Simone Kühn - Publications

Ascone, L., Mahlke, C., Tawil, N., Samaan, L., Frisch, M., Nugent, L., Nixdorf, R., Börncke, F., Lüdecke, D., Fischer, R., Bach, N., Hackbart, C., McCall, T., Gallinat, J., & Kühn, S. (in press). Informing the re-design of psychiatric seclusion rooms: A mixed-methods pre-evaluation with individuals with lived experience. BMC Psychiatry.

Brandt, L., De Prisco, M., Nocera, D., Rehm, M. C., Cohen, S., Kosker, D. N., von Luxburg, S., Ori, D., Pinzón-Espinosa, J., Scheuber, P., Sonntag, N., Adli, M., Adorjan, K., Aruta, J. J. B. R., Augustinavicius, J., Bajbouj, M., Bärnighausen, T., Bosia, M., Bruining, H., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., Catthoor, K., Chkonia, E., Dom, G., van der Eycken, E., Fiorillo, A., Friedel, E., Fusar-Poli, P., Gondek, T. M., Guinto, R. R., Heinz, A., Hertig, E., Hunt, X., Kühn, S., Kuzman, M. R., Lawrance, E. L., Leucht, S., Liu, S., Massazza, A., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., Ndetei, D., Nielsen, R. E., Okasha, T., Page, L., Patel, V. H., Ryznar, E., Saunders, J., Schumann, G., Shoib, S., Simon, J., Stuke, H., Su, T. T., Summergrad, P., Vay, J. N. L., Vieta, E., Wagner, E., Walter, H., Xue, S., Radua, J., Hasan, A., & Luykx, J. J. (in press). Climate-related and nature-based interventions for mental health. JAMA Psychiatry.

Klimesch, A., Ascone, L., Thomalla, G., Cheng, B., Petersen, M., Schäfer, I., Gallinat, J., & Kühn, S. (in press). Echoes of childhood trauma: The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, brain structure, and mental health in aging adults. Translational Psychiatry.

Pohlmann, K., Tawil, N., Brick, T. R., & Kühn, S. (2026). Style mixing houses: The role of high- and low-level visual features in human house facade evaluation. Acta Psychologica, 262, Article 106126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106126

Vetter, V. M., Drewelies, J., Homann, J., Düzel, S., Deecke, L., Jawinski, P., Kühn, S., Kubala, E., Markett, S., Mülleder, M., Ralser, M., Lindenberger, U., Lill, C. M., Gerstorf, D., Bertram, L., & Demuth, I. (in press). Comprehensive cross-sectional and longitudinal comparison of sixteen markers of biological aging from the Berlin Aging Study II. Communications Medicine.

Ascone, L., Mostajeran, F., Hagen, H., Börncke, F., Klock, L., Gallinat, J., & Kühn, S. (2025). Compassion-focused virtual reality for individuals with a psychotic disorder: A randomized-controlled pilot study. Psychosis. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2025.2545769

Ascone, L., Mostajeran, F., Mascherek, A., Tawil, N., Knaust, T., Samaan, L., & Kühn, S. (2025). Multi- vs. unimodal forest-bathing in VR to enhance affective and cognitive recovery after acute stress. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 105, Article 102637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102637

Barth, L. L., Mostajeran, F., Steinicke, F., Riecke, B. E., & Kühn, S. (2025). Immersive videos of natural and urban environments can enhance awe and psychological well-being. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 6, Article 1532991. https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2025.1532991

Drewelies, J., Fiedler, A., Brick, T. R., & Kühn, S. (2025). Investigating associations between the physical living environment and hippocampus in adulthood and older age. Environmental Research, 267, Article 120728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.120728

Drewelies, J., Homann, J., Vetter, V. M., Duezel, S., Kühn, S., Deecke, L., Steinhagen-Thiessen, E., Jawinski, P., Markett, S., Lindenberger, U., Lill, C. M., Bertram, L., Demuth, I., & Gerstorf, D. (2025). There are multiple clocks that time us: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations among 14 alternative indicators of age and aging. The Journals of Gerontology: A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 80(6), Article glae244. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae244

Fjell, A. M., Rogeberg, O., Sørensen, Ø., Amlien, I. K., Bartrés-Faz, D., Brandmaier, A. M., Cattaneo, G., Düzel, S., Grydeland, H., Henson, R. N., Kühn, S., Lindenberger, U., Lyngstad, T. H., Mowinckel, A. M., Nyberg, L., Pascual-Leone, A., Solé-Padullés, C., Sneve, M. H., Solana, J., Strømstad, M., Watne, L. O., Walhovd, K. B., & Vidal-Piñeiro, D. (2025). Reevaluating the role of education on cognitive decline and brain aging in longitudinal cohorts across 33 Western countries. Nature Medicine, 31, 2967–2976. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03828-y

Hischke, S., Kühn, S., Matthias, V., Ramacher, M., Schulze, K., & Augustin, J. (2025). Räumliche Assoziation zwischen Luftschadstoffen und Erkrankungen des Atemwegs- sowie des Herz-Kreislauf-Systems in Hamburg. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 68, 1155–1162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-025-04122-5

Lohse, L., Rolvien, L., Borsutzky, S., Kühn, S., Miegel, F., & Jelinek, L. (2025). Examining the safety and side effects of exposure therapy in virtual reality for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Neuropsychiatrie, 39, 55–67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40211-025-00518-6

Mascherek, A., Luong, G., Wrzus, C., Riediger, M., & Kühn, S. (2025). Meadows or asphalt road: Does momentary affective well-being vary with immediate physical environment? Results from a geographic ecological momentary assessment study in three metropolitan areas in Germany. Environmental Research, 264, Article 120283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.120283

Mascherek, A., Murphy, L., Lisanik, M., & Kühn, S. (2025). Comparing aesthetic preferences and agreement ratings in depictions of natural and urban environments. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 106, Article 102709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102709

Miegel, F., Lohse, L., Jelinek, L., Scheunemann, J., Gabbert, T., Schauenburg, G., Bittner, L., Mostajeran, F., Kühn, S., Gallinat, J., & Yassari, A. (2025). Digital nature: Unveiling the impact and safety of FlowVR group intervention for depression in a feasibility trial. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 151(3), 304–316. https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.13731

Mostajeran, F., Friedrich, M., Steinicke, F., Kühn, S., & Stuerzlinger, W. (2025). The effects of biophilic design on steering performance in virtual reality. Scientific Reports, 15, Article 32485. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19113-4

Motka, F., Kühn, S., & Wittekind, C. E. (2025). Deficits in general and smoking-specific response inhibition in the Go/No-Go task in individuals who smoke: A cross-sectional analysis. Addiction, 120(7), 1402–1412. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70003

Motka, F., Wittekind, C. E., Ascone, L., & Kühn, S. (2025). Efficacy and working mechanisms of a go/no-go task-based inhibition training in smoking: A randomized-controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 185, Article 104672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2024.104672

Ohlrogge, A. H., Camen, S., Nagel, L., Brederecke, J., Jensen, M., Stenmans, E., Engler, D., Schulte, C., Albrecht, J., Csengeri, D., Kirchhof, P., Cheng, B., Petersen, M., Mayer, C., Börschel, C. S., Wenzel, J.-P., Blankenberg, S., Kühn, S., Thomalla, G., & Schnabel, R. B. (2025). Subtle signs of atrial cardiomyopathy and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction are associated with reduced cognitive function: Results from the Hamburg City Health Study. Clinical Research in Cardiology, 114, 1658–1670. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-024-02581-5