Prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals is associated with altered DNA methylation in cord bloodin Epigenetics (in press)
The brain under stress—A systematic review and activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis of changes in BOLD signal associated with acute stress exposurein Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews (2021), 124
Polygenic scores for handedness and their association with asymmetries in brain structurein Brain Structure and Function (2021)
Polygenic Scores for Cognitive Abilities and Their Association with Different Aspects of General Intelligence—A Deep Phenotyping Approachin Molecular Neurobiology (2021)
Stress genomics revisited: gene co-expression analysis identifies molecular signatures associated with childhood adversityin Translational Psychiatry (2020), 10(1),
Genetik und Epigenetik in der Psychotherapie von Depression und Angststörungenin Verhaltenstherapie (2020), 30(1), 58-67
Oxytocin and the stress buffering effect of social company: A genetic study in daily lifein Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (2020), 15(3), 293-301
Highs and lows: Genetic susceptibility to daily eventsin PLoS ONE (2020), 15(8 August),
Exploring hair steroid concentrations in asylum seekers, internally displaced refugees, and immigrantsin Stress (2020), 23(5), 538-545
The mediating role of KITLG DNA methylation in the association between childhood adversity and cortisol stress reactivity does not replicate in monocytesin Psychoneuroendocrinology (2020), 116
Angiotensin involvement in trauma processing—exploring candidate neurocognitive mechanisms of preventing post-traumatic stress symptomsin Neuropsychopharmacology (2020), 45(3), 507-514
The role of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in acquired capability for suicidein Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (2020), 50(6), 1121-1126
Event-related functional MRI of awake behaving pigeons at 7Tin Nature Communications (2020), 11(1),
Targeted bisulfite sequencing: A novel tool for the assessment of DNA methylation with high sensitivity and increased coveragein Psychoneuroendocrinology (2020), 120
Why does early childhood deprivation increase the risk for depression and anxiety in adulthood? A developmental cascade modelin Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines (2020), 61(9), 1043-1053
Adoptees' responses to separation from, and reunion with, their adoptive parent at age 4 years is associated with long-term persistence of autism symptoms following early severe institutional deprivationin Development and Psychopathology (2020), 32(2), 631-640
Early childhood deprivation is associated with alterations in adult brain structure despite subsequent environmental enrichmentin Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2020), 117(1), 641-649
The role of epigenetics for understanding mental health difficulties and its implications for psychotherapy researchin Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice (2019), 92(2), 190-207
Oxytocin administration and emotion recognition abilities in adults with a history of childhood adversityin Psychoneuroendocrinology (2019), 99
Cortisol modulates the engagement of multiple memory systems: Exploration of a common NR3C2 polymorphismin Psychoneuroendocrinology (2019), 107
DNA methylation of dopamine-related gene promoters is associated with line bisection deviation in healthy adultsin Scientific Reports (2019), 9(1),
Cortisol awakening response in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysisin Evidence-Based Mental Health (2019), 22(3), 118-124
Temporal dynamics of cortisol-associated changes in mRNA expression of glucocorticoid responsive genes FKBP5, GILZ, SDPR, PER1, PER2 and PER3 in healthy humansin Psychoneuroendocrinology (2019), 102
Genetic variation of the mineralocorticoid receptor gene (MR, NR3C2) is associated with a conceptual endophenotype of “CRF-hypoactivity”in Psychoneuroendocrinology (2019), 105
Schizotypy and altered hemispheric asymmetries: The role of cilia genesin Psychiatry Research. Neuroimaging (2019), 294
The OXTR single-nucleotide polymorphism rs53576 moderates the impact of childhood maltreatment on empathy for social pain in female participants: Evidence for differential susceptibilityin Frontiers in Psychiatry (2018), 9(AUG),
The Return of Fear: Variation of the Serotonin Transporter Gene Predicts Outcome of a Highly Standardized Exposure-Based One-Session Fear Treatmentin Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (2018), 87(2), 95-104
