Prof. Dr. Stefan Wüst

in Druck

Henze G.-I., Giglberger M., Bärtl C., Konzok J., Neidhart M., Krause T., Serin E., Waller L., Peter H.L., Kreuzpointner L., Speicher N., Streit F., Veer I., Kirsch P., Nichols T.E., Kudielka B.M., Wüst S., Erk S. & Walter H. (im Druck). The ups and downs of brain stress: extending the triple network hypothesis. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

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2025

Giglberger M., Peter H.L., Henze G.-I., Bärtl C., Konzok J., Kirsch P., Kudielka B.M., Kreuzpointner L. & Wüst S. (2025). Associations between neural stress responses and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 103:e70019. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.70019 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster) 

Weidacker K., Kärgel C., Massau C., Konzok J., Brand A.-L., Wetzel K., Weckes K., Kudielka B.M., Wüst S., Eisenbarth H. & Schiffer B. (2025). Superior Temporal Gyrus activation modulates revenge-like aggressive response tendencies in antisocial men after provocation: evidence from an fMRI study using a modified Taylor aggression paradigm. Neuropsychologia, 109133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2025.109133 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster) 

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2024

EDITOR'S CHOICE ARTICLE: Bärtl C., Henze G.-I., Peter H.L., Giglberger M., Bohmann P., Speicher N., Konzok J., Kreuzpointner L., Wüst S. & Kudielka B.M. (2024). Neural and cortisol responses to acute psychosocial stress in work-related burnout: The Regensburg Burnout Project. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 161:106926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106926 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2023

EDITOR'S CHOICE ARTICLE: Bärtl C., Kreuzpointner L., Wüst S. & Kudielka B.M. (2023). Investigation of cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between work-related burnout and hair cortisol: The Regensburg Burnout Project. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 149:106026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106026  (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Giglberger M., Peter H.L., Henze, G.-I., Kraus, E., Bärtl, C., Konzok, J., Kreuzpointner, L., Kirsch, P., Kudielka, B.M. & Wüst, S. (2023). Neural responses to acute psychosozial stress predict chronic stress perception in daily life over 13 months. Scientific Reports, 13:19990. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46631-w (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Henze G.-I., Konzok J., Kudielka B.M., Wüst S., Nichols, T.E. & Kreuzpointner L. (2023). Associations between cortisol stress responses and limbic volume and thickness in young adults: An exploratory study. European Journal of Neuroscience, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.16161 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster) 

Henze G.-I., Rosenbaum D., Bärtl C., Laicher H., Konzok J., Kudielka B.M., Fallgatter A.J., Wüst S., Ehlis A.-C. & Kreuzpointner L. (2023). Comparing two psychosocial stress paradigms for imaging environments – ScanSTRESS and fNIRS-TSST: correlation structures between stress responses. Behavioural Brain Research, 436:114080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.<wbr />2022.114080 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster) 

Peter H.L., Giglberger M., Streit F., Frank J., Kreuzpointner L., Rietschel M., Kudielka B.M. & Wüst S. (2023). Association of polygenic scores for depression and neuroticism with perceived stress in daily life during a long-lasting stress period. Genes, Brain & Behavior, e12872. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbb.12872 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Speicher N.*, Henze G.-I.*, Bärtl C., Böhm F., Sommer M., Wüst S. & Kudielka B.M. (2023). Neural correlates of everyday moral decision-making: an exploratory ScanSTRESS study. Psychology & Neuroscience, 16:71-95. https://doi.org/10.1037/pne0000306 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster) *geteilte Erstautorenschaft

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2022

Bärtl C., Henze G.-I., Giglberger M., Peter H.L., Konzok J., Wallner S., Kreuzpointner L., Wüst S. & Kudielka B.M. (2022). Higher allostatic load in work-related burnout: The Regensburg Burnout Project. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 143:105853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105853 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Giglberger M.*, Peter H.L.*, Kraus E., Kreuzpointner L., Zänkert S., Henze G.-I., Bärtl C., Konzok J., Kirsch P., Rietschel M.M., Kudielka B.M. & Wüst S. (2022). Daily life stress and the cortisol awakening response over a 13-months stress period - findings from the LawSTRESS project. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 141:105771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105771 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)*shared first authorship Accepted Manuscript

