Birgit Derntl

Birgit Derntl
Born
Austria
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience, Psychology & Psychotherapy
InstitutionsUniversity of Vienna
Medical University of Vienna
RWTH Aachen University
University of Tübingen
Thesis (2006)
Doctoral advisorIlse Kryspin-Exner
Ewald Moser
Websitehttps://www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/de/das-klinikum/mitarbeiter/profil/1610

Birgit Derntl is an Austrian clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. She a professor at the Tübingen Center for Mental Health, University of Tübingen, Germany.

Education

Derntl studied psychology (Diplom) at the University of Vienna. She obtained her doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) in psychology (summa cum laude) from the University of Vienna in 2006. After completing her doctoral studies, she joined RWTH Aachen University as a postdoctoral research fellow of the International Research Training Group. She returned to the University of Vienna in 2009 where she completed her Habilitation in 2012.[1]

Career

In 2011, Derntl was appointed Assistant Professor for Translational Neuroscience in Psychiatry and Neurology at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. In 2015, she was appointed Full Professor (W3) at the Department of General Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Germany. As of 2025 Derntl is a full professor at the University of Tübingen, Germany.[1]

Research

Derntl's research investigates the influences of sex/gender and sex hormones on behavior, brain architecture, and mental health. In this research she uses functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine differences between men and women in the empathy they exhibit.[2][3] As a graduate student she investigated the role of the amygdala for explicit emotion recognition[4][5] and studied the effects of ethnic group as well as sex hormone profile.[6] She has researched emotion processing and recognition,[7] and the impairment of empathic abilities in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.[8] In depressed individuals, Derntl reported sex/gender differences in approach and avoidance behavior, as well as causal attribution and emotion regulation.[9]

Honors and awards

In 2015 Derntl received the Luc Ciompi Award from the Swiss Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.[10]

Selected publications

  • Derntl, Birgit; Kryspin-Exner, Ilse; Fernbach, Eva; Moser, Ewald; Habel, Ute (2008). "Emotion recognition accuracy in healthy young females is associated with cycle phase". Hormones and Behavior. 53 (1): 90–95. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.09.006. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  • Derntl, Birgit; Finkelmeyer, Andreas; Toygar, Timur K.; Hülsmann, Anna; Schneider, Frank; Falkenberg, Dania I.; Habel, Ute (2009). "Generalized deficit in all core components of empathy in schizophrenia". Schizophrenia Research. 108 (1–3): 197–206. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2008.11.009. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  • Derntl, Birgit; Finkelmeyer, Andreas; Eickhoff, Simon; Kellermann, Thilo; Falkenberg, Dania I.; Schneider, Frank; Habel, Ute (2010). "Multidimensional assessment of empathic abilities: Neural correlates and gender differences". Psychoneuroendocrinology. 35 (1): 67–82. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.10.006. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  • Kogler, Lydia; Müller, Veronika I.; Chang, Amy; Eickhoff, Simon B.; Fox, Peter T.; Gur, Ruben C.; Derntl, Birgit (2015). "Psychosocial versus physiological stress — Meta-analyses on deactivations and activations of the neural correlates of stress reactions". NeuroImage. 119: 235–251. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.06.059. PMC 4564342. PMID 26123376. Retrieved 2025-10-29.

References

  1. ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Birgit Derntl | Universitätsklinikum Tübingen". www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  2. ^ Ray, Valencia (2013). Leadership beyond gender : transcend limiting mindsets to become a more engaging leader. Internet Archive. Naperville, IL : Empower Up Pub. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-9823680-2-2.
  3. ^ Neurofeminism : issues at the intersection of feminist theory and cognitive science. Internet Archive. [Place of publication not identified] : Palgrave Macmillan. 2014. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-349-33392-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. ^ Habel, Ute; Windischberger, Christian; Derntl, Birgit; Robinson, Simon; Kryspin-Exner, Ilse; Gur, Ruben C.; Moser, Ewald (2007-01-01). "Amygdala activation and facial expressions: Explicit emotion discrimination versus implicit emotion processing". Neuropsychologia. 45 (10): 2369–2377. doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.01.023. ISSN 0028-3932.
  5. ^ Derntl, Birgit; Windischberger, Christian; Robinson, Simon; Lamplmayr, Elisabeth; Kryspin-Exner, Ilse; Gur, Ruben C.; Moser, Ewald; Habel, Ute (2008-09-01). "Facial emotion recognition and amygdala activation are associated with menstrual cycle phase". Psychoneuroendocrinology. 33 (8): 1031–1040. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.04.014. ISSN 0306-4530. PMC 7437605. PMID 18675521.
  6. ^ Derntl, Birgit; Kryspin-Exner, Ilse; Fernbach, Eva; Moser, Ewald; Habel, Ute (2008). "Emotion recognition accuracy in healthy young females is associated with cycle phase". Hormones and Behavior. 53 (1): 90–95. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.09.006. ISSN 0018-506X.
  7. ^ Derntl, Birgit; Finkelmeyer, Andreas; Eickhoff, Simon; Kellermann, Thilo; Falkenberg, Dania I.; Schneider, Frank; Habel, Ute (2010-01-01). "Multidimensional assessment of empathic abilities: Neural correlates and gender differences". Psychoneuroendocrinology. PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINE IMAGING. 35 (1): 67–82. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.10.006. ISSN 0306-4530.
  8. ^ Derntl, Birgit; Seidel, Eva-Maria; Schneider, Frank; Habel, Ute (2012-12-01). "How specific are emotional deficits? A comparison of empathic abilities in schizophrenia, bipolar and depressed patients". Schizophrenia Research. 142 (1): 58–64. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2012.09.020. ISSN 0920-9964. PMC 3514634. PMID 23116884.
  9. ^ Derntl, Birgit; Seidel, Eva-Maria; Eickhoff, Simon B.; Kellermann, Thilo; Gur, Ruben C.; Schneider, Frank; Habel, Ute (2011). "Neural correlates of social approach and withdrawal in patients with major depression". Social Neuroscience. 6 (5–6): 482–501. doi:10.1080/17470919.2011.579800. ISSN 1747-0919. PMC 3203307. PMID 21777105.
  10. ^ "SO-PSY Luc Ciompi Prize (Luc Ciompi Award) SGPP / SGSP". www.ciompi.com. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
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