NIPI
Funding Brain Research To Fight Disease

 

nipi researchers

  

2022 - 2023


First Year

1 . Liron Rosenkrantz
Bar Ilan University, Faculty of Medicine
Elucidating the neural mechanisms of enhanced rationality in autism
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2 . Alon Shamir & Einat Madar, Mazor
The Technion, Faculty of Medicine
Pain and schizophrenia: Unraveling the molecular mechanism underling pain. Sensitivity of individuals with schizophrenia.
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3 . David Deutsch
University of Haifa, Department of Neurobiology
Characterizing deficits in social communication in Drosophila ASD models
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4 . Niv Regev
Ben Gurion University, Psychology
The rewarding value of self-verifying information
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5 . Ariel gilad
Hebrew University Jerusalem, Medical Neurobiology
Thalamo-cortico-amygdala network dysfunctions underlying sensory integration in ASD
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6 . Keren Nitzan
The Open University, Psychology and Education
Anxiolytic and antidepressants’ effect of crataegus pinnatifida (Shan Zha) during and after Exposure to stress: effect on 5HT metabolism.
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7 . Odaya Damri
Ben Gurion University, Clinical Biochemistry & Pharmacology
Does chronic exposure to high temperature, one of the factors of global warming, worsen Psychiatric illness prevalence and/or cause its exacerbation? A study in a mouse model of bipolar disorder.
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8 . Lilach Avitan
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ELSC
A mechanistic circuitry account for the he emergence of social behavior in the larval zebrafish
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9 . Segal Zilka Mano
University of Haifa, Psychology
Identifying individual-specific mechanisms of change for major depressive disorder
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10 . Michael London
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Life science, Neurobiology, and ELSC
Abnormal dendritic excitability: a convergent mechanism in ASD
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11 . Gali Umschweif-Nevo
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Pharmacy
CCL21 as a potential biomarker for depression and its treatments
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Second Year

1 . Jennifer Resnik
Ben-Gurion University, Life Science department
The neural underpinnings of sound processing and hypersensitivity in mice models of autism spectrum disorder
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2 . Silvi Frenkel-Toledo
Ariel University, School of Health sciences, Physiotherapy department
Human higher-order motor control: Neural correlates of imitation, pantomime, and tool-related actions, and the relationship between deficits in these skills and motor function following stroke. 
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3 . Sarit Szpiro
University of Haifa, Special Education
Recovering Sensory Decline: Unlocking the Potential of Perceptual Learning across Modalities
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4 . Michal Taler
Sheba, Tel Hashomer, The Pediatric Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory
The Role of Neuro-inflammation and Medical Burden in Schizophrenia: A Longitudinal Study on 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome as a Model
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5 . Haitham Amal
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine
The role of CREB signalling via SNO-calcineurin in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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6 . Boaz Barak
Tel Aviv University, The School of Psychological Sciences and Sagol school of Neuroscience
Elucidating the roles of microglia in the pathophysiology of Williams syndrome
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7 . Rama Novogrodsky & Natalia Meir
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Exploring the Use of Dual-Language Assessment for Bilingual Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment
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8 . Ravid Doron
The Open University, Education and Psychology Department
An ultra-low dose of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease  and the role of Sirtuin 1 and BDNF
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2021 - 2022


First Year

1 . Haitham Amal
Hebrew University Jerusalem, Institute for Drug Research
The role of CREB signaling via SNO calcineurin in a mouse model of ASD.
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2 . Boaz Barak
Tel Aviv University, Psychology Sciences
Elucidating the roles of microglia in the pathophysiology of Williams syndrome.
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3 . Silvi Frenkel Toledo
Ariel University, School of health sciences
Human higher order control
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4 . Jennifer Resnik
Ben Gurion University, Life Sciences
The neural underpinnings of sound processing and hypersensitivity in mice models of ASD.
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5 . Sarit Szpiro and Hanin Karawani (Joint application)SAC: Hochstein,D.Sagi
Haifa university, Education and communication sciences and disorders
Recovering sensory decline; unlocking the potential of perceptual learning across modalities.
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6 . Michal Taler
Sheba, SAC: Klein Pediatric moleculat psychiatry laboratory
The role of neuro inflammation and medical burden in Schizophrenia: A longitudinal studyd on 22q11.2 deletion syndrome as a model.
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Second Year

