Publications of Pascal Vrticka

Puhlmann, L. M.; Vrticka, P.; Linz, R.; Valk, S. L.; Papassotiriou, I.; Chrousos, G. P.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Serum brain-derived-neurotrophic factor increase after 9-month contemplative mental training is associated with decreased cortisol secretion and increased dentate gyrus volume. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 100414 (2024)

Hoehne, K.; Vrticka, P.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Plasma oxytocin is modulated by mental training, but does not mediate its stress-buffering effect. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 105734 (2022)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Vrticka, P.; Linz, R.; Stalder, T.; Kirschbaum, C.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Contemplative mental training reduces hairglucocortovcoid levels in a randomized clinical trial. Psychosomatic Medicine 83 (8), pp. 894 - 905 (2021)

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.; Papssotirio, I.; Chrosous, G.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Only vulnerable adults show change in chronic low-grade inflammation after contemplative mental training: evidence from a randomized clinical trial. Scientific Reports 9, 19323 (2019)

Puhlmann, L. M.; Valk, S.; Engert, V.; Bernhardt, B. C.; Lin, J.; Epel, E.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Association of Short-Term Change in Telomere Length with Cortical Thickness Changes and Effects of Mental Training Among Healthy Adults: A randomised clinical trial. JAMA Network Open 2 (9), e199687 (2019)

Przyrembel, M.; Vrticka, P.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.: Loving-Kindness Meditation - A Queen of Hearts? Journal of Consciousness Studies 26 (7-8), pp. 95 - 129 (2019)

Lumma, A.-L.; Valk, S. L.; Böckler, A.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Change in emotional self-concept following socio-cognitive training relates to structural plasticity of the prefrontal cortex. Brain and Behavior 8 (4), e00940 (2018)

Lumma, A.-L.; Böckler, A.; Vrticka, P.; Singer, T.: Who am I? Differential effects of three contemplative mental trainings on emotional word use in self-descriptions. Self and Identity 16 (5), pp. 607 - 628 (2017)

Vrticka, P.; Favre, P.; Singer, T.: Compassion and the brain. In: Compassion: Concepts, research and applications, pp. 135 - 150 (Ed. Gilbert, P.). Routledge, London, UK (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)

Vrticka, P.; Grant, J.; Singer, T.: Pain analgesia induced by three meditation-based instructions: Effects of a 9-month mental training. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Geneva, Switzerland (2016)