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Marek M, Wolke D, Sorg C, Wendt J, Menegaux A, Hedderich D, Bartmann P, Burkhardt M, Hildebrandt A, Heep A. Structural network topology and cognitive control in preterm born young adults. Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie 2025;229(03): e111-e112 doi: 10.1055/s-0045-1808533
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Thalhammer M, Seidlitz J, Neubauer A, Menegaux, A, Schmitz-Koep, B, Di Biase, MA,Schulz, J, Dorfschmidt, L, Bethlehem, RAI, Alexander-Bloch, A, Adamson,C. Ball, G, Sa De Almeida, J, Beare, R, Zimmer, C, Daamen, M. Boecker, H, Bartmann, P, Wolke, D, Hedderich, D, Sorg, C. Heterogeneous, temporally consistent, and plastic brain development after preterm birth. Nature Communications. 2025;16(1) doi:10.1038/s41467-025-63967-1
Twilhaar ES, Wolke D. Fostering positive mental health outcomes in vulnerable children: Pathways to resilience after preterm birth. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Published online 2025. doi:10.1111/jcpp.70002
Wolke D, Zhou Y, Liu Y, Eves R, Mendonça M, Twilhaar ES. A systematic review of conceptualizations and statistical methods in longitudinal studies of resilience. Nature Mental Health. 2025;3(9): 1088-1099 doi:10.1038/s44220-025-00479-3
Wong MK-Y, Mendonça M, Tsalacopoulos N, Bartmann, P, Darlow, DA, Horwood, LJ, Harris, SL, Kajantie, E, Nosarti, C, Indredavik, SI, Evensen, KAI, Räikkönen, K, Heinonen, K, van der Pal, S, & Wolke, D. Fertility of young adults born very preterm/very low birth weight: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Annals of Epidemiology. 2025 Jun;106: 30-39. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.04.006
Wong MK-Y, Tsalacopoulos N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Fertility of Adults Born Very Preterm or With Very Low Birth Weight. JAMA Network Open. 2025;8(3): e251164 doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.1164
Zhou Y, Bartmann P, Tsalacopoulos N, Wolke D. Developmental trajectories of internalizing problems among individuals born very preterm/very low birthweight: early risk and resilience factors. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Published online 2025. doi:10.1007/s00787-025-02736-3
Zhou Y, Gonen E, Bartmann P, Wolke D. The role of internalising trajectories in adult wealth and social relationships following very preterm birth/very low birth weight. Early Human Development. 2025;211: 106395. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106395
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Baumann N, Anderson PJ, Johnson S, Marlow N, Wolke D, Jaekel J. Harmonisation of assessments of attention, social, emotional, and behaviour problems using the Child Behavior Checklist and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 2024;33(1): e2001. doi:10.1002/mpr.2001/mpr.2001
Bilgin A, Heinonen K, Girchenko P, Kajantie E, Wolke D, Räikkönen K. Early childhood multiple or persistent regulatory problems and diurnal salivary cortisol in young adulthood. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2024;161: 106940. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106940
Geiger I, Kostenzer J, Matthäus V, Mader S, On behalf of the ESCNH Chair Committee†, Zimmermann LJI. Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current Evidence. Children. 2024;11(2):179. doi:10.3390/children11020179
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Menegaux, A, Wendt, J, Schmitz-Koep, B, Hedderich, D, Zimmer, C, Wolke, D, Bartmann, P, Sorg, C. The Bavarian Longitudinal Study (BLS) - Cortico-subcortical structural connectivity is altered in very preterm-born adults. S466 In Proceedings of the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference: Long-term outcome studies, developmental care, palliative care, ethical dilemmas, and challenging clinical scenarios in neonatal neurology. Journal of Neonatal-perinatal Medicine, 2024; 17(3):S447–S500. doi: 10.3233/npm-249006
Thalhammer, M, Nimpal, M, Schulz, J, Meedt, V, Menegaux, A, Schmitz-Koep, B, Daamen, M, Boecker, H, Zimmer, C, Priller, J, Wolke, D, Bartmann, P, Hedderich, D, Sorg, C. Consistently lower volumes across thalamus nuclei in very premature-born adults. NeuroImage, 2024; 297:120732. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120732