Konzok J., Henze G.-I., Kreuzpointner L., Peter H., Giglberger M., Bärtl C., Massau C., Kärgel C., Weidacker K., Schiffer B., Eisenbarth H., Wüst S. & Kudielka B.M. (2022). Dissociation of behavioral and neural responses to provocation during reactive aggression in healthy adults with high versus low externalization. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 22:1130-1144. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-021-00981-y (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Peter H.L., Giglberger M., Frank J., Streit F., Zänkert S., Kreuzpointner L., Rietschel M.M., Kudielka B.M. & Wüst S. (2022). The association between genetic variability in the NPS/NPSR1 system and chronic stress responses: a gene-environment-(quasi-) experiment. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 144:105883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105883 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Stalder T., Lupien S., Kudielka B.M., Adam E.K., Pruessner J.C., Wüst S., Dockray S., Smyth N., Evans P., Kirschbaum C., Miller R., Wetherell M.A., Finke J.B., Kucken T. & Clow A. (2022). Evaluation and update of the expert consensus guidelines for the assessment of the cortisol awakening response (CAR). Psychoneuroendocrinology, 146:105946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105946 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Zänkert S., Lindl A., Schmitz A., Kudielka B.M., Mühlberger A., & Wüst S. (2022). Sustained threat and phasic fear in the laboratory and cognitive-emotional processes of anxiety in everyday life - an ambulatory assesment study. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 175:8-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.02.009 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2021

Eisenbarth H., Hart C.M.,Zechmeister J., Kudielka B.M. & Wüst S. (2021). Exploring the differential contribution of boldness, meanness, and disinhibition to explain externalising and internalising symptoms across genders. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02134-3 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Henze G.-I., Konzok J., Kreuzpointner L., Bärtl C., Giglberger M., Peter H., Streit F., Kudielka B.M., Kirsch P. & Wüst S. (2021). Sex-specific interaction between cortisol and striato-limbic responses to psychosocial stress. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 972-984. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsab062 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Konzok J., Henze G.-I., Peter H., Giglberger M., Bärtl C., Massau C., Schiffer B., Eisenbarth H., Wüst S. & Kudielka B.M. (2021). Externalizing behavior in healthy young adults is associated with lower cortisol responses to acute stress and altered neural activation in the dorsal striatum. Psychophysiology, 58:12. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13936 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Singer N., Binapfl J., Sommer M., Wüst S., Kudielka B.M. (2021). Everyday moral decision-making after acute stress exposure: do social closeness and timing matter? Stress – The International Journal on the Biology of Stress. 24:468-473 https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2020.1846029 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Singer N., Sommer M., Wüst S., Kudielka B.M. (2021). Effects of gender and personality on everyday moral decision-making after acute stress exposure. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 124:105084.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105084 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Voegel, C. D., Baumgartner, M. R., Kraemer, T., Wüst, S. & Binz, T. M. (2021). Simultaneous quantification of steroid hormones and endocannabinoids (ECs) in human hair using an automated supported liquid extraction (SLE) and LC-MS/MS – Insights into EC baseline values and correlation to steroid concentrations. Talanta, 222, 121499. doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121499 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wein, S., Malloni, W.M., Tomé, A.M., Frank, S.M., Henze, G.-I., Wüst, S., Greenlee, M.W. & Lang, E.W. (2021). A graph neural network framework for causal inference in brain networks. Scientific Reports 11, 8061. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87411-8 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2020

Henze, G. I., Konzok, J., Kreuzpointner, L., Bartl, C., Peter, H., Giglberger, M., Streit, F., Kudielka, B. M., Kirsch, P. & Wüst, S. (2020). Increasing Deactivation of Limbic Structures Over Psychosocial Stress Exposure Time. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 5(7), 697-704. doi:10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.04.002 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Konzok, J., Kreuzpointner, L., Henze, G.-I., Wagels, L., Kärgel, C., Weidacker, K., Schiffer, B., Eisenbarth, H., Wüst, S. & Kudielka, B. M. (2020). Validation of a monetary Taylor Aggression Paradigm: Associations with trait aggression and role of provocation sequence. J Exp Soc Psych, 88, 103960. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2020.103960 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Manigault, A. W., Zoccola, P. M., Wüst, S. & Yim, I. S. (2020). Corroborative evidence for an association between initial hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis reactivity and subsequent habituation in humans. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121, 104798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104798 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Sandner, M., Lois, G., Streit, F., Zeier, P., Kirsch, P., Wüst, S. & Wessa, M. (2020). Investigating individual stress reactivity: High hair cortisol predicts lower acute stress responses. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 118, 104660. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104660 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Zänkert, S., Kudielka, B. M. & Wüst, S. (2020). Effect of sugar administration on cortisol responses to acute psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 115, 104607. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104607 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2019

Santl, J., Shiban, Y., Plab, A., Wüst, S., Kudielka, B. M. & A., M. (2019). Gender differences in stress responses during a virtual reality Trier Social Stress Test. IJVR, 19(2), 63-76. doi:10.20870/IJVR.2019.19.2.2912 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Singer, N., Kreuzpointner, L., Sommer, M., Wüst, S. & Kudielka, B. M. (2019). Decision-making in everyday moral conflict situations: Development and validation of a new measure. PLoS One, 14(4), e0214747. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0214747 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Zänkert, S., Bellingrath, S., Wüst, S. & Kudielka, B. M. (2019). HPA axis responses to psychological challenge linking stress and disease: What do we know on sources of intra- and interindividual variability? Psychoneuroendocrinology, 105, 86-97. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.10.027 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2017

