2017
Neuroeconomic approach to trauma related psychopathology: A version to ambiguous losses in PTSD
Harpaz-Rotem I, Jia R, Ruderman L, Pietrzak R, Levy I. Neuroeconomic approach to trauma related psychopathology: A version to ambiguous losses in PTSD. European Psychiatry 2017, 41: s358. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.02.349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxious arousal symptomsArousal symptomsAmbiguity attitudesCombat exposureTrauma-related symptomatologyTrauma-Related PsychopathologyTrauma-related symptomsWhole-brain analysisBehavioral economics techniquesSeverity of PTSDDisclosure of interestNeuroeconomic approachNeural underpinningsTraditional diagnostic categoriesSpecific brain areasCombat veteransRelated psychopathologyAmbiguous optionBehavioral outcomesFMRI dataBrain analysisPTSDLoss domainAmbiguous lossBrain areas
2014
Neuroanatomy Predicts Individual Risk Attitudes
Gilaie-Dotan S, Tymula A, Cooper N, Kable JW, Glimcher PW, Levy I. Neuroanatomy Predicts Individual Risk Attitudes. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 12394-12401. PMID: 25209279, PMCID: PMC4160774, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1600-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeMatter volumeHigher gray matter volumeIndividual risk attitudesRight posterior parietal cortexSecond groupWhole-brain analysisPosterior parietal cortexPossible neural mechanismsCortical volumeGeneral populationBrain areasBrain scansParietal cortexIndividual human brainsStable biomarkersNeural activationRisk attitudesLess risk aversionNeurobiological toolsAmerican adultsMultitude of studiesNeural mechanismsHuman brainEx-ante hypotheses