Publications of Veronika Engert

Engert, V.; Pruessner, J. C.: Dopaminergic and noradrenergic contributions to functionality in ADHD: The role of methylphenidate. Current Neuropharmacology 6 (4), pp. 322 - 328 (2008)

Pruessner, J. C.; Dedovic, K.; Khalili-Mahani, N.; Engert, V.; Pruessner , M.; Buss, C.; Renwick, R.; Dagher, A.; Meaney, M. J.; Lupien, S.: Deactivation of the limbic system during acute psychosocial stress: Evidence from positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. Biological Psychiatry 63 (2), pp. 234 - 240 (2008)

Dedovic, K.; Renwick, R.; Khalili-Mahani, N.; Engert, V.; Lupien, S. J.; Pruessner, J. C.: 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 (5), pp. 319 - 325 (2006)

Gaab, J.; Rohleder, N.; Heitz, V.; Engert, V.; Schad, T.; Schürmeyer, T. H.; Ehlert , U.: Stress-induced changes in LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine production in chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychoneuroendocrinology 30 (2), pp. 188 - 198 (2005)

Hellhammer, J.; Fries, E.; Buss, C.; Engert, V.; Tuch, A.; Rutenberg, D.; Hellhammer, D.: 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 (2), pp. 119 - 126 (2004)

Gaab, J.; Engert, V.; Heitz, V.; Schad, T.; Schürmeyer, T. H.; Ehlert, U.: Associations between neuroendocrine responses to the insulin tolerance test and patient characteristics in chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 56 (4), pp. 419 - 424 (2004)

Gaab, J.; Rohleder, N.; Heitz, V.; Schad, T.; Engert, V.; Schürmeyer, T. H.; Ehlert, U.: Enhanced glucocorticoid sensitivity in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Acta Neuropsychiatrica 15 (4), pp. 184 - 191 (2003)

Gaab, J.; Hüster, D.; Peisen, R.; Engert, V.; Heitz, V.; Schad, T.; Schürmeyer, T.; Ehlert, U.: Assessment of cortisol response with low-dose and high-dose ACTH in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy comparison subjects. Psychosomatics 44 (2), pp. 113 - 119 (2003)

Gaab, J.; Hüster, D.; Peisen, R.; Engert, V.; Heitz, V.; Schad, T.; Schürmeyer, T. H.; Ehlert, U.: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis reactivity in chronic fatigue syndrome and health under psychological, physiological, pharmacological stimulation. Psychosomatic Medicine 64 (6), pp. 951 - 962 (2002)

Gaab, J.; Hüster, D.; Peisen, R.; Engert, V.; Schad, T.; Schürmeyer, T. H.; Ehlert, U.: Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test in chronic fatigue syndrome and health. Psychosomatic Medicine 64 (2), pp. 311 - 318 (2002)

Linz, R.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Using ecological momentary assessment to track how contemplative mental training is implemented into everyday life. In Psychoneuroendocrinology, 131 (Suppl.), 105489. Pergamon, Oxford (2021)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Vrticka, P.; Linz, R.; Papassotiriou, I.; Chrousos, G. P.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Serum BDNF increase and the role of cortisol reduction following contemplative mental training. In Psychoneuroendocrinology, 131 (Suppl.), 105510. Pergamon, Oxford (2021)

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

Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Specific effects of different types of mental training on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. In Psychoneuroendocrinology, 100 (Suppl.), pp. S3 - S4. Pergamon, Oxford (2019)

Linz, R.; Puhlmann, L. M.; Engert, V.: Investigating serum BDNF dynamics during acute psychosocial stress reveals inverse relations to cortisol but no association with hippocampal volume in healthy adults. ISPNE 2020: Psychoneuroendocrinology in the times of Covid-19, Virtual (2020)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Valk, S. L.; Engert, V.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Lin, J.; Epel, E.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Telomere length change over nine months relates to cortical thickness change. 25th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Rome, Italy (2019)

Engert, V.: Different types of mental training are more or less efficient in reducing stress on the subjective and hormonal level. Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotion (ISRE), Geneva, Switzerland (2015)

Engert, V.: Empathischer Stress: Einflüsse von sozialer Nähe, Beobachtungsmodalität und Geschlecht. Psychologie & Gehirn, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2015)

Engert, V.: Stress-Reaktivität im Sozialen Kontext: Entwicklung, Wirkung und Resilienz. Brain Awareness Week, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany (2015)

Engert, V.: Empathic stress is modulated by social closeness, observation modality and sex. 44th Annual Conference of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE), Montréal, QC, Canada (2014)