Akdeniz, C., Schafer, A., Streit, F., Haller, L., Wüst, S., Kirsch, P., Tost, H. & Meyer-Lindenberg, A. (2017). Sex-Dependent Association of Perigenual Anterior Cingulate Cortex Volume and Migration Background, an Environmental Risk Factor for Schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull, 43(4), 925-934. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbw138 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Dahm, A. S., Schmierer, P., Veer, I. M., Streit, F., Gorgen, A., Kruschwitz, J., Wüst, S., Kirsch, P., Walter, H. & Erk, S. (2017). The burden of conscientiousness? Examining brain activation and cortisol response during social evaluative stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 78, 48-56. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.01.019 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Henze, G. I., Zankert, S., Urschler, D. F., Hiltl, T. J., Kudielka, B. M., Pruessner, J. C. & Wüst, S. (2017). Testing the ecological validity of the Trier Social Stress Test: Association with real-life exam stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 75, 52-55. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.10.002 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Rietschel, L., Streit, F., Zhu, G., McAloney, K., Frank, J., Couvy-Duchesne, B., Witt, S. H., Binz, T. M., Consortium, C. O., Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics, C., McGrath, J., Hickie, I. B., Hansell, N. K., Wright, M. J., Gillespie, N. A., Forstner, A. J., Schulze, T. G., Wüst, S., Nothen, M. M., Baumgartner, M. R., Walker, B. R., Crawford, A. A., Colodro-Conde, L., Medland, S. E., Martin, N. G. & Rietschel, M. (2017). Hair Cortisol in Twins: Heritability and Genetic Overlap with Psychological Variables and Stress-System Genes. Sci Rep, 7(1), 15351. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-11852-3 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Singer, N., Sommer, M., Dohnel, K., Zankert, S., Wüst, S. & Kudielka, B. M. (2017). Acute psychosocial stress and everyday moral decision-making in young healthy men: The impact of cortisol. Horm Behav, 93, 72-81. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.05.002 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Streit, F., Akdeniz, C., Haddad, L., Kumsta, R., Entringer, S., Frank, J., Yim, I. S., Zankert, S., Witt, S. H., Kirsch, P., Rietschel, M. & Wüst, S. (2017). Sex-specific association between functional neuropeptide S receptor gene (NPSR1) variants and cortisol and central stress responses. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 76, 49-56. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.10.027 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2016

Akdeniz, C., Schäfer, A., Streit, F., Haller, L., Wüst, S., Kirsch, P., Tost, H. & Meyer-Lindenberg, A. (2016). Sex-dependent association of perigenual anterior cingulate cortex volume and migration background, an environmental risk factor for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 43, 925-934. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbw138 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Shiban, Y., Diemer, J., Brandl, S., Zack, R., Muhlberger, A. & Wüst, S. (2016). Trier Social Stress Test in vivo and in virtual reality: Dissociation of response domains. Int J Psychophysiol, 110, 47-55. doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.10.008 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Kudielka, B. M., Adam, E. K., Pruessner, J. C., Wüst, S., Dockray, S., Smyth, N., Evans, P., Hellhammer, D. H., Miller, R., Wetherell, M. A., Lupien, S. J. & Clow, A. (2016). Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Expert consensus guidelines. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, 414-432. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.10.010 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Streit, F., Memic, A., Hasandedic, L., Rietschel, L., Frank, J., Lang, M., Witt, S. H., Forstner, A. J., Degenhardt, F., Wüst, S., Nothen, M. M., Kirschbaum, C., Strohmaier, J., Oruc, L. & Rietschel, M. (2016). Perceived stress and hair cortisol: Differences in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 69, 26-34. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.03.010 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2015

Boehringer, A., Tost, H., Haddad, L., Lederbogen, F., Wüst, S., Schwarz, E. & Meyer-Lindenberg, A. (2015). Neural Correlates of the Cortisol Awakening Response in Humans. Neuropsychopharmacology, 40(9), 2278-2285. doi:10.1038/npp.2015.77 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Haddad, L., Schafer, A., Streit, F., Lederbogen, F., Grimm, O., Wüst, S., Deuschle, M., Kirsch, P., Tost, H. & Meyer-Lindenberg, A. (2015). Brain structure correlates of urban upbringing, an environmental risk factor for schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull, 41(1), 115-122. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbu072 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Streit, F., Bekrater-Bodmann, R., Diers, M., Reinhard, I., Frank, J., Wüst, S., Seltzer, Z., Flor, H. & Rietschel, M. (2015). Concordance of Phantom and Residual Limb Pain Phenotypes in Double Amputees: Evidence for the Contribution of Distinct and Common Individual Factors. J Pain, 16(12), 1377-1385. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2015.08.013 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2014