1 . Rama Novogrodsky And Dr. Natalia Meir
Haifa University, Bar Ilan University, English Literature and Linguistics, Communication sciences and disorders
Exploring the use of dual language assessment for bilingual children with ASD: Implications for diagnosis and treatment.
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2 . Vadim Axelrod
Vadim Axelrod, Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center
Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center
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3 . Orit Elyon
Ariel University, Health Sciences
Extending haptic sense: Psychophysics and therapy method based on the “modra inspire” system.
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4 . Sveta Fichman
Hadassah Academic College, Hadassah Academic College
Stuttering and bilingualism: Cross linguistic aspects.
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5 . Tal Krasovsky
University of Hafia, Physical Therapy
Neural and behavioral correlates of coplex walking in people with anxiety disorders.
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6 . Smadar Ovadia-Caro
University of Haifa, Cognitive Sciences
Developing novel, connectivity based tDCS stimulation Protocols to enhance the effects of visuomotor prismatic adaptation.
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7 . Noam Weinbach and Noga Cohen
University of Haifa, Psychology
How emotion regulation strategies influence the physiological reaction to food in women with Bullimia nervoa.
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8 . Sigal Zilcha-Mano
University of Haifa, Psychology
Neural mechanisms of expectancy based effects in psychotherapy.
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2020 - 2021


First Year

1 . Vadim Axelrod
Bar Ilan University, Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center
In quest of understanding neural mechanisms of rumination in non-clinical population
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2 . Boaz Barak
Tel Aviv University, Psychological Sciences and Neuroscience
Elucidating how prenatal Gtf2i deletion in myelinating glia affects behavioral, myelination and neurobiological properties
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3 . Livnat Brill
Hebrew University Jerusalem, Neurology, Hadassah Medical Center
Molecular and cognitive functions as predictors for multiple sclerosis outcome
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4 . Orit Elyon
Ariel University, Health Sciences
Extending haptic sense: Psychophysics and therapy method based on the “Mudra Inspire” system
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5 . Sveta Fichman
Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem, Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem
Stuttering and bilingualism: Cross linguistic aspects
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6 . Tal Krasovsky
University of Haifa, Physical Therapy
Neural and behavioral correlates of complex walking in people with anxiety disorders
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7 . Tzuri Lifschytz
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Biological Psychiaty Lab
Maternal immune activation (MIA) combined with under expression of the Abelson-helper intergration site 1 (Ahi1) gene as risk factors to develop schizophrenia-related phenotypes, and the beneficial effect of preventive of early antipsychotic treatment on these phenotypes.
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8 . Smadar Ovadia-Caro
University of Haifa, Cognitive Sciences
Developing novel, connectivity-based tDCS stimulation protocols to enhance the effects of visuomotor prismatic adaptation.
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9 . Noam Weinbach and Noga Cohen
University of Haifa, Psychology
How emotion regulation strategies influence the physiological reaction to food in women with Bulimia nervosa.
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10 . Sogal Zilcha-Mano
University of Haifa, Psychology
Neural mechanisms of expectancy based effects in psychotherapy
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2019 - 2020


First Year

1 . Uri Hertz
Haifa University, Department of Cognitive Sciences
Motivations for information sharing in social anxiety disorder.
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2 . Maria Lev
Bar Ilan University, School of Optometry & Vision Science, Life Sciences,
Effect of medications on visual processing and perceptual learning in ADHD participants.
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3 . Moran Rubinstein
Tel Aviv University, Sagol School of Neuroscience
Identification of early behavioral deficit in Dravet Syndrome.
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4 . Shai Sabbah
Hebrew University, Department of Medical Neurobiology
Dissecting brain circuits that mediate a direct effect of light on mood.
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5 . Alon Shamir
The Technion, Faculty of Medicine
The impact of maternal immune activation (MIA) on the neuregulin-ErbB signaling in an animal model and in Schizophrenia patients.
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6 . Ido Tavor
Tel Aviv University, Department of Anatomy
A rush of blood to the head – can we increase our brain’s capacity for neuroplasticity By improving the brain’s blood supply?
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Second Year

1 . Roee Admon
University of Haifa, Psychology
Towards enhancement of stress resiliency: Facilitating cognitive and emotional function under stress in humans via Upregulation of mineralocorticoid receptors.
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2 . ran Bar-Kalifa
Ben Gurion University, Psychology
Capitalization deficits in the intimate bonds of individuals with social anxiety: A biopsychosocial model of challenge and threat.
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3 . Ravid Doron
The Open University, Education & Psychology
A Herbal treatment with a fast-onset anxiolytic effect
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4 . Yafit Gabay, Avi Mendelsohn
University of Haifa, Special Education Department & Neurobiology Department
Exploring the role of feedback timing on acquisition and consolidation Of procedural learning in ADHD
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5 . Itai Horowitz
Rambam Medical Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dynamic brain patterns in youths with ADHD and the effects of Methylpehindate: An EEG connectivity study.
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6 . Amit Lotan
Hebrew University, Psychiatry Hadassah Medical Center
Hebrew University
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7 . Gilly Wolf
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Biological Psychiatry Lab
Effects of cerebrovascular insufficiency on iron deposition and ferroptosis: Affective and cognitive aspects, lesions to the deep white matter, neurogenesis and glial activation.
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8 . Florina Yuzphosbski
Ben Gurion University, Psychology
The role of puberty and sex hormones in autism symptomology.
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2018 - 2019


