Publications

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)

Silveira, S. J.; Hecht, M.; Adli, M.; Voelkle, M.; Singer, T.: Exploring the Structure and Interrelations of Time-Stable Psychological Resilience, Psychological Vulnerability, and Social Cohesion. Frontiers in Psychiatry 13 (2022)

Silveira, S. J.; Hecht, M.; Matthäus, H.; Adli, M.; Voelkle, M. C.; Singer, T.: Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perceived Changes in Psychological Vulnerability, Resilience and Social Cohesion before, during and after Lockdown. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (6), 3290 (2022)

Mayer, A.; Preckel, K.; Ihle, K.; Piecha, F.; Junghanns, K.; Reiche, S.; Rademacher, L.; Müller-Pinzler, L.; Stolz, D.; Kamp-Becker, I. et al.; Stroth, S.; Roepke, S.; Küpper, C.; Engert, V.; Singer, T.; Kanske, P.; Paulus, F.; Krach, S.: Assessment of reward-related brain function after a single-dose of oxytocin in autism: a randomized controlled trial. Biological Psychiatry (2021)

Böckler-Raettig, A.; Singer, T.: Longitudinal Evidence for Differential Plasticity of Cognitive Functions: Mindfulness-based mental training enhances working memory, but not perceptual discrimination, response inhibition and metacognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (2021)

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)

Hoffmann, F.; Grosse Wiesmann, C.; Singer, T.; Steinbeis, N.: Development of functional network architecture explains changes in children's altruistically motivated helping. Developmental Science (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)

Favre, P.; Kanske, P.; Engen, H. G.; Singer, T.: Decreased emotional reactivity after 3-month socio-affective but not attention- or meta-cognitive-based mental training: A randomized, controlled, longitudinal fMRI study. NeuroImage 237, 118132 (2021)

Chierchia, G.; Parianen Lesemann, F. H.; Snower, D.; Singer, T.: Cooperation across multiple game theoretical paradigms is increased by fear more than anger in selfish individuals. Scientific Reports (11), 9351 (2021)

Godara, M.; Silveira, S. J.; Matthäus, H.; Heim, C.; Voelkle, M.; Hecht, M.; Binder, E. B.; Singer, T.: Investigating differential effects of socio-emotional and mindfulness-based online interventions on mental health, resilience and social capacities during the COVID-19 pandemic: The study protocol. PLoS One 16 (11), e0256323 (2021)

Chierchia, G.; Przyrembel, M.; Parianen Lesemann, F. H.; Bosworth, S.; Snower, D.; Singer, T.: Navigating Motivation: A Semantic and Subjective Atlas of 7 Motives. Frontiers in Psychology (2021)

Tholen, M.; Trautwein, F.-M.; Böckler-Raettig, A.; Singer, T.; Kanske, P.: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) item analysis of empathy and theory of mind. Human Brain Mapping 41 (10), pp. 2611 - 2628 (2020)

Grosse Wiesmann, C.; Friederici, A.D.; Singer, T.; Steinbeis, N.: Two systems for thinking about other's thoughts in the developing brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2020)

Trautwein, F.; Kanske, P.; Böckler-Raettig, A.; Singer, T.: Differential Benefits of Mental Training Types for Attention, Compassion, and Theory of Mind. Cognition 194, 104039 (2020)

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)

Singer, T.; Engert, V.: It matters what you practice: Differential training effects on subjective experience, behavior, brain and body in the ReSource Project. Current Opinion in Psychology 28, pp. 151 - 158 (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)

Bornemann, B.; Kovacs, P.; Singer, T.: Voluntary upregulation of heart rate variability through biofeedback is improved by mental contemplative training. Scientific Reports 9, 7860 (2019)