KIAA0319 promoter DNA methylation predicts dichotic listening performance in forced-attention conditionsin Behavioural Brain Research (2018), 337
Exploring mental health status and syndrome patterns among young refugee children in Germanyin Frontiers in Psychiatry (2018), 9(MAY),
Mechanisms, genes and treatment: Experimental fear conditioning, the serotonin transporter gene, and the outcome of a highly standardized exposure-based fear treatmentin Behaviour Research and Therapy (2018), 107
Cell-free DNA release under psychosocial and physical stress conditionsin Translational Psychiatry (2018), 8(1),
Testosterone and androgen receptor gene polymorphism are associated with confidence and competitiveness in menin Hormones and Behavior (2017), 92
Poverty, early care, and stress reactivity in adolescence: Findings from a prospective, longitudinal study in South Africain Development and Psychopathology (2017), 29(2), 449-464
HPA axis dysregulation in adult adoptees twenty years after severe institutional deprivation in childhoodin Psychoneuroendocrinology (2017), 86
Adult disinhibited social engagement in adoptees exposed to extreme institutional deprivation: Examination of its clinical status and functional impactin British Journal of Psychiatry (2017), 211(5), 289-295
Child-to-adult neurodevelopmental and mental health trajectories after early life deprivation: the young adult follow-up of the longitudinal English and Romanian Adoptees studyin The Lancet (2017), 389(10078), 1539-1548
The Genetics of asymmetry: Whole exome sequencing in a consanguineous Turkish family with an overrepresentation of left-handednessin Symmetry (2017), 9(5),
Sex-specific association between functional neuropeptide S receptor gene (NPSR1) variants and cortisol and central stress responsesin Psychoneuroendocrinology (2017), 76
Epigenetic regulation of lateralized fetal spinal gene expression underlies hemispheric asymmetriesin eLife (2017), 6
Enhanced startle responsivity 24 hours after acute stress exposurein Behavioral Neuroscience (2016), 130(5), 521-530
Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism modulates the effects of social support on heart rate variabilityin Biological Psychology (2016), 117
Stress and Depression: a Crucial Role of the Mineralocorticoid Receptorin Journal of Neuroendocrinology (2016), 28(8),
Severe psychosocial deprivation in early childhood is associated with increased DNA methylation across a region spanning the transcription start site of CYP2E1in Translational Psychiatry (2016), 6(6),
Early severe institutional deprivation is associated with a persistent variant of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: clinical presentation, developmental continuities and life circumstances in the English and Romanian Adoptees studyin Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines (2016), 57(10), 1113-1125
Altered Stress-Induced Regulation of Genes in Monocytes in Adults with a History of Childhood Adversityin Neuropsychopharmacology (2016), 41(10), 2530-2540
Genetic modulation of oxytocin sensitivity: A pharmacogenetic approachin Translational Psychiatry (2015), 5(10),
Psychological consequences of early global deprivationin European Psychologist (2015), 20(2), 138-151
Oxytocin, stress and social behavior: Neurogenetics of the human oxytocin systemin Current Opinion in Neurobiology (2013), 23(1), 11-16
Epigenetic regulation of the oxytocin receptor gene: Implications for behavioral neurosciencein Frontiers in Neuroscience (2013), (7 MAY),
Neuropeptide S receptor gene is associated with cortisol responses to social stress in humansin Biological Psychology (2013), 93(2), 304-307
Adolescent callous-unemotional traits and conduct disorder in adoptees exposed to severe early deprivationin British Journal of Psychiatry (2012), 200(3), 197-201
Longitudinal studies using a "natural experiment" design: The case of adoptees from Romanian institutionsin Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2012), 51(8), 762-770
Oxytocin and intergroup relations: Goodwill is not a fixed piein Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2011), 108(13),
Transcriptional control of the human glucocorticoid receptor: Identification and analysis of alternative promoter regionsin Human Genetics (2011), 129(5), 533-543
Common oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphism and social support interact to reduce stress in humansin Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2011), 108(50), 19937-19942
Stress exposure in intrauterine life is associated with shorter telomere length in young adulthoodin Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2011), 108(33), 513-518