First Year

1 . Mor Nahum & Itai Berger
Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center, School of OT, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University & Pediatrics
Neural correlates and everyday manifestation of emotion dysregulation in youth with ADHD
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2 . Eran Bar-Kalifa
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Psychology
Capitalization deficits in the intimate bonds of individuals with social anxiety: A biopsychosocial model of challenge and threat
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3 . Segev Barak
Tel Aviv University, School of Psychological Sciences& Sagol school for Neuroscience
Role of fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) in alcohol use disorder
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4 . Ravid Doron
The Academic College - Tel Aviv Jaffa, School of Behavioral Sciences
An herbal treatment with a fast-onset anxiolytic effect
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5 . Yafit Gabay & Avi Mendelsohn
University of Haifa, Sagol Department of Neurobiology, Brain and Learning Disabilities
Exploring the role of feedback timing on acquisition and consolidation of procedural learning in ADHD
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6 . Dana Ekstein
Hebrew University, Neurology, Hadassah Medical Center
Games of Troy: Modulating neuroinflammation in epilepsy by targeting the cannabinoid system of monocytes
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7 . Itai Horowitz
Beer Yaakov–Ness Ziona Mental Health Center, Department of Child & adolescent Psychiatry
Dynamic brain patterns in youth with ADHD and the effects of Methylpehindate: An EEG connectivity study
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8 . Moshe Isserles
Hebrew University, Psychiatry, Hadassah Medical Center
Intramuscular Ketamine with Ultra-Brief Exposure for Treatment Resistant PTSD - Clinical Effects and fMRI Correlates
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9 . Amir Krivoy
Geha Mental Health Center, Psychiatry
Investigation of the role of glutamatergic mechanisms in response and resistance of schizophrenia patients to clozapine
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10 . Anan Moran
Tel Aviv University, Neurobiology
Revealing the primary abnormalities of ApoE4 and their role in Alzheimer’s disease using implicit memory tests
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11 . Limor Shtoots
Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, School of Psychology
Enhancing Consolidation of Conceptual Learning via EEG Neurofeedback
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Second Year

1 . Roee Admon
University of Haifa, Psychology
Towards enhancement of stress resiliency: facilitating cognitive and emotional function under stress in humans via upregulation of mineralocorticoid receptors
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2 . Adi Aran
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology unit
Cannabinoids for behavioral problems in autism spectrum disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm crossover study
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3 . Ayelet Ben-Sasson
University of Haifa, Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences
Sensory over-responsivity in OCD as a factor of slow habituation
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4 . Bat-Sheva Hadad&Maya Benish-Weisman &Miriam Fink Lavi
University of Haifa, Faculty of Education; Brain Research Center
Perceptual sensitivity as the missing link in the relations between gene-environment interactions and anxiety
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5 . Amir Hadanny
Asaf Harofe Medical Center, Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Research
The application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for substance usage related cognitive impairment
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6 . Liat Helpman
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Psychiatric Research Unit
Neurofeedback as an adjunctive treatment for dissociation, flashbacks, and sleep disturbance for women with PTSD following childhood sexual abuse
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7 . Eyal Kalanthroff
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychology
Personalized inhibitory control training for compulsive behavior change
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8 . Dina Safina
University of Haifa, The Institute for the Study of Affective Neuroscience
The role of hippocampal neurogenesis and neuroinflammation in
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9 . Roy Salomon
Bar-Ilan University, Gonda Brain Research Center
The neurocognitive representation of the self in psychosis
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10 . Florina Uzefovsky
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Psychology
The role of puberty and sex-hormones in autism symptomology
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11 . Gilly Wolf
Hebrew University, Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, Hadassah Medical Center
Effects of cerebrovascular insufficiency on iron deposition and ferroptosis: Affective and cognitive aspects, lesions to the deep white matter, neurogenesis and glial activation.
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12 . Adam Zaidel
Bar Ilan University, Gonda Brain Research Center
Multisensory integration of visual and vestibular cues for self-motion perception in Parkinson’s disease
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13 . Inna Gaisler-Salomon
University of Haifa, Department of Psychology
Therapeutic potential of cannabinoids in a rat model of schizophrenia
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2017 - 2018


