Stellvertretende Direktorin / Professur für Soziale Neurowissenschaften
Prof. Engert besetzt seit Oktober 2019 die W2 Professur für Soziale Neurowissenschaften am Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin, Psychotherapie und Psychoonkologie.
Forschungsschwerpunkte
- Chronischer Stress und Vulnerabilität: Einfluss früher Lebenserfahrungen auf stress-regulatorische Systeme
- Stressresonanz: Physiologische Grundlage und Mechanismen der Stressansteckung
- Plastizität des Stress Systems: Protektive Eigenschaften von Trainingsinterventionen und endogenen Markern (Oxytozin, BDNF, Telomerlänge)
- Weiterentwicklung stress-abhängiger Methodologie: Untersuchung der Multidimensionalität des Stress Systems
(Details zu den einzelnen Schwerpunkten siehe Forschung)
Methoden
- Verhalten (experimental, experience-sampling)
- Peripherphysiologie (autonome, endokrine und immunologische Erhebungen mittels EKG, Speichel- und Blut Proben)
- Bildgebung (Thermographie, strukturelle Magnetresonanztomographie)
Werdegang
2019 |
Berufung auf eine W2 Professur für Soziale Neurowissenschaft am Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Jena |
seit 2019 |
Unabhängige Forschungsgruppenleiterin, Gruppe „Sozialer Stress und Familiengesundheit“, Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften, Leipzig |
2016-2018 |
Gruppenleiterin, Social Stress Laboratory, Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften, Leipzig |
2010-2016 |
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Abteilung Soziale Neurowissenschaft, Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften, Leipzig |
2007-2010 |
Postdoc, Douglas Mental Health University Institute und Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Kanada |
2006 |
Dr. rer. nat. in Psychologie: “Behavioral response to methylphenidate challenge: Influence of early life parental care and personality”, Abteilung für Klinische und Physiologische Psychologie, Universität Trier |
2002-2006 | Doktorandin, Abteilung für Klinische und Physiologische Psychologie, Universität Trier |
2002 | Diplom in Psychologie: “Stress reactivity in traumatized adolescents after the experience of severe childhood abuse”, Abteilung für Klinische und Physiologische Psychologie, Universität Trier |
1999 |
Vordiplom in Psychologie, Universität Trier |
Publikationen
2024 | |
79. Schmidt, B., Rohleder, N., & Engert, V. (2024). Post-hypnotic safety suggestion improves stress coping with long-lasting effects. Scientific Reports, 14(1). https://doi.org/0.1038/s41598-024-54071-3 78. Amedick, G., Krylova, M., Mayer, K., Izyurov, I., Herrmann, L., Martens, L., Kasties, V., Heller, J., Li, M., van der Meer, J., Croy, I., Engert, V., Walter, M., & Colic, L. (2024). Association among childhood adversity and susceptibility to interference during varying salience: two studies in healthy males. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 7050. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57025-x78. 77. Wesarg-Menzel, C., Gallistl, M., Niconchuk, M., Böckler, A., O'Malley, B., & Engert, V. (2024). Compassion buffers the association between trauma exposure and PTSD symptom severity: Findings of a cross-sectional study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 165, 107036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107036 76. Gallistl, M., Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M. C., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2024). Evidence for differential associations of distinct trait mindfulness facets with acute and chronic stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 166, 107051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107051 75. Schaefer, J. K., Engert, V., Valk, S. L., Singer, T., & Puhlmann, L. M. C. (2024). Mapping pathways to neuronal atrophy in healthy, mid-aged adults: From chronic stress to systemic inflammation to neurodegeneration?. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity-Health, 38, 100781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100781 74. O'Malley, B., Linz, R., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2024). 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 (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 27(1), 2345906. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2024.2345906 73. Rosendahl, J., Ebmeyer, K., Strauß, B., & Engert, V. (2024). Neunormierung der deutschen Kurzform der Resilienzskala (RS-13). Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie, 74, 395-402. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2333-5189 72. Gallistl, M., Kungl, M., Gabler, S., Kanske, P., Vrticka, P., & Engert, V. (2024). Attachment and inter-individual differences in empathy, compassion, and theory of mind abilities. Attachment & human development, 26(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2024.2376762 71. Marheinecke, R., Maltusch, A., Nussmann, H., Spitzer, C., Engert, V., & Strauß, B. (2024). Gesundheitliche Langzeitfolgen von Zersetzung in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. Die Psychotherapie, 69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00278-024-00731-8 70. Marheinecke, R., Winter, A. C., Strauss, B., & Engert, V. (2024). Specific challenges of researching stress in the context of quiet political repression. