Postdoctoral researcher
I am a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and researcher in the laboratory of clinical psychology of social interactions. My research areas include emotion regulation, empathy and social cognition, and applications in mental health and psychiatry of mindfulness and compassion interventions. I use behavioral, psychophysiology and neuroimaging methods. Currently, I am investigating common transdiagnostic social deficits in autism and social anxiety conditions, tackling diverse behavioral, immunological and brain mechanisms, in the context of a Cluster of Excellence NeuroCure funded project. I also collaborate in various interdisciplinary projects on art and science. In my free time, I enjoy life, exercise and food.
Areas of interest and expterise
- Mindfulness
- Emotion regulation
- Empathy
Contact
E-Mail: simon.guendelman@hu-berlin.de
Web: https://www.simonguendelman.com
Publications
2024
Guendelman, S., Kaltwasser, L., Bayer, M., Gallese, V., & Dziobek, I. (2024). Brain mechanisms underlying the modulation of heart rate variability when accepting and reappraising emotions. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 18756. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68352-4 📖
2023
Mylius, M., Guendelman, S., Iliopoulos, F., Gallese, V., & Kaltwasser, L. (2023). The Impact of Meditation on Body Awareness: Prestimulus Alpha Activity Modulates Response Bias in a Somatosensory Signal Detection Task. Authorea Preprints. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.169445202.28516536/v2
Saakyan, W., Norden, M., Herrmann, L., Kirsch, S., Lin, M., Guendelman, S., Dziobek, I., & Drimalla, H. (2023, September). On Scalable and Interpretable Autism Detection from Social Interaction Behavior. In 2023 11th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII) (pp. 1-8). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACII59096.2023.10388157
Lin, M., Kirsch, S., Guendelman, S., Kaufmann, C., Maier, S., van Elst, L. T., & Dziobek, I. (2023). Neural Engagement during Social Approach and Avoidance in Autistic Adults without Intellectual Disability. INSAR 2023.
Kirsch, S., Lin, M., Guendelman, S., Kaufmann, C., Maier, S., Dziobek, I., & van Elst, L. T. (2023). Minimal Neural Differences during Facial Emotion Recognition between Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults in High-Powered fMRI Study. INSAR 2023.
2022
Guendelman S, Bayer M, Prehn K, Dziobek I. Regulating negative emotions of others reduces own stress: Neurobiological correlates and the role of individual differences in empathy. Neuroimage. 2022 Mar 26;254:119134. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119134. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35351648.
Guendelman S, Bayer M, Prehn K, Dziobek I. Towards a mechanistic understanding of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) using an RCT neuroimaging approach: Effects on regulating own stress in social and non-social situations. Neuroimage. 2022 Mar 5;254:119059. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119059. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35259523.
2021
Guendelman S. & Przyrembel M. (2021) Taking care of emotions – from within, from without. Constructivist Foundations 16(2): 224–226. https://constructivist.info/16/2/224
2016
2016 “Developmental Trauma from a Buddhist and Relational Intersubjective perspective” Int J Psychotherapy, Vol. 20. Special issue. pp. 94-113.
2016 “Varela and Contemporary Psychoanalysis, an epistemological gesture: from representations to co-emergence”. Studies in Gender & Sexuality. (In press).
2016 “Varela’s bio-philosophy of experience, from representation to co-emergence.” chapter in the book “Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Chile”. from the IARPP: International Association of Relational Psychoanalsis and Psychotherapy.
2015
2015 “Neurobiology of meditation and intersubjective process: from self to intersubjective attunement” chapter in the book Mindfulness and Psychotherapy. Published by JC Saez Editores. (In press).
2014
2014 “Empathy and borderline personality disorder: controversies