A5102002137- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Aalto University
2020-2025
Bar-Ilan University
2013-2025
Reichman University
2017-2024
Brandman University
2024
University of Kent
2022
Herzliya Medical Center
2019
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
2014-2018
Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
2015-2018
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2017
Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition
2017
Despite decades of research, effects different types meditation on electroencephalographic (EEG) activity are still being defined. We compared practitioners three traditions (Vipassana, Himalayan Yoga and Isha Shoonya) with a control group during meditative instructed mind-wandering (IMW) block. All meditators showed higher parieto-occipital 60–110 Hz gamma amplitude than subjects as trait effect observed when considering IMW periods together. Moreover, this power was positively correlated...
Background: The increase in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is challenging maternity services. We have developed an interactive, smartphone-based, remote blood glucose (BG) monitoring system, GDm-health. Aims: objective was to determine women’s satisfaction with using the GDm-health system and their attitudes toward care. Methods: In a service development program involving 52 pregnant women (September 2012 June 2013), BG monitored from diagnosis until delivery. Following birth, completed...
Significance Intergroup conflicts are among the world’s most imminent problems, particularly with shift of battlefields into heart civilian locations and participation increasingly younger adolescents in intergroup conflict. We found that Israeli Palestinian reared a climate long-standing strife shut down brain’s automatic response to outgroup pain. This neural modulation characterized top-down process superimposed upon an pain all was sensitive hostile behavior toward outgroup,...
The recent call to move from focus on one brain's functioning two-brain communication initiated a search for mechanisms that enable two humans coordinate brain response during social interactions. Here, we utilized the mother-child context as developmentally salient setting study coupling. Mothers and their 9-year-old children were videotaped at home in positive conflictual Positive interactions microcoded synchrony conflicts overall dialogical style. Following, mother child underwent...
Abstract Empathy is a core human social ability shaped by biological dispositions and caregiving experiences; yet the mechanisms sustaining maturation of neural basis empathy are unknown. Here, we followed eighty-four children, including 42 exposed to chronic war-related adversity, across first decade life, assessed parenting, child temperament, anxiety disorders as contributors development empathy. At preadolescence, participants underwent magenetoencephalography while observing others’...
The transition to technologically-assisted communication has permeated all facets of human social life; yet, its impact on the brain is still unknown and effects may be particularly intense during periods developmental transitions. Applying a two-brain perspective, current preregistered study utilized hyperscanning EEG measure brain-to-brain synchrony in 62 mother-child pairs at adolescence (child age; M = 12.26, range 10-14) live face-to-face interaction versus remote communication....
Abstract At the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 became a global problem. Despite all efforts to emphasize relevance preventive measures, not everyone adhered them. Thus, learning more about characteristics determining attitudinal and behavioral responses pandemic is crucial improving future interventions. In this study, we applied machine on multi-national data collected by International Collaboration Social Moral Psychology (N = 51,404) test predictive efficacy constructs from social, moral,...
Abstract Texting has become one of the most prevalent ways to interact socially, particularly among youth; however, effects text messaging on social brain functioning are unknown. Guided by biobehavioral synchrony frame, this pre-registered study utilized hyperscanning EEG evaluate interbrain during face-to-face versus texting interactions. Participants included 65 mother-adolescent dyads observed conversation compared from different rooms. Results indicate that both and communication elicit...
Neuropsychological data about the forms of acquired reading impairment provide a strong basis for theoretical framework dual-route cascade (DRC) model which is predictive performance. However, lesions are often extensive and heterogeneous, thus making it difficult to establish precise functional anatomical correlates. Here, we connective neural account in aim accommodating main principles DRC make predictions on skill. We located prominent areas using fMRI applied structural equation...
Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as new onset or recognition of glucose intolerance in pregnancy. Evidence supports tight blood regulation to prevent adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Finger-prick (BG) testing with frequent clinic review remains the most common method managing The prevalence GDM rising globally, pressuring resource-limited services. Objectives: We have developed an intuitive, interactive, reliable, accurate management system record BG...
Abstract While empathy to the pain of conspecific is evolutionary-ancient and observed in rodents primates, it also integrates higher-order affective representations. Yet, unclear whether human for inborn or matures during development what neural processes underpin its maturation. Using magnetoencephalography, we monitored brain response children, adolescents, adults (n = 209) others’ pain, testing shift from childhood adult functioning. Results indicate that children’s vicarious operates...
Perspective-taking is essential for improving intergroup relations. However, it difficult to implement, especially in violent conflicts. Given that immersive virtual reality (VR) can simulate various points of view (POV), we examined whether lead beneficial outcomes by promoting outgroup perspective-taking, even armed In two studies, Jewish-Israelis watched a 360° VR scene depicting an Israeli-Palestinian confrontation from different POVs–outgroup's, ingroup's while imagining perspective or...
We present an experimental study conducted in the context of Israeli–Palestinian conflict that examined effect immersive 360° video on inducing a more critical perception ingroup’s actions conflict. An experience simulated scenario filmed from outgroup’s point view led to judgment ingroup actors’ behavior as less moral and justified compared watching same two-dimensional video. This was not mediated through increased outgroup perspective-taking empathy but higher levels hostile emotions...
Abstract While some studies show ideological asymmetry in outgroup bias between rightists and leftists, those often target an ideologically biased outgroup. Here, we bypass this issue by targeting the outgroups (rightists for leftists rightists). We rely on a magnetoencephalography‐based approach delineating function‐specific neural mechanisms to test asymmetries at multiple levels: explicit psychological self‐reports, implicit behavioral bias, oscillations. Using computational model...
A powerful example of affective polarisation occurred between vaccine-supporters and -opposers when vaccinations were implemented to counter the recent global pandemic. In this social neuroscience study, we scanned 121 using magnetoencephalography evaluate three levels polarisation: explicit, implicit, neural - then test whether exposing people extreme ingroup perspectives (following paradoxical thinking principles) or outgroup can modulate those vaccinated unvaccinated individuals. We show...
While emotions are pivotal in intergroup conflicts, individuals less motivated to feel peace-promoting extreme conflicts. In the current research, we investigated whether virtual reality (VR) can be harnessed overcome this limitation by utilizing two of its features: (a) ability simulate an immersive way, and (b) allow people experience a situation from different perspectives immersively. Two studies done outside lab ( N = 346) on Jewish-Israelis showed that watching conflict-related scenes...