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 19, 100248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100248 69. Wesarg-Menzel, C., Gallistl, M., Niconchuk, M., & Engert, V. (2024). Reflections on the study of empathy in a sample of refugees and migrants from Arabic-speaking countries with diverse experiences of war-related trauma. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 19, 100253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100253 68. Heilmann, K., Müller, T. H., Walter, M., & Engert, V. (2024). Empathic stress is decreased by prior stressor experience and increased in a position of power. Hormones and behavior, 165, 105617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105617 67. Valk, S. L., Engert, V., Puhlmann, L., Linz, R., Caldairou, B., Bernasconi, A., Bernasconi, N., Bernhardt, B. C., & Singer, T. (2024). Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol. eLife, 12. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.87634 66. Marheinecke, R., Blasberg, J., Heilmann, K., Imrie, H., Wesarg-Menzel, C., & Engert, V. (2024). Measuring empathic stress - A systematic review of methodology and practical considerations for future research. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 171, 107216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107216 65. Lashani, E., Larsen, I. G., Kanske, P., Rosendahl, J., Blasberg, J. U., & Engert, V. (2024). Witnessing their mother's acute and prolonged stress affects executive functioning in children. Communications psychology, 2(1), 98. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00150-0 64. Wesarg-Menzel, C., Marheinecke, R., Staaks, J., & Engert, V. (2024). Associations of diurnal cortisol parameters with cortisol stress reactivity and recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 163, 106976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.106976 |
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2023 | |
63. Blasberg, J.U., Gallistl, M., Degering, M., Baierlein, F., Engert, V. (2023). You look stressed: A pilot study on facial action unit activity in the context of psychosocial stress. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2023.100187 62. Blasberg, J.U., Jost, J., Kanske, P., Engert, V. (2023). Empathic stress in the mother-child dyad: Multimodal evidence for empathic stress in children observing their mothers during direct stress exposure.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001430 61. Degering, M., Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M. C., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2023). 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100598 60. Engert, V., Hoehne, K., & Singer, T. (2023). Specific reduction in the cortisol awakening response after socio-affective mental training. Mindfulness, 14, 681-694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02074-y 59. Engert, V., Klimecki, O. M., Kanske, P., & the Mindful Universities Research Group (2023). Spreading positive change: Societal benefits of meditation. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1038051 58. Köhne, S., Engert, V., & Rosendahl, J. (2023). Stability of resilience in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Personality and Mental Health, 17(1), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmh.1560 57. Konrad, A. C., Engert, V., Albrecht, R., Dobel, C., Döring, N., Haueisen, J., Klimecki, O., Sandbothe, M., & Kanske, P. (2023). A multicenter feasibility study on implementing a brief mindful breathing exercise into regular university courses. Scientific Reports, 13, 7908. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34737-0 56. Marheinecke, R., Strauss, B., & Engert, V. (2023). Visible wounds of invisible repression: A perspective on the importance of investigating the biological and psychological impact of political repression. Psychological Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001548 55. Uhlig, M., Reinelt, J.D., Lauckner, M.E., Kumral, D., Schaare, H.L., Mildner, T., Babayan, A., Möller, H.E., Engert, V., Villringer, A., & Gaebler, M. (2023). Rapid volumetric brain changes after acute psychosocial stress. Neuroimage, 265, 119760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119760 |
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2022 | |
54. Blasberg, J.U., Kanske, P., Böckler, A., Trautwein, F.M., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2022). Associations of social processing abilities with psychosocial stress sensitivity. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 12, 100159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2022.100159 53. Chand, T., Alizadeh, S., Jamalabadi, H., Herrmann, L., Krylova, M., Surova, G., van der Meer, J., Wagner, G., Engert, V., & Walter, M. (2022). Corrigendum to ""EEG revealed improved vigilance regulation after stress exposure under Nx4 - A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over trial"" [IBRO Neurosci. Rep. 11C (2021) 175-182]. IBRO Neuroscience Report, 12, 81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibneur.2021.12.006 52. Hoehne, K., Vrticka, P., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2022). Plasma oxytocin is modulated by mental training, but does not mediate its stress-buffering effect. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 141, 105734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105734 51. Linz, R., Puhlmann, L.M.C., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2022). 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105800 50. Mayer, A.V., Preckel, K., Ihle, K., Piecha, F.A., Junghanns, K., Reiche, S., Rademacher, L., Müller-Pinzler, L., Stolz, D.S., Kamp-Becker, I., Stroth, S., Roepke, S., Küpper, C., Engert, V., Singer, T., Kanske, P., Paulus, F.M., & Krach, S. (2022). Assessment of reward-related brain function after a single dose of oxytocin in autism: a randomized controlled trial. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 2(2), 136-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.10.004 |
