

Hardikar, S.; McKeown, B.; Turnbull, A.; Xu, T.; Valk, S. L.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Margulies, D. S.; Milham, M. P.; Jefferies, E.; Leech, R. et al.; Villringer, A.; Smallwood, J.: Personality traits vary in their association with brain activity across situations. Communications Biology 7 (1), 1498 (2024)

Ganesan, S.; Barrios, F. A.; Batta, I.; Bauer, C. C.C.; Braver, T. S.; Brewer, J. A.; Brown, K. W.; Cahn, R.; Cain, J. A.; Calhoun, V. D. et al.; Cao, L.; Chetelat, G.; Ching, C. R.K.; Creswell, J. D.; Dagnino, P. C.; Davanger, S.; Davidson, R. J.; Deco, G.; Dutcher, J. M.; Escrichs, A.; Eyler, L. T.; Fani, N.; Farb, N. A.S.; Fialoke, S.; Fresco, D. M.; Garg, R.; Garland, E. L.; Goldin, P.; Hafeman, D. M.; Jahanshad, N.; Kang, Y.; Khalsa, S. S.; Kirlic, N.; Lazar, S. W.; Lutz, A.; McDermott, T. J.; Pagnoni, G.; Piguet, C.; Prakash, R. S.; Rahrig, H.; Reggente, N.; Saccaro, L. F.; Sacchet, M. D.; Siegle, G. J.; Tang, Y.-Y.; Thomopoulos, S. I.; Thompson, P. M.; Torske, A.; Treves, I. N.; Tripathi, V.; Tsuchiyagaito, A.; Turner, M. D.; Vago, D. R.; Valk, S. L.; Zeidan, F.; Zalesky, A.; Turner, J. A.; King, A. P.: ENIGMA-meditation: Worldwide consortium for neuroscientific investigations of meditation practices. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (2024)

Elberse, J. D.; Saberi, A.; Ahmadi, R.; Changizi, M.; Bi, H.; Hoffstaedter, F.; Mander, B. A.; Eickhoff, S. B.; Tahmasian, M.; Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative: The interplay between insomnia symptoms and Alzheimer's Disease across three main brain networks. Sleep 47 (10), zsae145 (2024)

Royer, J.; Paquola, C.; Valk, S. L.; Kirschner, M.; Hong, S.-J.; Park, B.-y.; Bethlehem, R. A.I.; Leech, R.; Yeo, B. T. T.; Jefferies, E. et al.; Smallwood, J.; Margulies, D.; Bernhardt, B. C.: Gradients of brain organization: Smooth sailing from methods development to user community. Neuroinformatics 22 (4), pp. 623 - 634 (2024)

Lotter, L. D.; Saberi, A.; Hansen, J. Y.; Misic, B.; Paquola, C.; Barker, G. J.; Bokde, A. L. W.; Desrivières, S.; Flor, H.; Grigis, A. et al.; Garavan, H.; Gowland, P.; Heinz, A.; Brühl, R.; Martinot, J.-L.; Paillère, M.-L.; Artiges, E.; Orfanos, D. P.; Paus, T.; Poustka, L.; Hohmann, S.; Fröhner, J. H.; Smolka, M. N.; Vaidya, N.; Walter, H.; Whelan, R.; Schumann, G.; IMAGEN Consortium; Nees, F.; Banaschewski, T.; Eickhoff, S. B.; Dukart, J.: Regional patterns of human cortex development correlate with underlying neurobiology. Nature Communications 15 (1), 7987 (2024)

Weber, C. F.; Kebets, V.; Benkarim, O.; Lariviere, S.; Wang, Y.; Ngo, A.; Jiang, H.; Chai, X.; Park, B.-y.; Milham, M. P. et al.; Di Martino, A.; Valk, S. L.; Hong, H.; Bernhardt, B.: Contracted functional connectivity profiles in autism. Molecular Autism 15, 38 (2024)

Serio, B.; Hettwer, M.; Wiersch, L.; Bignardi, G.; Sacher, J.; Weis, S.; Eickhoff, S. B.; Valk, S. L.: Sex differences in functional cortical organization reflect differences in network topology rather than cortical morphometry. Nature Communications 15 (1), 7714 (2024)

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)

Küchenhoff, S.; Bayrak, S.; Zsido, R.; Saberi, A.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Weis, S.; Schaare, H. L.; Sacher, J.; Eickhoff, S.; Valk, S. L.: Relating sex differences in cortical and hippocampal microstructure to sex hormones. Nature Communications 15 (1), 7279 (2024)

Park, S.; Haak, K. V.; Oldham, S.; Cho, H.; Byeon, K.; Park, B.-y.; Thomson, P.; Chen, H.; Gao, W.; Xu, T. et al.; Valk, S. L.; Milham, M.; Bernhardt, B.; Martino, A. D.; Hong, S.-J.: A shifting role of thalamocortical connectivity in the emergence of cortical functional organization. Nature Neuroscience 27 (8), pp. 1609 - 1619 (2024)

Hettwer, M.; Dorfschmidt, L.; Puhlmann, L. M.; Jacob, L. M.; Paquola, C.; Bethlehem, R. A. I.; NSPN Consortium; Bullmore, E. T.; Eickhoff, S. B.; Valk, S. L.: Longitudinal variation in resilient psychosocial functioning is associated with ongoing cortical myelination and functional reorganization during adolescence. Nature Communications 15 (1), 6283 (2024)