Akdeniz, C., Tost, H., Streit, F., Haddad, L., Wüst, S., Schafer, A., Schneider, M., Rietschel, M., Kirsch, P. & Meyer-Lindenberg, A. (2014). Neuroimaging evidence for a role of neural social stress processing in ethnic minority-associated environmental risk. JAMA Psychiatry, 71(6), 672-680.  doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.35 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Rietschel, L., Zhu, G., Kirschbaum, C., Strohmaier, J., Wüst, S., Rietschel, M. & Martin, N. G. (2014). Perceived stress has genetic influences distinct from neuroticism and depression. Behav Genet, 44(6), 639-645. doi:10.1007/s10519-013-9636-4 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Rosmalen, J. G., Kema, I. P., Wüst, S., van der Ley, C., Visser, S. T., Snieder, H. & Bakker, S. J. (2014). 24 h urinary free cortisol in large-scale epidemiological studies: short-term and long-term stability and sources of variability. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 47, 10-16. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.04.018 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Streit, F., Haddad, L., Paul, T., Frank, J., Schafer, A., Nikitopoulos, J., Akdeniz, C., Lederbogen, F., Treutlein, J., Witt, S., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., Rietschel, M., Kirsch, P. & Wüst, S. (2014). A functional variant in the neuropeptide S receptor 1 gene moderates the influence of urban upbringing on stress processing in the amygdala. Stress, 17(4), 352-361. doi:10.3109/10253890.2014.921903 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2013

Meier, S., Strohmaier, J., Breuer, R., Mattheisen, M., Degenhardt, F., Muhleisen, T. W., Schulze, T. G., Nothen, M. M., Cichon, S., Rietschel, M. & Wüst, S. (2013). Neuregulin 3 is associated with attention deficits in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 16(3), 549-556. doi:10.1017/S1461145712000697

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Strohmaier, J., Amelang, M., Hothorn, L. A., Witt, S. H., Nieratschker, V., Gerhard, D., Meier, S., Wüst, S., Frank, J., Loerbroks, A., Rietschel, M., Sturmer, T. & Schulze, T. G. (2013). The psychiatric vulnerability gene CACNA1C and its sex-specific relationship with personality traits, resilience factors and depressive symptoms in the general population. Mol Psychiatry, 18(5), 607-613. doi:10.1038/mp.2012.53 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2012

Kudielka, B. M., Gierens, A., Hellhammer, D. H., Wüst, S., & Schlotz, W. (2012). Salivary Cortisol in Ambulatory Assessment — Some Dos, Some Don'ts, and Some Open Questions. Psychosomatic Medicine, 74(4), 418-31. doi:10.1097/PSY.0b013e31825434c7 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Reinhardt, T., Schmahl, C., Wüst, S., & Bohus, M. (2012). Salivary cortisol, heart rate, electrodermal activity and subjective stress responses to the Mannheim Multicomponent Stress Test (MMST). Psychiatry Research, 198(1), 106-11. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2011.12.009 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2011

Cao-Lei, L., Leija, S. C., Kumsta, R., Wüst, S., Meyer, J., Turner, J. D., & Muller, C. P. (2011). Transcriptional control of the human glucocorticoid receptor: identification and analysis of alternative promoter regions. Human Genetics, 129(5), 533-43. doi:10.1007/s00439-011-0949- (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Entringer, S., Epel, E. S., Kumsta, R., Lin, J., Hellhammer, D. H., Blackburn, E. H., Wüst, S., & Wadhwa, P. D. (2011). Stress exposure in intrauterine life is associated with shorter telomere length in young adulthood. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(33), E513-8 (PNAS PLUS). doi:10.1073/pnas.1107759108 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Lederbogen, F., Kirsch, P., Haddad, L., Streit, F., Tost, H., Schuch, P., Wüst, S., Pruessner, J. C., Rietschel, M., Deuschle, M., Meyer-Lindenberg, A. (2011). City living and urban upbringing affect neural social stress processing in humans. Nature, 474, 498-501. doi:10.1038/nature10190 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Strohmaier, J., Wüst, S., Uher, R., Henigsberg, N., Mors, O., Hauser, J., Souery, D., Zobel, A., Dernovsek, M. Z., Streit, F., Schmäl, C., Kozel, D., Placentino, A., Farmer, A., McGuffin, P., Aitchison, K. J., & Rietschel, M. (2011). Sexual dysfunction during treatment with serotonergic and noradrenergic antidepressants: Clinical description and the role of the 5-HTTLPR. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 12(7), 528-38. doi:10.3109/15622975.2011.559270 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

