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 Research
2022
Longitudinal volumetric evaluation of hippocampus and amygdala subregions in recent trauma survivors
Ben-Zion Z, Korem N, Spiller TR, Duek O, Keynan JN, Admon R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Liberzon I, Shalev AY, Hendler T. Longitudinal volumetric evaluation of hippocampus and amygdala subregions in recent trauma survivors. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 28: 657-667. PMID: 36280750, PMCID: PMC9918676, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01842-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAmygdala subregionsPTSD diagnosisGeneral hospital emergency departmentLeft amygdala volumeHospital emergency departmentRight hippocampus volumeCA1 hippocampal subregionRecent trauma survivorsTrauma survivorsCivilian trauma survivorsED admissionEligible participantsHippocampus volumeAmygdala volumeHippocampal subregionsVulnerability traitsDisorder pathogenesisClinical InterviewModerate evidenceHippocampus subregionsTrauma exposureStructural MRIRobust evidenceLower initial volume
2020
Frequency-based Dissociation of Symbolic and Nonsymbolic Numerical Processing during Numerical Comparison
Rubinsten O, Korem N, Levin N, Furman T. Frequency-based Dissociation of Symbolic and Nonsymbolic Numerical Processing during Numerical Comparison. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 32: 762-782. PMID: 32083518, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01550.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Is susceptibility to cross-language interference domain specific?
Prior A, Degani T, Awawdy S, Yassin R, Korem N. Is susceptibility to cross-language interference domain specific? Cognition 2017, 165: 10-25. PMID: 28458090, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive functionL1 interferenceLexical interferenceL2 proficiencySyntactic interferenceSemantic similarity judgment taskSelf-paced reading paradigmSecond language achievementDifferent-script bilingualsGeneral executive functionsNumerical Stroop taskSimilarity judgment taskCross-language interferenceGeneral EF abilityBilingual university studentsEF abilitiesStroop taskJudgment taskL2 processingOrthographic systemBilingual languageLanguage achievementReading paradigmLanguage domainsHebrew sentences
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