A functional variant of the serotonin transporter gene ((SLC6A4) moderates impulsive choice in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder boys and siblingsin Biological Psychiatry (2011), 70(3), 230-236
Risk, causation, mediation, and moderationin Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (2010), 75(1), 187-211
Deprivation-specific psychological patternsin Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (2010), 75(1), 48-78
Working memory performance Is associated with common glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphismsin Neuropsychobiology (2010), 61(1), 49-56
Developmental course of deprivation-specific psychological patterns: Early manifestations, persistence to age 15, and clinical featuresin Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (2010), 75(1), 79-101
Functional mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) gene variation influences the cortisol awakening response after dexamethasonein Psychoneuroendocrinology (2010), 35(3), 339-349
5HTT genotype moderates the influence of early institutional deprivation on emotional problems in adolescence: Evidence from the English and Romanian Adoptee (ERA) studyin Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines (2010), 51(7), 755-762
Sex-specific association between the 5-HTT gene-linked polymorphic region and basal cortisol secretionin Psychoneuroendocrinology (2009), 34(7), 972-982
Prenatal exposure to maternal psychosocial stress and HPA axis regulation in young adultsin Hormones and Behavior (2009), 55(2), 292-298
Characterization of a glucocorticoid receptor gene (GR, NR3C1) promoter polymorphism reveals functionality and extends a haplotype with putative clinical relevancein American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics (2009), 150(4), 476-482
Prenatal Psychosocial Stress Exposure Is Associated With Subsequent Working Memory Performance in Young Womenin Behavioral Neuroscience (2009), 123(4), 886-893
Functional analysis of a potassium-chloride co-transporter 3 (SLC12A6) promoter polymorphism leading to an additional DNA methylation sitein Neuropsychopharmacology (2009), 34(2), 458-467
Dopamine transporter gene polymorphism moderates the effects of severe deprivation on ADHD symptoms: Developmental continuities in gene - Environment interplayin American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics (2009), 150(6), 753-761
Parents' Evaluation of Adoption Success: A Follow-Up Study of Intercountry and Domestic Adoptionsin American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2009), 79(4), 522-531
Covariance between psychological and endocrine responses to pharmacological challenge and psychosocial stress: A question of timingin Psychosomatic Medicine (2008), 70(7), 787-796
Influence of prenatal psychosocial stress on cytokine production in adult womenin Developmental Psychobiology (2008), 50(6), 579-587
Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms and glucocorticoid sensitivity of subdermal blood vessels and leukocytesin Biological Psychology (2008), 79(2), 179-184
Prenatal psychosocial stress exposure is associated with insulin resistance in young adultsin American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2008), 199(5), 4981-4987
G72 and its association with major depression and neuroticism in large population-based groups from Germanyin American Journal of Psychiatry (2008), 165(6), 753-762
The glucocorticoid receptor gene exon 1-F promoter is not methylated at the NGFI-A binding site in human hippocampusin World Journal of Biological Psychiatry (2007), 8(4), 262-268
Cortisol and ACTH responses to psychosocial stress are modulated by corticosteroid binding globulin levelsin Psychoneuroendocrinology (2007), 32(8-10), 1153-1157
Sex Specific Associations between Common Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Variants and Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses to Psychosocial Stressin Biological Psychiatry (2007), 62(8), 863-869
Free cortisol awakening responses are influenced by awakening timein Psychoneuroendocrinology (2004), 29(2), 174-184
A psychobiological perspective on genetic determinants of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activityin Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2004), 1032
Common Polymorphisms in the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Are Associated with Adrenocortical Responses to Psychosocial Stressin Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2004), 89(2), 565-573