van Leeuwen, N.*, Bellingrath, S.*, de Kloet, E. R., Zitman, F. G., DeRijk, R. H., Kudielka, B. M., & Wüst, S. (2011). Human mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) gene haplotypes modulate MR expression and transactivation: Implication for the stress response. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 36(5), 699-709 (* zwei Erstautoren). doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.10.003 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Witt, S. H., Buchmann, A. F., Blomeyer, D., Nieratschker, V., Treutlein, J., Esser, G., Schmidt, M. H., Bidlingmaier, M., Wiedemann, K., Rietschel, M., Laucht, M., Wüst, S.*, & Zimmermann, U. S.* (2011). An interaction between a neuropeptide Y gene polymorphism and early adversity modulates endocrine stress responses. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 36(7), 1010-20 (* zwei Letztautoren). doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.12.015 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wüst, S., & Meyer-Lindenberg, A. (2011). Risikogene der Schizophrenie und ihre neuralen Effekte. BIOspektrum, 17(5), 514-8. doi:10.1007/s12268-011-0081-8 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2010

Deuschle, M., Schredl, M., Schilling, C., Wüst, S., Frank, J., Witt, S. H., Rietschel, M., Buckert, M., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., & Schulze, T. G. (2010). Association between a Serotonin Transporter Length Polymorphism and Primary Insomnia. Sleep, 33(3), 343-7.

Kudielka, B. M., & Wüst, S. (2010). Human models in acute and chronic stress: Assessing determinants of individual hypothalamus—pituitary—adrenal axis activity and reactivity. Stress, 13(1), 1-14. doi:10.3109/10253890902874913 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kumsta, R., Entringer, S., Koper, J. W., van Rossum, E. F. C., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wüst, S. (2010). Working Memory Performance Is Associated with Common Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Polymorphisms. Neuropsychobiology, 61(1), 49-56. doi:10.1159/000262180 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Otte, C., Wüst, S., Zhao, S., Pawlikowska, L., Kwok, P.-Y., & Whooley, M. A. (2010). Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene, Low-Grade Inflammation, and Heart Failure: The Heart and Soul Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 95(6), 2885-91. doi:10.1210/jc.2009-2251 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

van Leeuwen, N., Kumsta, R., Entringer, S., de Kloet, E. R., Zitman, F. G., DeRijk, R. H., & Wüst, S. (2010). Functional mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) gene variation influences the cortisol awakening response after dexamethasone. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 35(3), 339-49. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.07.006 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wankerl, M., Wüst, S., & Otte, C. (2010). Current developments and controversies: does the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) modulate the association between stress and depression? Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 23(6), 582-7. doi:10.1097/YCO.0b013e32833f0e3a (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2009

Entringer, S., Buss, C., Kumsta, R., Hellhammer, D. H., Wadhwa, P. D., & Wüst, S. (2009). Prenatal psychosocial stress exposure is associated with subsequent working memory performance in young women. Behavioral Neuroscience, 123(4), 886-93. doi:10.1037/a0016265 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Entringer, S., Kumsta, R., Hellhammer, D. H., Wadhwa, P. D., & Wüst, S. (2009). Prenatal exposure to maternal psychosocial stress and HPA axis regulation in young adults. Hormones and Behavior, 55(2), 292-8. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.11.006 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Freitag, C. M., Hänig, S., Palmason, H., Meyer, J., Wüst, S., & Seitz, C. (2009). Cortisol awakening response in healthy children and children with ADHD: Impact of comorbid disorders and psychosocial risk factors. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34(7), 1019-28. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.01.018 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

MOST CITED ARTICLE SINCE 2009 IN JOURNAL PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY AWARD: Hellhammer, D. H., Wüst, S., & Kudielka, B. M. (2009). Salivary cortisol as a biomarker in stress research. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34(2), 163-71. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.026 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

SECOND MOST CITED ARTICLE SINCE 2009 IN JOURNAL PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY AWARD: Kudielka, B. M., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wüst, S. (2009). Why do we respond so differently? Reviewing determinants of human salivary cortisol responses to challenge. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34(1), 2-18. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.004 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kumsta, R.*, Moser, D.*, Streit, F., Koper, J. W., Meyer, J., & Wüst, S. (2009). Characterization of a Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene (GR, NR3C1) Promoter Polymorphism Reveals Functionality and Extends a Haplotype With Putative Clinical Relevance. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 150B(4), 476-82 (* zwei Erstautoren). doi:10.1002/ajmg.b.30837 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Otte, C., Wüst, S., Zhao, S., Pawlikowska, L., Kwok, P.-Y., & Whooley, M. A. (2009). Glucocorticoid receptor gene and depression in patients with coronary heart disease: The Heart and Soul Study — 2009 Curt Richter Award Winner. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34(10), 1574-81. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.08.016 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wüst, S., Kumsta, R., Treutlein, J., Frank, J., Entringer, S., Schulze, T. G., & Rietschel, M. (2009). Sex-specific association between the 5-HTT gene-linked polymorphic region and basal cortisol secretion. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34(7), 972-82. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.01.011 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2008

