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Merz, C. J., Stark, R., Vaitl, D., Tabbert, K., & Wolf, O. T. (2013). Stress hormones are associated with the neuronal correlates of instructed fear conditioning. Biological Psychology, 92(1), 82–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.02.017

The effects of sex and stress hormones on classical fear conditioning have been subject of recent experimental studies. A correlation approach between basal cortisol concentrations and neuronal activation in fear-related structures seems to be a promising alternative approach in order to foster our understanding of how cortisol influences emotional learning. In this functional magnetic resonance imaging study, participants with varying sex hormone status (20 men, 15 women taking oral contraceptives, 15 women tested in the luteal phase) underwent an instructed fear conditioning protocol with geometrical figures as conditioned stimuli and an electrical stimulation as unconditioned stimulus. Salivary cortisol concentrations were measured and afterwards correlated with fear conditioned brain responses. Results revealed a positive correlation between basal cortisol levels and differential activation in the amygdala in men and OC women only. These results suggest that elevated endogenous cortisol levels are associated with enhanced fear anticipation depending on current sex hormone availability.
Anton, A. (2013). Ideologieverdacht? Kommentar zu Florian G. Zeitschrift für Anomalistik, 13(1+2), 81–86.
Anton, A. (2013). Rezension zu Helmut Perl. Mozart und die Illuminaten. Zeitschrift für Anomalistik, 13(1+2), 246–250.
Anton, A. (2013). Verschwörungstheorien zum 11. September. Telepolis. https://www.telepolis.de/features/Verschwoerungstheorien-zum-11-September-3362344.html

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Anton, A. (2013). Zur (Un-)Möglichkeit wissenschaftlicher UFO-Forschung. In M. Schetsche & A. Anton (Eds.), Diesseits der Denkverbote. Bausteine für eine reflexive UFO-Forschung (pp. 49–77). Lit-Verlag.
Anton, A., Hövelmann, G. H., & Schetsche, M. (2013). Manifest für eine reflexive UFO-Forschung. In M. Schetsche & A. Anton (Eds.), Diesseits der Denkverbote. Bausteine für eine reflexive UFO-Forschung (pp. 261–264). Lit-Verlag.
Anton, A., Schetsche, M., & Walter, M. K. (Eds.). (2013). Konspiration. Soziologie des Verschwörungsdenkens. Springer VS.
Atmanspacher, H., & Fach, W. (2013). A structural-phenomenological typology of mind-matter correlations. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 58(2), 219–244. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.12005
Atmanspacher, H., & Fach, W. (2013). Encouraging metaphysics: A reply to the commentary by David Tresan. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 58(2), 254–257. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.12007
Baioui, A., Pilgramm, J., Merz, C. J., Walter, B., Vaitl, D., & Stark, R. (2013). Neural response in obsessive-compulsive washers depends on individual fit of triggers. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, 143. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00143

BACKGROUND: Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have highly idiosyncratic triggers. To fully understand which role this idiosyncrasy plays in the neurobiological mechanisms behind OCD, it is necessary to elucidate the impact of individualization regarding the applied investigation methods. This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study explores the neural correlates of contamination/washing-related OCD with a highly individualized symptom provocation paradigm. Additionally, it is the first study to directly compare individualized and standardized symptom provocation. METHODS: Nineteen patients with washing compulsions created individual OCD hierarchies, which later served as instructions to photograph their own individualized stimulus sets. The patients and 19 case-by-case matched healthy controls participated in a symptom provocation fMRI experiment with individualized and standardized stimulus sets created for each patient. RESULTS: OCD patients compared to healthy controls displayed stronger activation in the basal ganglia (nucleus accumbens, nucleus caudatus, pallidum) for individualized symptom provocation. Using standardized symptom provocation, this group comparison led to stronger activation in the nucleus caudatus. The direct comparison of between-group effects for both symptom provocation approaches revealed stronger activation of the orbitofronto-striatal network for individualized symptom provocation. CONCLUSIONS: The present study provides insight into the differential impact of individualized and standardized symptom provocation on the orbitofronto-striatal network of OCD washers. Behavioral and neural responses imply a higher symptom-specificity of individualized symptom provocation.
Bauer, E. (2013). On the Magic Hill. In R. Pilkington (Ed.), Men and Women of Parapsychology, Personal Reflections (pp. 30–59). Anomalist Books.
Bauer, E. (2013). Parapsychologie. In M. A. Wirtz (Ed.), Dorsch Lexikon der Parapsychologie. 16. Auflage (pp. 1151–1153). Huber.
Fach, W., Atmanspacher, H., Landolt, K., Wyss, T. A., & Rössler, W. (2013). A comparative study of exceptional experiences of clients seeking advice and of subjects in an ordinary population. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00065
Hofmann, L. (2013). Kundalini-Erfahrungen (Experteninterview. In U. Ott (Ed.), Yoga für Skeptiker. Ein Neurowissenschaftler erklärt die uralte Weisheitslehre (pp. 232–245).
Hofmann, L. (2013). The Impact of Kundalini Yoga on Concepts and Diagnostic Practice in Psychology and Psychotherapy. In B. Hauser (Ed.), Yoga Traveling: Bodily Practice in Transcultural Perspective. Transcultural Research: Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context (pp. 81–106). Springer.
Hölzel, B. K., Gard, T., & Ott, U. (2013). Mechanismen der Achtsamkeit: eine Betrachtung aus konzeptueller und neuronaler Perspektive. In A. Knuf & M. Hammer (Eds.), Die Entdeckung der Achtsamkeit in der Arbeit mit psychisch erkrankten Menschen (pp. 274–295). Psychiatrie Verlag.
Hölzel, B. K., Hoge, E. A., Greve, D. N., Gard, T., Creswell, J. D., Brown, K. W., Barrett, L. F., Schwartz, C., Vaitl, D., & Lazar, S. W. (2013). Neural mechanisms of symptom improvements in generalized anxiety disorder following mindfulness training. NeuroImage. Clinical, 2, 448–458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2013.03.011