Wendt J, Neubauer A, Hedderich DM, Schmitz‐Koep B, Ayyildiz S, Schinz D, Hippen,R, Daamen M, Boecker H, Zimmer C, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Sorg C, Menegaux A. Human Claustrum Connections: Robust In Vivo Detection by DWI‐Based Tractography in Two Large Samples. Human Brain Mapping, 2024;45(14). doi: 10.1002/hbm.70042
Zorjan S, Wolke D, Baumann N, Sorg C, Mulej Bratec S. The association between early regulatory problems and adult peer relationship quality is mediated by the brain's allostatic‐interoceptive system. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2024;66(1):75-84. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.14033
Bolbocean C, Anderson PJ, Bartmann P, Cheong JLY, Doyle LW, Wolke D, Petrou S. Comparative evaluation of the health utilities index mark 3 and the short form 6D: evidence from an individual participant data meta-analysis of very preterm and very low birthweight adults. Quality of Life Research. 2023;32(6):1703-1716. doi:10.1007/s11136-023-03344-x
Bolbocean C, Van Der Pal S, Van Buuren S, Anderson PJ, Bartmann P, Baumann N, Cheong JLY, Darlow BA, Doyle LW, Evensen KAI, Horwood J, Indredavik MS, Johnson S, Marlow N, Mendonça M, Ni Y, Wolke D, Woodward L, Verrips E, Petrou S. Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes of Very Preterm or Very Low Birth Weight Adults: Evidence From an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. PharmacoEconomics. 2023;41(1):93-105. doi:10.1007/s40273-022-01201-2
Eves R, Wolke D, Spiegler J, Lemola S. Association of Birth Weight Centiles and Gestational Age With Cognitive Performance at Age 5 Years. JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(8):e2331815. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31815
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Hollund IM, Aakvik KA, Benum SD, Ingvaldsen SH, Lydersen S, Tikanmäki M, Hovi P, Räikkönen K, Kajantie E, Johnson S, Marlow N, Baumann N, Wolke D, Indredavik MS, Evensen KAI. Mental health, pain and tiredness in adults born very preterm or with very low birthweight. Acta Paediatrica. 2023;113(1):72-80. doi:10.1111/apa.16982
Jaekel J, Heinonen K, Baumann N, Bilgin A, Pyhälä R, Sorg C, Räikkönen K, Wolke D. Associations of crying, sleeping, and feeding problems in early childhood and perceived social support with emotional disorders in adulthood. BMC Psychiatry. 2023;23(1). doi:10.1186/s12888-023-04854-1
Larsen J, Kochhar P, Wolke D, Draper ES, Marlow N, Johnson S. Comparing behavioural outcomes in children born extremely preterm between 2006 and 1995: the EPICure studies. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2024;33(5):1517-1528. doi:10.1007/s00787-023-02258-w
Neubauer A, Menegaux A, Wendt J, Li HB, Schmitz-Koep B, Ruzok T, Thalhammer M, Schinz D, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Priller J, Zimmer C, Rueckert D, Hedderich DM, & Sorg C. (2023). Aberrant claustrum structure in preterm-born neonates: an MRI study. NeuroImage: Clinical. 2023;37:103286. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103286
Schinz D, Schmitz‐Koep B, Zimmermann J, Brandes E, Tahedl M, Menegaux A, Dukart J, Zimmer C, Wolke D, Daamen M, Boecker H, Bartmann P, Sorg C, Hedderich DM. Indirect evidence for altered dopaminergic neurotransmission in very premature‐born adults. Human Brain Mapping. 2023;44(15):5125-5138. doi:10.1002/hbm.26451
Schmitz-Koep B, Menegaux A, Gaser C, Brandes, E, Schinz, D, Thalhammer, M, Daamen, M Boecker, H, Zimmer, C, Priller, J. Wolke, D, Bartmann, P, Sorg, C, & Hedderich, DM. Altered Gray Matter Cortical and Subcortical T1-Weighted/T2-Weighted Ratio in Premature-Born Adults. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 2023;8(5):495-504. doi:10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.02.013
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Wolke D, Baumann N, Jaekel J, Pyhälä R, Heinonen K, Räikkönen K, Sorg C, Bilgin A. The association of early regulatory problems with behavioral problems and cognitive functioning in adulthood: two cohorts in two countries. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2023;64(6):876-885. doi:10.1111/jcpp.13742
Jaekel J, Anderson PJ, Bartmann P, Cheong JLY, Doyle LW, Hack M, Johnson S, Marlow N, Saigal S, Schmidt L, Sullivan MC, Wolke D. Mathematical performance in childhood and early adult outcomes after very preterm birth: an individual participant data meta‐analysis. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2022;64(4):421-428. doi:10.1111/dmcn.15132