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2021 | |
49. Chand, T., Alizadeh, S., Jamalabadi, H., Herrmann, L., Krylova, M., Surova, G., van der Meer, J., Wagner, G., Engert, V., & Walter, M. (2021). EEG revealed improved vigilance regulation after stress exposure under Nx4 – A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over trial. IBRO Neuroscience Report, 11, 175-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibneur.2021.09.002 48. Engert, V., Blasberg, J., Köhne, S., Strauss, B., & Rosendahl, J. (2021). Resilience and personality as predictors of the biological stress load during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany. Translational Psychiatry, 11(1), 443. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01569-3 47. Linz, R., Pauly, R., Smallwood, J., & Engert, V. (2021). Mind-wandering content differentially translates from lab to daily life and relates to subjective stress experience. Psychological Research, 85(2), 649-659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-019-01275-2 46. Puhlmann, L.M.C., Linz, R., Valk, S.L., Vrticka, P., de Wael, R.V., Bernasconi, A., Bernasconi, N., Caldairou, B., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G.P., Bernhardt, B.C., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2021). Association between hippocampal structure and serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in healthy adults: A registered report. Neuroimage, 236, 118011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118011 45. Puhlmann, L.M.C., Vrticka, P., Linz, R., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2021). Contemplative mental training reduces hair glucocorticoid levels in a randomized clinical trial. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83(8), 894-905. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000970 |
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2020 | |
44. Engert, V., Grant, J., & Strauss, B. (2020). Psychosocial factors in disease and treatment – a call for the biopsychosocial model. JAMA Psychiatry, 77(10), 996-997. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0364 |
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2019 | |
43. Engert, V., Linz, R., & Grant, J. A. (2019). Embodied stress: The physiological resonance of psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 105, 138-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.221 42.Linz, R., Puhlmann, L. M. C., Apostolakou, F., Mantzou, E., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G. P., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2019). Acute psychosocial stress increases serum BDNF levels: an antagonistic relation to cortisol but no group differences after mental training. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(10), 1797-1804. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-019-0391-y 41. Przyrembel, M., Vrticka, P., Engert, V., & Singer, T. (2019). Loving-Kindness Meditation -- A Queen of Hearts?: A Physio-Phenomenological Investigation on the Variety of Experience. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 26(7-8), 95-129. 40. Puhlmann, L. M. C., Engert, V., Apostolakou, F., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G. P., Vrtička, P., & Singer, T. (2019). Only vulnerable adults show change in chronic low-grade inflammation after contemplative mental training: evidence from a randomized clinical trial. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 19323. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55250-3 39. Puhlmann, L. M. C., Valk, S. L., Engert, V., Bernhardt, B. C., Lin, J., Epel, E. S., Vrticka, P., & Singer, T. (2019). Association of Short-term Change in Leukocyte Telomere Length With Cortical Thickness and Outcomes of Mental Training Among Healthy Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 2(9), e199687. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9687 38. Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2019). It matters what you practice: differential training effects on subjective experience, behavior, brain and body in the ReSource Project. Current Opinion in Psychology, 28, 151-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.12.005 |
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2018 | |
