2024
Amygdala Cannabinoid 1 Receptor, Pain Response, and Emotional Numbing in Trauma-Exposed Individuals
Korem N, Hillmer A, D’Souza D, Nia A, Levy I, Pietrzak R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Amygdala Cannabinoid 1 Receptor, Pain Response, and Emotional Numbing in Trauma-Exposed Individuals. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2432387. PMID: 39250156, PMCID: PMC11385051, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.32387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmygdalaEmotionsFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePainReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Stress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung Adult
2023
Neural valuation of rewards and punishments in posttraumatic stress disorder: a computational approach
Jia R, Ruderman L, Pietrzak R, Gordon C, Ehrlich D, Horvath M, Mirchandani S, DeFontes C, Southwick S, Krystal J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Levy I. Neural valuation of rewards and punishments in posttraumatic stress disorder: a computational approach. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 101. PMID: 36977676, PMCID: PMC10050320, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02388-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain MappingFearHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePrefrontal CortexPunishmentRewardStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderValuation systemStress disorderCombat veteransMaintenance of PTSDSubjective valueBrain valuation systemNeural valuation systemVentromedial prefrontal cortexFunctional MRI studyFunction of symptomsMale combat veteransNeural valuationSeries of choicesFear learningPunishment processingPosttrauma symptomsPTSD symptomsNeural encodingNeural mechanismsUncertain optionsPrefrontal cortexSubjective valuationVentral striatumMonetary gains
2017
Distributed neural representation of saliency controlled value and category during anticipation of rewards and punishments
Zhang Z, Fanning J, Ehrlich DB, Chen W, Lee D, Levy I. Distributed neural representation of saliency controlled value and category during anticipation of rewards and punishments. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 1907. PMID: 29203854, PMCID: PMC5714958, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02080-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCorpus StriatumDecision MakingFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePrefrontal CortexPunishmentRewardYoung AdultConceptsNeural representationAnticipation of rewardDecision-related informationCognitive neuroscienceOutcome anticipationValue signalsPotential confoundsCategory informationHuman brainNeural signalsSaliencyRewardValuation taskAnticipationMultiple aspectsStrong supportActivity patternsPunishmentVmPFCRepresentationNeuroscienceConfoundsExtensive literatureEncodingTask
2001
Center–periphery organization of human object areas
Levy I, Hasson U, Avidan G, Hendler T, Malach R. Center–periphery organization of human object areas. Nature Neuroscience 2001, 4: 533-539. PMID: 11319563, DOI: 10.1038/87490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsBrain MappingFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPhotic StimulationRetinaVisual CortexVisual FieldsVisual PerceptionConceptsVisual field biasPeripheral visual field biasOccipito-temporal cortexFace-related regionsMore peripheral informationObject-related areasRepresentation of objectsObject representationsObject categoriesEccentricity mapCentral informationPeripheral informationBrain regionsVisual field representationField biasRetinal eccentricity