We’re excited to share the latest edition of the IRTG 2804 newsletter! This issue brings you fresh insights into recent publications, inspiring guest speakers, and highlights from conferences where our researchers represented the IRTG 2804. Take a closer look at our Spring School 2025 in Tübingen, discover what we’ve been […]

THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED TO SPRING 2026! We are delighted to welcome Hannah Klusmann from Freie Universität Berlin as our next external speaker! Hannah is a researcher specializing in women-specific and reproductive mental health, and we are honored to have her share her expertise with us.In her talk, she will present insights from her latest […]

We’re excited to share that our PhD researcher Nina Goll just published her latest research in Appetite: “Influence of maternal metabolism on neonate eating behaviour.” This study explored associations between maternal metabolism and neonate eating behavior at two weeks postpartum. We found that pregnancy weight gain — especially in the second trimester — was the […]

Thank You for Being Part of This Year’s IRTG 2804 Spring School! Your contributions, curiosity, and enthusiasm made these three days full of inspiring discussions, fresh perspectives, and meaningful exchange.A special thanks to our speakers for sharing their research and insights — and to our colleagues from Uppsala, Sweden and […]

We’re excited to share that our PhD researcher Volha Auchynnikava has published a new study on physical activity during pregnancy and its link to maternal and fetal heart rate variability (HRV). In 95 pregnant women, the study found that habitual physical activity—whether during work or leisure—did not affect HRV at rest. However, […]

We are thrilled to announce that our PhD researcher Franziska Weinmar has published a new paper! Pregnancy involves major hormonal and brain changes, but how these affect emotion regulation has been unclear. In the first task-based fMRI study on this topic, we compared healthy pregnant women to non-pregnant women. The […]

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We are pleased to invite you to a special guest talk by Sibel Neyman from the Zentralinstitut für seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim on January 21 at 13:00 CET. In her talk, she will provide valuable insights into the latest findings on premenstrual dysphoric disorders and emotion regulation.  For everybody interested: You […]

We’re excited to announce that our postdoctoral researcher, Ann-Christin Kimmig, has published a new IRTG article! Our latest study examines empathy impairments in autistic individuals using the Textual Empathy Test (TET), which was initially developed to test for hormonal modulations of empathy in young women and has now been successfully […]

We’re pleased to announce that PhD researcher Nina Goll (formerly Nina Röhm) has published a new article!The study investigated oxytocin’s acute effect on glucose regulation in men with type 2 diabetes, building on previous findings that intranasal oxytocin enhances β-cell responsiveness in healthy men. The results revealed that while oxytocin […]

On June 13th, the IRTG members gathered in the old botanical garden for a fun and competitive Kubb tournament. Kubb is especially popular in Sweden. There it is known as Kägelkrig. Birgit Derntl’s team, including Lo Göbel, Zsofia Karlocai, Gloria Matte Bon, Jule Sippel, and Franziska Weinmar, emerged victorious after […]

We are happy to announce a very exciting talk on February 7th at 12:30 (CET), about Brain mediation of sex hormones influences on gendered behavior across the lifespan given by Adriene Beltz from the University of Michigan.  For everybody interested: You have the possibility to attend the talk online! Zoom link upon request to:  

The IRTG 2804 sends its best wishes for a wonderful and festive holiday season and a great start to the new year <3