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Ruzok T, Schmitz-Koep B, Menegaux A, Eves R, Daamen M, Boecker H, Rieger-Fackeldey E, Priller J, Zimmer C, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Sorg C, Hedderich DM. Lower hypothalamus subunit volumes link with impaired long-term body weight gain after preterm birth. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2022;13. doi:10.3389/fendo.2022.1057566
Schmitz-Koep B, Menegaux A, Gaser C, Brandes E, Schinz D, Thalhammer M, Daamen M, Boecker H, Zimmer C, Priller J, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Sorg C, Hedderich DM. Altered Gray Matter Cortical and Subcortical T1-Weighted/T2-Weighted Ratio in Premature-Born Adults. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 2023;8(5):495-504. doi:10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.02.013
Schmitz-Koep B, Menegaux A, Zimmermann J, Thalhammer M, Neubauer A, Wendt J, Schinz D, Wachinger C, Daamen M, Boecker H, Zimmer C, Priller J, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Sorg C, Hedderich DM. Aberrant allometric scaling of cortical folding in preterm-born adults. Brain Communications. 2022;5(1). doi:10.1093/braincomms/fcac341
Anderson PJ, de Miranda DM, Albuquerque MR, Indredavik MS, Evensen KAI, Van Lieshout R, Saigal S, Taylor HG, Raikkonen K, Kajantie E, Marlow N, Johnson S, Woodward LJ, Austin N, Nosarti C, Jaekel J, Wolke D, Cheong JL, Burnett A, Treyvaud K, Lee KJ, Doyle LW. Psychiatric disorders in individuals born very preterm / very low-birth weight: An individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine. 2021 Nov 27;42:101216. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101216
Bilgin A, Brylka A, Wolke D, Trower H, Baumann N, Lemola S. Subjective Well-Being and Self-Esteem in Preterm Born Adolescents: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2021 Oct-Nov 01;42(8):613-620. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000947
Eves R, Mendonça M, Baumann N, Ni Y, Darlow BA, Horwood J, Woodward LJ, Doyle LW, Cheong J, Anderson PJ, Bartmann P, Marlow N, Johnson S, Kajantie E, Hovi P, Nosarti C, Indredavik MS, Evensen KI, Räikkönen K, Heinonen K, Zeitlin J, Wolke D. Association of Very Preterm Birth or Very Low Birth Weight With Intelligence in Adulthood: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Aug 1;175(8):e211058. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1058
Hedderich DM, Boeckh-Behrens T, Bäuml JG, Menegaux A, Daamen M, Zimmer C, Bartmann P, Scheef L, Boecker H, Wolke D, Sorg C, Spiro JE. Sequelae of Premature Birth in Young Adults. Clinical Neuroradiology. 2021;31(2):325-333. doi:10.1007/s00062-020-00901-6
Hedderich DM, Menegaux A, Li H, Schmitz-Koep B, Stämpfli P, Bäuml JG, Berndt MT, Bäuerlein FJB, Grothe MJ, Dyrba M, Avram M, Boecker H, Daamen M, Zimmer C, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Sorg C. Aberrant Claustrum Microstructure in Humans after Premature Birth. Cereb Cortex. 2021 Jun 25:bhab178. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhab178
Hedderich DM, Menegaux A, Schmitz-Koep B, Nuttall R, Zimmermann J, Schneider SC, Bäuml JG, Daamen M, Boecker H, Wilke M, Zimmer C, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Sorg C, Gaser C. Increased Brain Age Gap Estimate (BrainAGE) in Young Adults After Premature Birth. Front Aging Neurosci. 2021 Apr 1;13:653365. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.653365
Heuser-Spura KM, Jaekel J, Wolke D. The Impact of Formal School Entry on Children’s Social Relationships with Parents, Siblings, and Friends. Children. 2021;8(10):891. doi:10.3390/children8100891
Jaekel J, Sorg C, Breeman L, Baumann N, Bilgin A, Bäuml JG, Wolke D. Early regulatory problems and parenting: life-long risk, vulnerability or susceptibility for attention, internalizing and externalizing outcomes?. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2021;30(10):1523-1531. doi:10.1007/s00787-020-01632-2
Liu Y, Mendonça M, Johnson S, O’Reilly H, Bartmann P, Marlow N, Wolke D. Testing the neurodevelopmental, trauma and developmental risk factor models of psychosis using a naturalistic experiment. Psychol Med. 2021 Feb;51(3):460-469. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719003349