Entringer, S., Kumsta, R., Nelson, E. L., Hellhammer, D. H., Wadhwa, P. D., & Wüst, S. (2008). Influence of Prenatal Psychosocial Stress on Cytokine Production in Adult Women. Developmental Psychobiology, 50(6), 579-87. doi:10.1002/dev.20316 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Entringer, S., Wüst, S., Kumsta, R., Layes, I. M., Nelson, E. L., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wadhwa, P. D. (2008). Prenatal psychosocial stress exposure is associated with insulin resistance in young adults. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 199(5), 498.e1-7. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.006 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kumsta, R., Entringer, S., Koper, J. W., van Rossum, E. F. C., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wüst, S. (2008). Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms and glucocorticoid sensitivity of subdermal blood vessels and leukocytes. Biological Psychology, 79(2), 179-84. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.04.007 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Rietschel, M., Beckmann, L., Strohmaier, J., Georgi, A., Karpushova, A., Schirmbeck, F., Boesshenz, K. V., Schmäl, C., Bürger, C., Jamra, R. A., Schumacher, J., Höfels, S., Kumsta, R., Entringer, S., Krug, A., Markov, V., Maier, W., Propping, P., Wüst, S., Kircher, T., Nöthen, M. M., Cichon, S., & Schulze, T. G. (2008). G72 and Its Association With Major Depression and Neuroticism in Large Population-Based Groups From Germany. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 165(6), 753-62. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07060883 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Schlotz, W., Kumsta, R., Layes, I., Entringer, S., Jones, A., & Wüst, S. (2008). Covariance Between Psychological and Endocrine Responses to Pharmacological Challenge and Psychosocial Stress: A Question of Timing. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70(7), 787-96. doi:10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181810658 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2007

Kudielka, B. M., Buchtal, J., Uhde, A., & Wüst, S. (2007). Circadian cortisol profiles and psychological self-reports in shift workers with and without recent change in the shift rotation system. Biological Psychology, 74(1), 92-103. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2006.08.008 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kumsta, R., Entringer, S., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wüst, S.. Cortisol and ACTH responses to psychosocial stress are modulated by corticosteroid binding globulin levels. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 32(8-10), 1153-7. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.08.007 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kumsta, R., Entringer, S., Koper, J. W., van Rossum, E. F. C., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wüst, S.. Sex Specific Associations between Common Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Variants and Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses to Psychosocial Stress. Biological Psychiatry, 62(8), 863-9. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.04.013 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wilhelm, I., Born, J., Kudielka, B. M., Schlotz, W., & Wüst, S. (2007). Is the cortisol awakening rise a response to awakening? Psychoneuroendocrinology, 32(4), 358-66. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.01.008 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2006

DeRijk, R. H. / Wüst, S.*, Meijer, O. C., Zennaro, M.-C., Federenko, I. S., Hellhammer, D. H., Giacchetti, G., Vreugdenhil, E., Zitman, F. G., & de Kloet, E. R. (2006). A Common Polymorphism in the Mineralocorticoid Receptor Modulates Stress Responsiveness. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 91(12), 5083-9 (* zwei Erstautoren). doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0915 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Federenko, I. S., Schlotz, W., Kirschbaum, C., Bartels, M., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wüst, S. (2006). The heritability of perceived stress. Psychological Medicine, 36(3), 375-85. doi:10.1017/S0033291705006616 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Federenko, I. S., Wolf, J. M., Wüst, S., Schlotz, W., Hellhammer, J., Kudielka, B. M., Kirschbaum, C., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wadhwa, P. D. (2006). Parity Does Not Alter Baseline or Stimulated Activity of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Women. Developmental Psychobiology, 48(8), 703-11. doi:10.1002/dev.20187 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kudielka, B. M., Federenko, I. S., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wüst, S. (2006). Morningness and eveningness: the free cortisol rise after awakening in "early birds" and "night owls". Biological Psychology, 72(2), 141-6. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.08.003 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2005

Bellingrath, S., Kumsta, R., Meyer, J., Moser, D., Federenko, I., Hellhammer, D. H., & Wüst, S. (2005). Assoziation eines Polymorphismus im H6PD Gen mit basaler Cortisolsekretion, Fettmasse und Leptinwerten. Zeitschrift für Medizinische Psychologie, 14(3), 111-117.

