Veronika Engert

This study examines how attachment styles and relationship dynamics affect stress responses in romantic partners during a psychosocial stressor.

This study examines pathways from chronic stress and inflammation to neuronal atrophy in healthy mid-aged adults using structural equation models.

This study shows that a socio-affective mental training module increases hippocampal subfield volume and functional connectivity, correlating with reduced cortisol levels in healthy adults.

This study examines rapid volumetric brain changes after acute psychosocial stress using MRI and finds significant group-by-time interactions in grey matter volume and associations with stress measures.

This study shows that contemplative mental training reduces hair cortisol and cortisone levels in healthy adults, with effects increasing with practice frequency and independent of training content.