Liu Y, Mendonça M, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Very preterm birth and trajectories of domain-specific self-concept from childhood into adulthood. Dev Psychopathol. 2021 Aug 20:1-12. doi: 10.1017/S0954579421000432
Menegaux A, Meng C, Bäuml JG, Berndt MT, Hedderich DM, Schmitz-Koep B, Schneider S, Nuttall R, Zimmermann J, Daamen M, Zimmer C, Boecker H, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Sorg C. Aberrant cortico-thalamic structural connectivity in premature-born adults. Cortex. 2021 Aug;141:347-362. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.04.009
Ni Y, Mendonça M, Baumann N, Eves R, Kajantie E, Hovi P, Tikanmäki M, Räikkönen K, Heinonen K, Indredavik MS, Evensen KI, Johnson S, Marlow N, Wolke D. Social Functioning in Adults Born Very Preterm: Individual Participant Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2021 Nov;148(5):e2021051986. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-051986
O’Nions E, Wolke D, Johnson S, Kennedy E. Preterm birth: Educational and mental health outcomes. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 16:13591045211006754. doi: 10.1177/13591045211006754
Reyes LM, Jaekel J, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Peer Relationship Trajectories in Very Preterm and Term Individuals from Childhood to Early Adulthood. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2021 Mar 29. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000949
Schmitz-Koep B, Zimmermann J, Menegaux A, Nuttall R, Bäuml JG, Schneider SC, Daamen M, Boecker H, Zimmer C, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Hedderich DM, Sorg C. Within amygdala: Basolateral parts are selectively impaired in premature-born adults. Neuroimage Clin. 2021 Aug 9;31:102780. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102780
Schmitz-Koep B, Zimmermann J, Menegaux A, Nuttall R, Bäuml JG, Schneider SC, Daamen M, Boecker H, Zimmer C, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Hedderich DM, Sorg C. Decreased amygdala volume in adults after premature birth. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 8;11(1):5403. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84906-2
Schmitz-Koep B, Haller B, Coupé P, Menegaux A, Gaser C, Zimmer C, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Sorg C, Hedderich DM. Grey and White Matter Volume Changes after Preterm Birth: A Meta-Analytic Approach. J Pers Med. 2021 Aug 30;11(9):868. doi: 10.3390/jpm11090868
Sentenac M, Benhammou V, Aden U, Ancel PY, Bakker LA, Bakoy H, Barros H, Baumann N, Bilsteen JF, Boerch K, Croci I, Cuttini M, Draper E, Halvorsen T, Johnson S, Källén K, Land T, Lebeer J, Lehtonen L, Maier RF, Marlow N, Morgan A, Ni Y, Raikkonen K, Rtimi A, Sarrechia I, Varendi H, Vollsaeter M, Wolke D, Ylijoki M, Zeitlin J. Maternal education and cognitive development in 15 European very-preterm birth cohorts from the RECAP Preterm platform. Int J Epidemiol. 2021 Sep 15:dyab170. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab170
Baumann N, Tresilian J, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Early Motor Trajectories Predict Motor but not Cognitive Function in Preterm- and Term-Born Adults without Pre-existing Neurological Conditions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 7;17(9):3258. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093258
Bilgin A, Baumann N, Jaekel J, Breeman LD, Bartmann P, Bäuml JG, Avram M, Sorg C, Wolke D. Early Crying, Sleeping, and Feeding Problems and Trajectories of Attention Problems From Childhood to Adulthood. Child Dev. 2020 Jan;91(1):e77-e91. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13155
Eves R, Mendonça M, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Small for gestational age-cognitive performance from infancy to adulthood: an observational study. BJOG. 2020 Dec;127(13):1598-1606. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16341
Eves R, von Mühlenen A, Mendonça M, Johnson S, O’Reilly H, Bartmann P, Marlow N, Wolke D. The Role of Executive and General Cognitive Functioning in the Attention Problems of Very and Extremely Preterm Adults. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020 Aug;41(6):461-469. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000806