Wüst, S., Entringer, S., Federenko, I. S., Schlotz, W., & Hellhammer, D. H. (2005). Birth weight is associated with salivary cortisol responses to psychosocial stress in adult life. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30(6), 591-8. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2005.01.008 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wüst, S., Federenko, I. S., van Rossum, E. F. C., Koper, J. W., & Hellhammer, D. H. (2005). Habituation of cortisol responses to repeated psychosocial stress — further characterization and impact of genetic factors. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30(2), 199-211. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2004.07.002 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2004

Federenko, I. S., Nagamine, M., Hellhammer, D. H., Wadhwa, P. D., & Wüst, S. (2004). The Heritability of Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal Axis Responses to Psychosocial Stress Is Context Dependent. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 89(12), 6244-6250. doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0981 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Federenko, I., Wüst, S., Hellhammer, D. H., Dechoux, R., Kumsta, R., & Kirschbaum, C. (2004). Free cortisol awakening responses are influenced by awakening time. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 29(2), 174-84. doi:10.1016/S0306-4530(03)00021-0 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wüst, S., Federenko, I. S., van Rossum, E. F. C., Koper, J. W., Kumsta, R., Entringer, S. & Hellhammer, D. H. (2004). A Psychobiological Perspective on Genetic Determinants of Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1032, 52-62. doi:10.1196/annals.1314.005 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wüst, S., Kasten E. & Sabel, B. A. (2004). Visuelles Restitutionstraining nach Schädigung des Nervus opticus. Zeitschrift für Medizinische Psychologie, 13(3), 131-41.

Wüst, S., van Rossum, E. F. C., Federenko, I. S., Koper, J. W., Kumsta, R., & Hellhammer, D. H. (2004). Common Polymorphisms in the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Are Associated with Adrenocortical Responses to Psychosocial Stress. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 89(2), 565-573. doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031148 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2002

Schulz, P., Schlotz, W., Wolf, J., & Wüst, S. (2002). Geschlechtsunterschiede bei stressbezogenen Variablen. Der Einfluss der Neigung zur Besorgnis. Zeitschrift für Differentielle und Diagnostische Psychologie, 23(3), 305–26. doi:10.1024//0170-1789.23.3.305 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wüst, S., Kasten, E., & Sabel, B. A. (2002). Blindsight after Optic Nerve Injury Indicates Functionality of Spared Fibers. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 14(2), 243-53. doi:10.1162/089892902317236876 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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2000

Wüst, S., Federenko, I., Hellhammer, D. H., & Kirschbaum, C. (2000). Genetic factors, perceived chronic stress, and the free cortisol response to awakening. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 25(7), 707-20. doi:10.1016/S0306-4530(00)00021-4 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Wüst, S., Wolf, J., Hellhammer, D. H., Federenko, I., Schommer, N., & Kirschbaum, C. (2000). The cortisol awakening response - normal values and confounds. Noise & Health, 2(7), 79-88.

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1994 - 1999

Kasten, E., Wüst, S., Behrens-Baumann, W., & Sabel, B. A. (1998). Computer-based training for the treatment of partial blindness. Nature Medicine, 4(9), 1083-7. doi:10.1038/2079 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kasten, E., Wüst, S., & Sabel, B. A. (1998). Residual Vision in Transition Zones in Patients with Cerebral Blindness. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 20(5), 581-98. doi:10.1076/jcen.20.5.581.1129 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kasten, E., Wüst, S., & Sabel, B. A. (1998). Variability of stimulus detection, form discrimination and color recognition with suprathreshold campimetry in brain damaged patients. Neuroophthalmology, 20(4), 161-76. doi:10.1076/noph.20.4.161.3932 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kasten, E., Wüst, S., & Sabel, B. A. (1994). Stanley Finger: Origins of Neuroscience - A History of Exploration in Brain Function [Buchrezension]. Zeitschrift für Medizinische Psychologie, 4, 178-180.

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Vor 1994

Kirschbaum, C., Wüst, S., Faig, H. G., & Hellhammer, D. H. (1992). Heritability of Cortisol Responses to Human Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Ergometry, and Psychological Stress in Humans. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 75(6), 1526-1530. doi:10.1210/jc.75.6.1526 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

Kirschbaum, C., Wüst, S., & Hellhammer, D. (1992). Consistent Sex Differences in Cortisol Responses to Psychological Stress. Psychosomatic Medicine, 54(6), 648-657.

Kirschbaum, C., Wüst, S., & Strasburger, C. J. (1992). 'Normal' cigarette smoking increases free cortisol in habitual smokers. Life Sciences, 50(6), 435-42. doi:10.1016/0024-3205(92)90378-3 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster)

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DISSERTATION

Wüst, S. (1997). Untersuchungen zur Restitution basaler visueller Funktionen sowie zum Phänomen des Blindsehens bei Patienten mit zerebralen Sehstörungen. Dissertation, Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg.

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BUCHBEITRÄGE

Wüst, S., & de Geus, E. (2011). Die Bedeutung der Genetik für Psychoneuroendokrinologie und Psychoneuroimmunologie. In U. Ehlert & R. von Känel (Hrsg.), Psychoendokrinologie und Psychoimmunologie (S. 163-85). Berlin: Springer.

