Laura Steenbergen

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Laura Steenbergen is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Steenbergen has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 9 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Laura Steenbergen's work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (8 papers), Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research (6 papers) and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (6 papers). Laura Steenbergen is often cited by papers focused on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (8 papers), Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research (6 papers) and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (6 papers). Laura Steenbergen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Portugal. Laura Steenbergen's co-authors include Lorenza S. Colzato, Roberta Sellaro, Jos A. Bosch, Saskia van Hemert, Bernhard Hommel, Ann‐Kathrin Stock, Christian Beste, Simone M. Ritter, Witold X. Chmielewski and Rui Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Psychological Science and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Laura Steenbergen

28 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A randomized controlled trial to test the effect of multispecies probiotics on cognitive reactivity to sad mood

2015 530 citations Laura Steenbergen, Roberta Sellaro et al. Brain Behavior and Immunity profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura Steenbergen Netherlands	18	471	380	280	257	236	28	1.2k
Sigrid Breit Switzerland	7	323 0.7×	147 0.4×	194 0.7×	206 0.8×	203 0.9×	18	907
Aleksandra Kupferberg Germany	10	338 0.7×	260 0.7×	177 0.6×	237 0.9×	213 0.9×	14	1.5k
Roberta Sellaro Netherlands	25	470 1.0×	937 2.5×	475 1.7×	243 0.9×	245 1.0×	45	2.0k
Amy C. Reichelt Australia	26	309 0.7×	530 1.4×	151 0.5×	115 0.4×	506 2.1×	56	2.1k
Isaac Obed Pérez-Martínez Mexico	7	196 0.4×	237 0.6×	108 0.4×	72 0.3×	209 0.9×	19	941
Amedeo Minichino Italy	23	179 0.4×	321 0.8×	311 1.1×	180 0.7×	180 0.8×	67	1.3k
Gary W. Boehm United States	25	313 0.7×	215 0.6×	504 1.8×	353 1.4×	307 1.3×	56	1.6k
Jan‐Sebastian Grigoleit Germany	16	126 0.3×	122 0.3×	190 0.7×	432 1.7×	208 0.9×	20	1.0k
Mirjam Bloemendaal Netherlands	16	216 0.5×	342 0.9×	117 0.4×	109 0.4×	219 0.9×	29	876
Albino J. Oliveira‐Maia Portugal	25	133 0.3×	460 1.2×	361 1.3×	196 0.8×	200 0.8×	100	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Steenbergen

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Johnson, Katerina V.‐A. & Laura Steenbergen. (2025). Probiotics reduce negative mood over time: the value of daily self-reports in detecting effects. PubMed. 4(1). 10–10. 3 indexed citations

Steenbergen, Laura, et al.. (2023). The microbiota-gut-brain axis in hippocampus-dependent learning and memory: current state and future challenges. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 152. 105296–105296. 36 indexed citations

Johnson, Katerina V.‐A. & Laura Steenbergen. (2022). Gut Feelings: Vagal Stimulation Reduces Emotional Biases. Neuroscience. 494. 119–131. 12 indexed citations

Johnson, Katerina V.‐A. & Laura Steenbergen. (2022). Do common antibiotic treatments influence emotional processing?. Physiology & Behavior. 255. 113900–113900. 4 indexed citations

Steenbergen, Laura, et al.. (2021). Recognizing emotions in bodies: Vagus nerve stimulation enhances recognition of anger while impairing sadness. Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience. 21(6). 1246–1261. 12 indexed citations

Steenbergen, Laura, et al.. (2020). Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation modulates attentional resource deployment towards social cues. Neuropsychologia. 143. 107465–107465. 26 indexed citations

Hutten, Nadia R. P. W., Laura Steenbergen, Lorenza S. Colzato, et al.. (2019). Cocaine enhances figural, but impairs verbal ‘flexible’ divergent thinking. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 29(7). 813–824. 7 indexed citations

Colzato, Lorenza S., Laura Steenbergen, & Bernhard Hommel. (2018). Rumination impairs the control of stimulus-induced retrieval of irrelevant information, but not attention, control, or response selection in general. Psychological Research. 84(1). 204–216. 5 indexed citations

Jongkees, Bryant J., Laura Steenbergen, & Lorenza S. Colzato. (2017). Color vision predicts processing modes of goal activation during action cascading. Cortex. 94. 123–130. 1 indexed citations

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Colzato, Lorenza S., et al.. (2017). Supplementation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) affects temporal, but not spatial visual attention. Brain and Cognition. 120. 8–16. 22 indexed citations

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Colzato, Lorenza S., Laura Steenbergen, Roberta Sellaro, et al.. (2016). Effects of l-Tyrosine on working memory and inhibitory control are determined by DRD2 genotypes: A randomized controlled trial. Cortex. 82. 217–224. 25 indexed citations

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Steenbergen, Laura, Bryant J. Jongkees, Roberta Sellaro, & Lorenza S. Colzato. (2016). Tryptophan supplementation modulates social behavior: A review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 64. 346–358. 31 indexed citations

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Beste, Christian, Laura Steenbergen, Roberta Sellaro, et al.. (2016). Effects of Concomitant Stimulation of the GABAergic and Norepinephrine System on Inhibitory Control – A Study Using Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Brain stimulation. 9(6). 811–818. 101 indexed citations

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Steenbergen, Laura, Roberta Sellaro, Bernhard Hommel, et al.. (2015). “Unfocus” on foc.us: commercial tDCS headset impairs working memory. Experimental Brain Research. 234(3). 637–643. 38 indexed citations

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Steenbergen, Laura, Roberta Sellaro, Mischa de Rover, Bernhard Hommel, & Lorenza S. Colzato. (2015). No role of beta receptors in cognitive flexibility: Evidence from a task-switching paradigm in a randomized controlled trial. Neuroscience. 295. 237–242. 7 indexed citations

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Steenbergen, Laura, Roberta Sellaro, Ann‐Kathrin Stock, Christian Beste, & Lorenza S. Colzato. (2015). Action Video Gaming and Cognitive Control: Playing First Person Shooter Games Is Associated with Improved Action Cascading but Not Inhibition. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0144364–e0144364. 47 indexed citations

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Steenbergen, Laura, Roberta Sellaro, Bernhard Hommel, & Lorenza S. Colzato. (2015). Tyrosine promotes cognitive flexibility: Evidence from proactive vs. reactive control during task switching performance. Neuropsychologia. 69. 50–55. 44 indexed citations

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Steenbergen, Laura, Roberta Sellaro, Saskia van Hemert, Jos A. Bosch, & Lorenza S. Colzato. (2015). A randomized controlled trial to test the effect of multispecies probiotics on cognitive reactivity to sad mood. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 48. 258–264. 530 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sellaro, Roberta, Laura Steenbergen, Bart Verkuil, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, & Lorenza S. Colzato. (2015). Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) does not increase prosocial behavior in Cyberball. Frontiers in Psychology. 6. 499–499. 17 indexed citations

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Christoffels, Ingrid K., et al.. (2014). Two is better than one: bilingual education promotes the flexible mind. Psychological Research. 79(3). 371–379. 23 indexed citations

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