37. Engert, V., Kok, B. E., Puhlmann, L. M. C., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Apostolakou, F., Papanastasopoulou, C., Papassotiriou, I., Pervanidou, P., Chrousos, G. P., & Singer, T. (2018). Exploring the multidimensional complex systems structure of the stress response and its relation to health and sleep outcomes. Brain Behavior, and Immunity, 73, 390-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.05.023 36. Engert, V., Ragsdale, A. M., & Singer, T. (2018). Cortisol stress resonance in the laboratory is associated with inter-couple diurnal cortisol covariation in daily life. Hormones and Behavior, 98, 183-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.12.018 35. Linz, R., Singer, T., & Engert, V. (2018). Interactions of momentary thought content and subjective stress predict cortisol fluctuations in a daily life experience sampling study. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 15462. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33708-0 34. Miller, R., Wojtyniak, J. G., Weckesser, L. J., Alexander, N. C., Engert, V., & Lehr, T. (2018). How to disentangle psychobiological stress reactivity and recovery: A comparison of model-based and non-compartmental analyses of cortisol concentrations. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 90, 194-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.12.019 |
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2017 | |
33. Engert, V., Kok, B. E., Papassotiriou, I., Chrousos, G. P., & Singer, T. (2017). Specific reduction in cortisol stress reactivity after social but not attention-based mental training. Science Advances, 3(10), e1700495. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700495 |
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2016 | |
32.Dedovic, K., Giebl, S., Duchesne, A., Lue, S. D., Andrews, J., Efanov, S., Engert, V., Beaudry, T., Baldwin, M. W., & Pruessner, J. C. (2016). Psychological, endocrine, and neural correlates of attentional bias in subclinical depression. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 29(5), 479-496. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2015.1101457 31. Engert, V., Koester, A. M., Riepenhausen, A., & Singer, T. (2016). Boosting recovery rather than buffering reactivity: Higher stress-induced oxytocin secretion is associated with increased cortisol reactivity and faster vagal recovery after acute psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 74, 111-120. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.08.029 |
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2015 | |
30. Radenbach, C., Reiter, A. M., Engert, V., Sjoerds, Z., Villringer, A., Heinze, H. J., Deserno, L., & Schlagenhauf, F. (2015). The interaction of acute and chronic stress impairs model-based behavioral control. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 53, 268-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.12.017 29. Steinbeis, N., Engert, V., Linz, R., & Singer, T. (2015). The effects of stress and affiliation on social decision-making: Investigating the tend-and-befriend pattern. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 62, 138-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.08.003 |
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2014 | |
28. Dedovic, K., Duchesne, A., Engert, V., Lue, S. D., Andrews, J., Efanov, S. I., Beaudry, T., & Pruessner, J. C. (2014). Psychological, endocrine and neural responses to social evaluation in subclinical depression. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9(10), 1632-1644. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nst151 27. Engert, V., Merla, A., Grant, J. A., Cardone, D., Tusche, A., & Singer, T. (2014). Exploring the Use of Thermal Infrared Imaging in Human Stress Research. PLoS One, 9(3), e90782. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090782 26. Engert, V., Plessow, F., Miller, R., Kirschbaum, C., & Singer, T. (2014). Cortisol increase in empathic stress is modulated by emotional closeness and observation modality. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 45, 192-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.04.005 25. Engert, V., Smallwood, J., & Singer, T. (2014). Mind your thoughts: associations between self-generated thoughts and stress-induced and baseline levels of cortisol and alpha-amylase. Biological Psychology, 103, 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2014.10.004 |
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2013 | |
23. Admon, R., Leykin, D., Lubin, G., Engert, V., Andrews, J., Pruessner, J., & Hendler, T. (2013). Stress-induced reduction in hippocampal volume and connectivity with the ventromedial prefrontal cortex are related to maladaptive responses to stressful military service. Human Brain Mapping, 34(11), 2808-2816. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.22100 22. Engert, V., Efanov, S. I., Duchesne, A., Vogel, S., Corbo, V., & Pruessner, J. C. (2013). Differentiating anticipatory from reactive cortisol responses to psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(8), 1328-1337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.11.018 |
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2012 | |
21. Duchesne, A., Tessera, E., Dedovic, K., Engert, V., & Pruessner, J. C. (2012). Effects of panel sex composition on the physiological stress responses to psychosocial stress in healthy young men and women. Biological Psychology, 89(1), 99-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.09.009 |
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2011 | |
