Publications of Lara M. Puhlmann

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)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Engert, V.; Apostolakou, F.; Papassotiriou, I.; Chrousos, G. P.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Only vulnerable adults show change in chronic low-grade inflammation after contemplative mental training: Evidence randomized clinical trial. Scientific Reports 9, 19323 (2019)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Valk, S. L.; Engert, V.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Lin, J.; Epel, E. S.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Association of short-term change in leukocyte telomere length with cortical thickness change and outcomes of mental training among healthy adults: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open 2 (9), e199687 (2019)

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.; Kok, B. E.; Puhlmann, L. M.; Stalder, T.; Kirschbaum, C.; Papanastasopoulou, C.; Papassotiriou, I.; Pervanidou, P.; Chrousos, G. P.; Singer, T.: Exploring the multidimensional complex systems structure of the stress response and its relation to health and sleep outcomes. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 73, pp. 390 - 402 (2018)

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.; Linz, R.: BDNF as a biomarker for vulnerability to stress and stress-related disease. ISPNE 2020: Psychoneuroendocrinology in the time 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)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Apostolakou, F.; Papassotiriou, I.; Chrousos, G. P.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Three types of contemplative mental training differentially influence change in the inflammatory markers Interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein. 6th Mind, Brain & Body Symposium, Berlin, Germany (2018)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Vrticka, P.; Linz, R.; Stalder, T.; Kirschbaum, C.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Different types of mental practice unspecifically reduce cortisol and cortisone exposure in hair. 49th Annual Confe­rence of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE), Milan, Italy (2019)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Does telomere length change after a nine-month contemplative mental training intervention in healthy adult participants? 51. DGPS-Kongress, Frankfurt, Germany (2018)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Longitudinal contemplative mental training differentially influences change in inflammatory cytokines and the neurotrophic factor BDNF. 7th IMPRS NeuroCom Summer School, London, United Kingdom (2017)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Three types of contemplative mental training differentially influence change in inflammatory cytokines and the neurotrophic factor BDNF. Mind & Life Summer Research Institute, Garrison, NY, USA (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)