Mindfulness training aims to impact emotion regulation. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms can be successfully addressed through mindfulness-based interventions. This preliminary study is the first to investigate neural mechanisms of symptom improvements in GAD following mindfulness training. Furthermore, we compared brain activation between GAD patients and healthy participants at baseline. 26 patients with a current DSM-IV GAD diagnosis were randomized to an 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR, N = 15) or a stress management education (SME, N = 11) active control program. 26 healthy participants were included for baseline comparisons. BOLD response was assessed with fMRI during affect labeling of angry and neutral facial expressions. At baseline, GAD patients showed higher amygdala activation than healthy participants in response to neutral, but not angry faces, suggesting that ambiguous stimuli reveal stronger reactivity in GAD patients. In patients, amygdala activation in response to neutral faces decreased following both interventions. BOLD response in ventrolateral prefrontal regions (VLPFC) showed greater increase in MBSR than SME participants. Functional connectivity between amygdala and PFC regions increased significantly pre- to post-intervention within the MBSR, but not SME group. Both, change in VLPFC activation and amygdala-prefrontal connectivity were correlated with change in Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scores, suggesting clinical relevance of these changes. Amygdala-prefrontal connectivity turned from negative coupling (typically seen in down-regulation of emotions), to positive coupling; potentially suggesting a unique mechanism of mindfulness. Findings suggest that in GAD, mindfulness training leads to changes in fronto-limbic areas crucial for the regulation of emotion; these changes correspond with reported symptom improvements.
Mayer, G., Schellinger, U., & Schetsche, M. (2013). Diesseits des Gespenstermythos. Phänomenologie und Analyse geisterhafter Erscheinungen. Nebulosa. Zeitschrift für Sichtbarkeit und Sozialität, 3, 12–26.
Mayer, G. (2013). A sample phenomenology of the ghost hunting scene in the USA and in Germany. In O. Jenzen & S. R. Munt (Eds.), The Ashgate research companion to paranormal cultures (pp. 363–376). Ashgate.

Over the past few years, Ghost Hunting Groups (GHGs) were founded, particularly in the United States, which have committed themselves to the investigation of haunted sites. This article will focus on the analysis of this movement and its remarkable development, which results from three major factors: (1) the presence of ghost-hunting-related themes in the media, such as on television and in movies, (2) the popularization of the internet and the possibilities that emerge in the area of information access, general exchange and networking, as well as (3) easy availability and manageability of high-tech equipment along with the simplification of data processing due to data digitalization. First, this article will dimensionalize the field of GHGs according to various criteria. Subsequently, an attempt is made to reconstruct the emergence of the movement. Next, the most important methodological approaches (equipment, procedures) will be outlined. And finally, the main part of the text will focus on the situation in the United States. It is based on self-portrayals of the GHGs on their webpages, the analysis of the Ghost Hunters TV series that plays an important role in the emergence of the movement and is closely linked to the GHG The Atlantic Paranomal Society (TAPS), as well as on the few scientific studies that exist on the movement. In a second step, the paper will look at GHGs in Germany, which adopt the American model on the one hand, but in many cases use a different culture-dependent framing, on the other. The article concludes by highlighting problems this form of non-professional research pose to scientific anomalistics.
Mayer, G., Schellinger, U., & Schetsche, M. (2013). Diesseits des Gespenstermythos - Phänomenologie und Analyse geisterhafter Erscheinungen. Nebulosa - Zeitschrift Für Sichtbarkeit Und Sozialität, 3, 12–26.

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