24. Engert, V., Efanov, S. I., Dedovic, K., Dagher, A., & Pruessner, J. C. (2011). Increased cortisol awakening response and afternoon/evening cortisol output in healthy young adults with low early life parental care. Psychopharmacology (Berl), 214(1), 261-268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-010-1918-4 20. Engert, V., Vogel, S., Efanov, S. I., Duchesne, A., Corbo, V., Ali, N., & Pruessner, J. C. (2011). Investigation into the cross-correlation of salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase responses to psychological stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 36(9), 1294-1302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.02.018 |
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2010 | |
19. Dedovic, K., Engert, V., Duchesne, A., Lue, S. D., Andrews, J., Efanov, S. I., Beaudry, T., & Pruessner, J. C. (2010). Cortisol awakening response and hippocampal volume: vulnerability for major depressive disorder? Biological Psychiatry, 68(9), 847-853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.07.025 18. Engert, V., Buss, C., Khalili-Mahani, N., Wadiwalla, M., Dedovic, K., & Pruessner, J. C. (2010). Investigating the association between early life parental care and stress responsivity in adulthood. Developmental Neuropsychology, 35(5), 570-581. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2010.494752 17. Engert, V., Efanov, S. I., Dedovic, K., Duchesne, A., Dagher, A., & Pruessner, J. C. (2010). Perceived early-life maternal care and the cortisol response to repeated psychosocial stress. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 35(6), 370-377. https://doi.org/10.1503/jpn.100022 16. Khalili-Mahani, N., Dedovic, K., Engert, V., Pruessner, M., & Pruessner, J. C. (2010). Hippocampal activation during a cognitive task is associated with subsequent neuroendocrine and cognitive responses to psychological stress. Hippocampus, 20(2), 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.20623 15. Lord, C., Engert, V., Lupien, S., & Pruessner, J. (2010). Striatal and hippocampal structural changes associated with estrogen therapy use in lifelong reproductive events. Menopause, 17, 846-851. |
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2009 | |
14. Dedovic, K., Duchesne, A., Andrews, J., Engert, V., & Pruessner, J. C. (2009). The brain and the stress axis: The neural correlates of cortisol regulation in response to stress. Neuroimage, 47, 864-871. 13. Dedovic, K., Rexroth, M., Wolff, E., Duchesne, A., Scherling, C., Beaudry, T., Lue, S. D., Lord, C., Engert, V., & Pruessner, J. C. (2009, Oct 13). Neural correlates of processing stressful information: an event-related fMRI study. Brain Research, 1293, 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2009.06.044 12. Dedovic, K., Wadiwalla, M., Engert, V., & Pruessner, J. C. (2009). The role of sex and gender socialization in stress reactivity. Developmental Psychology, 45(1), 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014433 11. Engert, V., Joober, R., Meaney, M. J., Hellhammer, D. H., & Pruessner, J. C. (2009). Behavioral response to methylphenidate challenge: influence of early life parental care. Developmental Psychobiology, 51(5), 408-416. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.20380 |
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2008 | |
10. Engert, V., & Pruessner, J. C. (2008). Dopaminergic and noradrenergic contributions to functionality in ADHD: the role of methylphenidate. Current Neuropharmacology, 6(4), 322-328. https://doi.org/10.2174/157015908787386069 9. Pruessner, J. C., Dedovic, K., Khalili-Mahani, N., Engert, V., Pruessner, M., Buss, C., Renwick, R., Dagher, A., Meaney, M. J., & Lupien, S. (2008). Deactivation of the limbic system during acute psychosocial stress: evidence from positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. Biological Psychiatry, 63(2), 234-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.04.041 |
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2005 | |
8. Dedovic, K., Renwick, R., Mahani, N. K., Engert, V., Lupien, S. J., & Pruessner, J. C. (2005). 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 and Neuroscience, JPN, 30(5), 319-325. 7. Gaab, J., Rohleder, N., Heitz, V., Engert, V., Schad, T., Schürmeyer, T. H., & Ehlert, U. (2005). Stress-induced changes in LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine production in chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30(2), 188-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2004.06.008 |
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2004 | |
6. Gaab, J., Engert, V., Heitz, V., Schad, T., Schürmeyer, T. H., & Ehlert, U. (2004). Associations between neuroendocrine responses to the Insulin Tolerance Test and patient characteristics in chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 56(4), 419-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00625-1 5. Hellhammer, J., Fries, E., Buss, C., Engert, V., Tuch, A., Rutenberg, D., & Hellhammer, D. (2004). Effects of soy lecithin phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylserine complex (PAS) on the endocrine and psychological responses to mental stress. Stress, 7(2), 119-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890410001728379 |
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