Kudielka, B. M., & Wüst, S. (2009). Grundlagen und Modelle der psychobiologischen Stressforschung. In P.-M. Wippert & J. Beckmann (Hrsg.), Stress- und Schmerzursachen verstehen. Gesundheitspsychologie und -soziologie in Prävention und Rehabilitation (Kapitel 7, S. 105-12). Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag.

Kudielka, B. M., & Wüst, S. (2008). The cortisol awakening response (CAR): a useful tool for ambulant assessment of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. In A.-L. Léglise (Hrsg.), Progress in circadian rhythm research (Kapitel XI, S. 223-34). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Kudielka, B. M., Wüst, S., Kirschbaum, C., & Hellhammer, D. H. (2007). The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). In G. Fink (Hrsg.), G. Chrousos, I. Craig, E. R. de Kloet, G. Feuerstein, B. S. McEwen, N. R. Rose, R. T. Rubin & A. Steptoe (assoziierte Hrsg.), Encyclopedia of stress (2., überarbeitete Auflage, S. 776-781). Oxford: Academic Press.

Kasten, E., Wüst, S., Poggel, D., Gothe, J., Müller-Oehring, E., Schulte, T., & Sabel, B. A. (2000). Plastizität des visuellen Systems bei hirngeschädigten Patienten - Stand der Forschung. In I. Daum & W. Widdig (Hrsg.), Neue Wege der Neurorehabilitation (S. 1-20). Berlin: Pabst.

Sabel, B. A., Kasten, E., & Wüst, S. (1997). Restitution visueller Funktionen: Eine interdisziplinäre neurowissenschaftliche Herausforderung. In H. Mandl (Hrsg.), Bericht über den 40. Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie in München 1996 (S. 348-53). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Kasten, E., Schmielau, F., Behrens-Baumann, W., Wüst, S., & Sabel, B. A. (1996). Grundlagen der Behandelbarkeit cerebral verursachter Gesichtsfelddefekte. In E. Kasten, M. K. Kreutz & B. A. Sabel (Hrsg.), Neuropsychologie in Forschung und Praxis (S. 165-186). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Kirschbaum, C., Wüst, S.Prüßner, J., & Hellhammer, D. H. (1995). Psychischer Streß und Nebenniere: Psychoendokrinologische Befunde zur Beeinflussung der Kortisolreaktivität beim Menschen. In B. Allolio, G. Benker & H. M. Schulte (Hrsg.), Nebenniere und Streß - Von den Grundlagen zur Klinik (S. 131-138). Stuttgart: Schattauer.

Wüst, S. (1994). Das Tropfen des Wasserhahns in der Nacht: Schlafstörungen. In E. Kasten (Hrsg.), Einmaleins der psychischen Störungen im Alter (S. 1-21). Echterdingen: Fachverlag für Altenarbeit.

Kirschbaum, C., Diedrich, O., Gehrke, J., Wüst, S., & Hellhammer, D. H. (1992). Kortisol und Verhalten: Der "Trier Mental Challenge Test" (TMCT) - Erste Evaluation eines neuen psychologischen Belastungstests. In W. Fiegenbaum, J. Margraf, I. Florin & A. Ehlers (Hrsg.), Zukunftsperspektiven der Klinischen Psychologie (S. 195-207). Berlin: Springer.

Wüst, S., Kirschbaum, C., & Hellhammer, D. H. (1992). Cigarette smoking increases salivary cortisol. In C. Kirschbaum, G. F. Read & D. H. Hellhammer (Hrsg.), Assessment of Hormones and Drugs in Saliva in Biobehavioral Research (S. 51-57). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Kirschbaum, C., Diedrich, O., Gehrke, J., Wüst, S., & Hellhammer, D. H. (1991). Cortisol and behavior: The "Trier Mental Challenge Test" (TMCT) - first evaluation of a new psychological stress test. In A. Ehlers, W. Fiegenbaum, I. Florin & J. Markgraf (Hrsg.), Perspectives and Promises of Clinical Psychology (S. 67-78). New York: Plenum Press.

Leitthema Psychobiologie des Stresses

Unser übergreifendes Forschungsthema ist das Thema Stress. Stressbezogene Beeinträchtigungen der seelischen und körperlichen Gesundheit stellen weltweit ein zentrales gesellschaftliches Problem dar. Das Wissen über die genauen psychischen und biologischen Mechanismen, wie Stress das Risiko zum Beispiel für eine Depression oder eine Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankung beim Menschen erhöht, ist derzeit allerdings noch sehr fragmentarisch. Ziel ist es daher, relevante biopsychologische Mechanismen der Stressregulation in einem interdisziplinären und multimethodalen Ansatz aufzudecken. 

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