Hedderich DM, Bäuml JG, Menegaux A, Avram M, Daamen M, Zimmer C, Bartmann P, Scheef L, Boecker H, Wolke D, Gaser C, Sorg C. An analysis of MRI derived cortical complexity in premature-born adults: Regional patterns, risk factors, and potential significance. Neuroimage. 2020 Mar;208:116438. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116438
Hedderich DM, Boeckh-Behrens T, Bäuml JG, Menegaux A, Daamen M, Zimmer C, Bartmann P, Scheef L, Boecker H, Wolke D, Sorg C, Spiro JE. Sequelae of Premature Birth in Young Adults : Incidental Findings on Routine Brain MRI. Clin Neuroradiol. 2020 Apr 14. doi: 10.1007/s00062-020-00901-6
Hedderich DM, Avram M, Menegaux A, Nuttall R, Zimmermann J, Schneider SC, Schmitz-Koep B, Daamen M, Scheef L, Boecker H, Zimmer C, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Bäuml JG, Sorg C. Hippocampal subfield volumes are nonspecifically reduced in premature-born adults. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 Dec 15;41(18):5215-5227. doi: 10.1002/hbm.25187
Jaekel J, Heuser KM, Zapf A, Roll C, Nuñez FB, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Felderhoff-Mueser U, Huening B. Preterm children’s long-term academic performance after adaptive computerized training: an efficacy and process analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Res. 2020 Sep 12:1–8. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-01114-w
Menegaux A, Hedderich DM, Bäuml JG, Manoliu A, Daamen M, Berg RC, Preibisch C, Zimmer C, Boecker H, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Sorg C, Stämpfli P. Reduced apparent fiber density in the white matter of premature-born adults. Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 14;10(1):17214. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73717-6
Nichols T, Jaekel J, Bartmann P, Wolke D. (2019) Differential susceptibility effects of maternal sensitivity in childhood on small for gestational age adults‘ wealth. Dev Psychopathol. 2020 Feb;32(1):197-203. doi: 10.1017/S0954579418001669
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Berndt M, Bäuml JG, Menegaux A, Meng C, Daamen M, Baumann N, Zimmer C, Boecker H, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Sorg C. Impaired structural connectivity between dorsal attention network and pulvinar mediates the impact of premature birth on adult visual-spatial abilities. Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 Oct 1;40(14):4058-4071. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24685
Hedderich DM, Bäuml JG, Berndt MT, Menegaux A, Scheef L, Daamen M, Zimmer C, Bartmann P, Boecker H, Wolke D, Gaser C, Sorg C. Aberrant gyrification contributes to the link between gestational age and adult IQ after premature birth. Brain. 2019 May 1;142(5):1255-1269. doi: 10.1093/brain/awz071
Jaekel J, Sorg C, Baeuml J, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Head Growth and Intelligence from Birth to Adulthood in Very Preterm and Term Born Individuals. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2019 Jan;25(1):48-56. doi: 10.1017/S135561771800084X
Jaekel J, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. General cognitive but not mathematic abilities predict very preterm and healthy term born adults‘ wealth. PLoS One.2019 Mar 13;14(3):e0212789. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212789
Jurcoane A, Daamen M, Keil VC, Scheef L, Bäuml JG, Meng C, Wohlschläger AM, Sorg C, Busch B, Baumann N, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Boecker H, Lüchters G, Marinova M, Hattingen E. Automated quantitative evaluation of brain MRI may be more accurate for discriminating preterm born adults. Eur Radiol. 2019 Jul;29(7):3533-3542. doi: 10.1007/s00330-019-06099-7
Liu Y, Mendonça M, Johnson S, O’Reilly H, Bartmann P, Marlow N, Wolke D. Testing the neurodevelopmental, trauma and developmental risk factor models of psychosis using a naturalistic experiment. Psychol Med. 2019 Dec 9:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719003349
Reyes LM, Jaekel J, Kreppner J, Wolke D, Sonuga-Barke E. A Comparison of the effects of preterm birth and institutional deprivation on child temperament. Dev Psychopathol. 2019 Nov 12:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S0954579419001457
M Reyes L, Jaekel J, Wolke D. Effects of Gestational Age and Early Parenting on Children’s Social Inhibition at 6 Years. Children (Basel). 2019 Jun 28;6(7). pii: E81. doi: 10.3390/children6070081.
