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View article: 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
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 Open
Longitudinal contemplative training may promote a neurobiological pathway from stress reduction to increased BDNF levels to enhanced hippocampal volume. However, single serum BDNF measurements can be unreliable for assessing long-term neur…
View article: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
The hippocampus is a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3 months mental Training Modules geared towa…
View article: Author response: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Author response: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
View article: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
The hippocampus is a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3-months mental Training Modules geared towa…
View article: Author response: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Author response: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
The hippocampus is a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3-months mental Training Modules geared towa…
View article: Reviewer #1 (Public Review): Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Reviewer #1 (Public Review): Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
The hippocampus is a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3-months mental Training Modules geared towa…
View article: 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
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 Open
Mindfulness-based interventions have become a popular means to reduce stress. However, the specific mechanisms driving observed stress reduction remain understudied. The Monitor and Acceptance Theory suggests that the cultivation of monito…
View article: Evidence for differential associations of distinct trait mindfulness facets with acute and chronic stress
Evidence for differential associations of distinct trait mindfulness facets with acute and chronic stress Open
Stress and stress-associated disease are considered the health epidemic of the 21st century. Interestingly, despite experiencing similar amounts of stress than those falling ill, some individuals are protected against the "wear and tear of…
View article: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
The hippocampus is a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3-months mental Training Modules geared towa…
View article: Reviewer #1 (Public Review): Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Reviewer #1 (Public Review): Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
The hippocampus is a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3-months mental Training Modules geared towa…
View article: Author response: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Author response: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
The hippocampus is a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3-months mental Training Modules geared towa…
View article: Author Response: Hippocampal subfield CA1-3 shows differential structural and functional network plasticity after stress-reducing socio-affective mental training
Author Response: Hippocampal subfield CA1-3 shows differential structural and functional network plasticity after stress-reducing socio-affective mental training Open
The hippocampus forms a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3-months mental training modules geared t…
View article: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
The hippocampus is a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3 months mental Training Modules geared towa…
View article: Hippocampal subfield CA1-3 shows differential structural and functional network plasticity after stress-reducing socio-affective mental training
Hippocampal subfield CA1-3 shows differential structural and functional network plasticity after stress-reducing socio-affective mental training Open
The hippocampus forms a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3-months mental training modules geared t…
View article: Children with maltreatment exposure exhibit rumination‐like spontaneous thought patterns: association with symptoms of depression, subcallosal cingulate cortex thickness, and cortisol levels
Children with maltreatment exposure exhibit rumination‐like spontaneous thought patterns: association with symptoms of depression, subcallosal cingulate cortex thickness, and cortisol levels Open
Background Childhood maltreatment is associated with pervasive risk for depression. However, the immediate cognitive and neural mechanisms that mediate this risk during development are unknown. We here studied the impact of maltreatment on…
View article: Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol
Differential increase of hippocampal subfield volume after socio-affective mental training relates to reductions in diurnal cortisol Open
The hippocampus is a central modulator of the HPA-axis, impacting the regulation of stress on brain structure, function, and behavior. The current study assessed whether three different types of 3-months mental Training Modules geared towa…
View article: 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
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 Open
View article: Open and reproducible science practices in psychoneuroendocrinology: Opportunities to foster scientific progress
Open and reproducible science practices in psychoneuroendocrinology: Opportunities to foster scientific progress Open
This perspective article was written by invitation of the editors in chief as a summary and extension of the symposium entitled Psychoneuroendocrine Research in the Era of the Replication Crisis which was held at the virtual meeting…
View article: 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
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 Open
Mindfulness-based mental training interventions have become a popular means to alleviate stress and stress-associated health risks. Previous scientific investigations emphasize the importance of exploring the effects of such interventions …
View article: Open and reproducible science practices in psychoneuroendocrinology: opportunities to foster scientific progress
Open and reproducible science practices in psychoneuroendocrinology: opportunities to foster scientific progress Open
This perspective article was written by invitation of the editors in chief as a summary and extension of the symposium entitled Psychoneuroendocrine Research in the Era of the Replication Crisis which was held at the virtual meeting of the…
View article: Contemplative Mental Training Reduces Hair Glucocorticoid Levels in a Randomized Clinical Trial
Contemplative Mental Training Reduces Hair Glucocorticoid Levels in a Randomized Clinical Trial Open
Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of regular contemplative mental training on endocrine and psychological indices of long-term stress. Methods An open-label efficacy trial that comprised three distinct 3-month long modul…
View article: Association between hippocampal structure and serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in healthy adults: A registered report
Association between hippocampal structure and serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in healthy adults: A registered report Open
View article: Contemplative mental training reduces hair glucocorticoid levels in a randomized clinical trial
Contemplative mental training reduces hair glucocorticoid levels in a randomized clinical trial Open
Objective This study had the objective to investigate the effect of regular contemplative mental training on endocrine indices of long-term stress. Methods An open-label efficacy trial comprising three distinct 3-month modules targeting at…
View article: Mind-wandering content differentially translates from lab to daily life and relates to subjective stress experience
Mind-wandering content differentially translates from lab to daily life and relates to subjective stress experience Open
Experience and thoughts that are unrelated to the external surroundings are pervasive features of human cognition. Research under the rubric of mind-wandering suggests that such internal experience is context-dependent, and that the conten…
View article: Acute psychosocial stress increases serum BDNF levels: an antagonistic relation to cortisol but no group differences after mental training
Acute psychosocial stress increases serum BDNF levels: an antagonistic relation to cortisol but no group differences after mental training Open
View article: Embodied stress: The physiological resonance of psychosocial stress
Embodied stress: The physiological resonance of psychosocial stress Open
Psychosocial stress is a ubiquitous phenomenon in our society. While acute stress responses are necessary and adaptive, excessive activation of neurobiological stress systems can predispose an individual to far-reaching adverse health outc…
View article: Interactions of momentary thought content and subjective stress predict cortisol fluctuations in a daily life experience sampling study
Interactions of momentary thought content and subjective stress predict cortisol fluctuations in a daily life experience sampling study Open
Daily life stress is an omnipresent phenomenon in modern society. Research has linked prolonged activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to psychiatric and somatic diseases. Everyday stressors substantially contribute to these…