2024
Emotional State Transitions in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Korem N, Duek O, Spiller T, Ben-Zion Z, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I. Emotional State Transitions in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e246813. PMID: 38625701, PMCID: PMC11022112, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.6813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma-exposed individualsEmotional numbing symptomsTrauma-exposed controlsNegative emotional statesNumbing symptomsEmotional numbingDSM-5Valence ratingsStress disorderEmotional statesTrauma-exposed control groupPTSD experiencesPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistDSM-5 criteriaAge-related associationsStimulus valencePCL-5Emotional responsesEmotional state transitionEmotional transitionSymptomsParticipantsDisorders
2016
The role of empathy in the neural responses to observed human social touch
Peled-Avron L, Levy-Gigi E, Richter-Levin G, Korem N, Shamay-Tsoory S. The role of empathy in the neural responses to observed human social touch. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2016, 16: 802-813. PMID: 27165338, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-016-0432-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman social touchNeural responsesSocial touchEmpathic traitsEmpathic participantsElectrophysiological responsesMore pleasant emotionsRole of empathyGreater mu suppressionLevel of empathyPleasant emotionsSensorimotor resonanceEmotional contagionMu suppressionPersonal distressObserved touchNeural markersTactile stimuliInanimate objectsElectroencephalography (EEG) activityInterindividual differencesEmotionsHuman interactionEmpathyParticipants