Shang J, Fisher P, Bäuml JG, Daamen M, Baumann N, Zimmer C, Bartmann P, Boecker H, Wolke D, Sorg C, Koutsouleris N, Dwyer DB. A machine learning investigation of volumetric and functional MRI abnormalities in adults born preterm. Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 Oct 1;40(14):4239-4252. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24698
Wolke D. Is Social Inequality in Cognitive Outcomes Increased by Preterm Birth-Related Complications? JAMA Netw Open. 2019 May 3;2(5):e192902. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2902
Breeman LD, Jaekel J, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Bäuml JG, Avram M, Sorg C, Wolke D. Infant regulatory problems, parenting quality and childhood attention problems. Early Human Development, 2018;124:11-16. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.07.009
Jaekel J, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Mood and anxiety disorders in very preterm/very low–birth weight individuals from 6 to 26 years. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2018;59(1): 88-95. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12787
Shang J, Bäuml JG, Koutsouleris N, Daamen M, Baumann N, Zimmer C, Bartmann P, Boecker H, Wolke D, Sorg C. Decreased BOLD fluctuations in lateral temporal cortices of premature born adults. Human Brain Mapping, 2018;39(12): 4903-4912. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24332
Bäuml JG, Meng C, Daamen M, Baumann N, Busch B, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Boecker H, Wohlschläger A, Sorg C, Jaekel J. The association of children’s mathematic abilities with both adults‘ cognitive abilities and intrinsic fronto-parietal networks is altered in preterm-born individuals. Brain Struct Funct. 2017 Mar;222(2):799-812. doi: 10.1007/s00429-016-1247-4
Breeman LD, van der Pal S, Verrips GH, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Neonatal treatment philosophy in Dutch and German NICUs: health-related quality of life in adulthood of VP/VLBW infants. Qual Life Res. 2017 Apr;26(4):935-943. doi: 10.1007/s11136-016-1410-7
Breeman LD, Jaekel J, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. (2017) Neonatal predictors of cognitive ability in adults born very preterm: a prospective cohort study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2017 May;59(5):477-483. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13380
Grothe MJ, Scheef L, Bäuml J, Meng C, Daamen M, Baumann N, Zimmer C, Teipel S, Bartmann P, Boecker H, Wolke D, Wohlschläger A, Sorg C. Reduced Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Integrity Links Neonatal Complications and Adult Cognitive Deficits After Premature Birth. Biol Psychiatry. 2017 Jul 15;82(2):119-126. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.12.008
Jaekel J, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Mood and anxiety disorders in very preterm/very low-birth weight individuals from 6 to 26 years. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2017 Jul 27. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12787
Pyhälä R, Wolford E, Kautiainen H, Andersson S, Bartmann P, Baumann N, Brubakk AM, Evensen KAI, Hovi P, Kajantie E, Lahti M, Van Lieshout RJ, Saigal S, Schmidt LA, Indredavik MS, Wolke D, Räikkönen K. Self-Reported Mental Health Problems Among Adults Born Preterm: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2017 Apr;139(4):e20162690. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2690
Wolke D, Baumann N, Busch B, Bartmann P. Very Preterm Birth and Parents‘ Quality of Life 27 Years Later. Pediatrics. 2017 Aug 10. doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-1263
Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Health-Related Quality of Life Into Adulthood After Very Preterm Birth. Pediatrics. 2016 Apr;137(4). pii: e20153148. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3148
Breeman L, Jaekel J, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Attention problems in very preterm children from childhood to adulthood: the Bavarian Longitudinal Study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2016 Feb;57(2):132-40. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12456
Jaekel J, Eryigit-Madzwamuse S, Wolke D. Preterm toddlers’ inhibitory control abilities predict attention regulation and academic achievement at age 8 years, J Pediatr. 2016 Feb;169:87-92.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.029
Jurcoane A, Daamen M, Scheef L, Bäuml JG, Meng C. Wohlschläger A, Sorg C, Busch B, Baumann N, Wolke D, Bartmann P, Hattingen E, Boecker H. White matter alterations of the corticospinal tract in adults born very preterm and/or with very low birth weight, Hum Brain Mapp. 2016 Jan;37(1):289-99. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23031
Meng C, Bauml JG, Daamen M, Jaekel J, Neitzel J, Scheef L, Busch B, Baumann N, Boecker H, Zimmer C, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Wohlschlager AM, Sorg, C. Extensive and interrelated subcortical white and gray matter alterations in preterm born adults, Brain Struct Funct. 2016 May;221(4):2109-21. doi: 10.1007/s00429-015-1032-9
Bilgin A, Wolke D. Maternal Sensitivity in Parenting Preterm Children: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2015 Jul;136(1):e177-93 doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3570
Breeman L, Jaekel J, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. (2015) Preterm Cognitive Function Into Adulthood. Pediatrics. 2015 Aug 10. pii: peds.2015-0608 doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-0608
Daamen M, Bäuml J, Scheef L, Meng C, Jurcoane A, Jaekel J, Sorg C, Busch B, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Wohlschläger A, Boecker H. Neural Correlates of Executive Attention in Adults Born Very Preterm, Neuroimage Clinical. 2015 Sep 10;9:581-91. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.09.002
Daamen M, Bäuml JG, Scheef L, Sorg C, Busch B, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Wohlschläger A, and Boecker H. Working memory in preterm-born adults: Load-dependent compensatory activity of the posterior default mode network. Hum Brain Mapp. 2015 Mar;36(3):1121-37. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22691
Eryigit-Madzwamuse S, Wolke D. Attention problems in relation to gestational age at birth and smallness for gestational age. Early Human Development, 2015 Feb;91(2):131-8. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.01.004
Eryigit-Madzwamuse S, Strauss V, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D . Personality of adults who were born very preterm. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2015 Nov;100(6):F524-9. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-308007
Finke K, Neitzel J, Bäuml JG, Redel P, Müller HJ, Meng C, Jaekel J, Daamen M, Scheef L, Busch B, Baumann N, Boecker H, Bartmann P, Habekost T, Wolke D, Wohlschläger A, Sorg C. Visual attention in preterm born adults: specifically impaired attentional sub-mechanisms that link with altered intrinsic brain networks in a compensation-like mode. Neuroimage, 2015 Feb 15;107:95-106 doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.11.062
Jaekel J, Pluess M, Belsky J, Wolke D. Effects of maternal sensitivity on low birth weight children’s academic achievement: a test of differential susceptibility versus diathesis stress. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015 Jun;56(6):693-701 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12331
Jaekel J, Strauss V, Johnson S, Gilmore C, Wolke, D. Delayed school entry and academic performance: A natural experiment. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2015 Jul;57(7):652-659. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12713
Wolke D, Baumann N, Strauss V, Johnson S, Marlow, N. Bullying of preterm children and emotional problems at school age: cross-culturally invariant effects, J Pediatr. 2015 Jun;166(6):1417-22 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.02.055
Wolke D, Strauss V, Johnson S, Gilmore C, Marlow N, Jaekel J, Universal gestational age effects on cognitive and basic numerical processing: two cohorts in two countries, J Pediatr. 2015 Jun;166(6):1410-1416.e2 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.02.065
Bäuml JG, Daamen M, Meng C, Neitzel J, Scheef L, Jaekel J, Busch B, Baumann N, Bartmann P, Wolke D, Boecker H, Wohlschläger AM, Sorg, C. Correspondence between Aberrant Intrinsic Network Connectivity and Gray-Matter Volume in the Ventral Brain of Preterm Born Adults. Cereb Cortex. 2015 Nov;25(11):4135-45. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhu133
Eryigit-Madzwamuse S, Baumann N, Jaekel J, Bartmann P, Wolke D. Neuro-cognitive performance of very preterm or very low birth weight adults at 26 years. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2015;56(8):857-864. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12358
Jaekel J, Bartmann P, Schneider W, Wolke D. Neurodevelopmental pathways to preterm children’s specific and general mathematic abilities. Early Hum Dev. 2014 Oct;90(10):639-44. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.07.015
Jaekel J, Wolke D. Preterm birth and dyscalculia. J Pediatr. 2014 Jun;164(6):1327-32 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.01.069
Schmid G, Wolke D. Preschool regulation problems and attention-deficit/hyperactivity and cognitive deficits at school age in children born at risk: Different phenotypes of dysregulation? Early Hum Dev. 2014 Aug;90(8):399-405 doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.05.001
Strauss VY, Wolke D, Johnson S, Jaekel J, Gilmore C. The effect of gestational age at birth on cognitive development and mathematics learning difficulties. Infant Mental Health Journal, 2014 35(3; Suppl), PS1.9-S3.
Jäkel J, Baumann N Wolke, D. Effects of gestational age at birth on cognitive performance: A function of cognitive workload demands. PLoS One. 2013 May 24;8(5):e65219. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065219
Jäkel J, Wolke D, Bartmann P Poor attention rather than hyperactivity/impulsivity predicts academic achievement in very preterm and fullterm adolescents. Psychological Medicine, 2013 Jan;43(1):183-96. doi: 10.1017/S0033291712001031
Johnson S, Wolke D. Behavioural outcomes and psychopathology during adolescence. Early Hum Dev. 2013 Apr;89(4):199-207. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.01.014
Wolke D, Jäkel J, Hall J, Baumann, N. Effects of sensitive parenting on the academic resilience of very preterm and very low birth weight adolescents J Adolesc Health, 2013 Nov;53(5):642-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.06.014
Wolke D, Chernova J, Eryigit-Madzwamuse S, Samara M, Zwierzynska K, Petrou S. Self and parent perspectives on health related quality of life of adolescents born very preterm. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2013 Oct;163(4):1020-6.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.04.030
Hall J, Wolke,D. A comparison of prematurity and small for gestational age as risk factors for age 6-13 year emotional problems. Early Human Development, 2012 Oct;88(10):797-804. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2012.05.005
Hall J, Jäkel J, Wolke D Gender distinctive impacts of prematurity and small for gestational age on age-6 attention problems. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2012 Nov;17(4):238-245. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2012.00649.x
Jäkel J, Wolke D, Leyendecker B. Resilience in preschool children: To what degree can a stimulating home literacy environment compensate biological and socio-cultural adversity?/Resilienz im Vorschulalter: Wie stark kann die familiäre Leseumwelt biologische und soziokulturelle Entwicklungsrisiken kompensieren? Zeitschrift für Familienforschung, 2012 24 (2): 148-159.
Jäkel J, Wolke D, Chernova J Mother and child behaviour in very preterm and term dyads at 6 and 8 years. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2012 Aug;54(8):716-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04323.x
Heinonen K, Räikkönen K, Pesonen AK, Andersson S, Kajantie E, Eriksson J, Wolke D, Lano, A. Longitudinal study of smoking cessation before pregnancy and children’s cognitive abilities at 56 months of age. Early Human Development, 2011, 87(5), 353-9 doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.02.002
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Schmid G, Schreier A, Meyer R, Wolke D. (2011). Predictors of crying, feeding and sleeping problems: a prospective study. Child Care, Health and Development, 011 Jul;37(4):493-502. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01201.x