First Year

1 . Roee Admon
Psychology, University of Haifa
Towards Enhancement of Stress Resiliency: Facilitating Cognitive and Emotional Function Under Stress in Humans via Upregulation of Mineralocorticoid Receptors
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2 . Adi Aran
Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Cannabinoids for behavioral problems in autism spectrum disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm crossover study.
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3 . Ayelet Ben-Sasson
Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa
Sensory over-responsivity in OCD as a factor of slow habituation
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4 . Bat-Sheva Hadad & Maya Benish-Weisman & Miriam Fink Lavi
Education, Brain Research Center, University of Haifa
Perceptual sensitivity as the missing link in the relations between gene-environment interactions and anxiety
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5 . Amir Hadanny
Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Research, Asaf Harofe Medical Center
The application of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for substance usage related cognitive impairment
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6 . Liat Helpman
Psychiatric Research Unit, Sourasky Medical Center Tel Aviv
Neurofeedback as an adjunctive treatment for dissociation, flashbacks, and sleep disturbance for women with PTSD following childhood sexual abuse
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7 . Eyal Kalanthroff
Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Personalized Inhibitory Control Training for Compulsive Behavior Change
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8 . Dina Safina
The Institute for the Study of Affective Neuroscience, University of Haifa
The role of hippocampal neurogenesis and neuroinflammation in emotional complications of chronic pain
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9 . Roy Salomon
Gonda Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University
The neurocognitive representation of the self in psychosis
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10 . Florina Uzefovsky
Psychology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
The role of puberty and sex-hormones in autism symptomology
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11 . Gilly Wolf
Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Effects of cerebrovascular insufficiency on iron deposition and ferroptosis: Affective and cognitive aspects, lesions to the deep white matter, neurogenesis and glial activation.
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12 . Adam Zaidel
Gonda Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University
Multisensory integration of visual and vestibular cues for self-motion perception in Parkinson’s disease
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13 . Inna Gaisler-Salomon
Department of Psychology, University of Haifa
Therapeutic potential of cannabinoids in a rat model of schizophrenia
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Second Year

1 . Ravid Doron & Efrat City
School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College Tel Aviv Yaffo and Faculty of Health, Technion
The Chinese herb Shan-zha for the treatment of Anxiety disorders; efficiency, safety and biological correlates
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2 . Idit Golani
Biotechnology, ORT Braude College, Natania
Enhancement of neuroleptic drugs’ delivery across the Blood Brain Barrier using Trojan Horse nanoparticles
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3 . Ayelet N. Landau
Psychology,, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Attentional sampling within and between modalities
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4 . Yulia Lerner
Neurology and Brain Imaging Center, Sourasky Medical Center
Brain plasticity following physical training in individuals with mild cognitive impairment: Neuroimaging study
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5 . Yoni Pertzov
Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Quantification and modulation of atypical gaze scanning of complex social scenes in individuals with anxiety disorder and autism symptoms
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6 . Shaul Lev-Ran
Psychiatry, Sheba Medical Center and Psychiatry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
The effect of intra-nasal oxytocin on craving and withdrawal symptoms among individuals with cannabis dependence
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7 . Avi Priel
The Institute for Drug Research (IDR)- Pharmacology section, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Cannabinoid-induced analgesia: elucidating the cellular and behavioral roles of TRPA1
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8 . Michal Taler & Ehud (Udi) Mekori
The Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Resaerch Center,Tel-Aviv University and The Child Psychiatry Unit, Sheba Medical Center., Tel-Aviv University
The Role of Neuroinflammation in Schizophrenia: 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome as a Model
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9 . Ariel Tankus
Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sourasky Medical Center
Phonetic and phonological representations by single neurons in the human subthalamic nucleus and their impairment by Parkinson’s disease
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2016 - 2017


First Year

1 . David Anaki
Psychology & Gonda Interdisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University
The Effects of Neurofeedback Treatment on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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2 . Ravid Doron & Efrat City
School of Behavioral Sciences and Faculty of Health, The Academic College Tel Aviv Yaffo and Technion
The Chinese herb Shan-zha for the treatment of Anxiety disorders; efficiency, safety and biological correlates
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3 . Idit Golani
Biotechnology, ORT Braude College, Natania
Enhancement of neuroleptic drugs’ delivery across the Blood Brain Barrier using Trojan Horse nanoparticles
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4 . Keren Grosman Kaplan
Psychiatry, Emek Medical Center, Afula
The role of the microbiome in Obsessive-compulsive disorder
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5 . Mati Joshua
Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The role of subcortical networks in learning from sensory errors and rewards.
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6 . Ayelet N. Landau
Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Attentional sampling within and between modalities
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7 . Yulia Lerner
Neurology and Brain Imaging Center, Sourasky Medical Center
Brain plasticity following physical training in individuals with mild cognitive impairment: Neuroimaging study
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8 . Yoni Pertzov
Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Quantification and modulation of atypical gaze scanning of complex social scenes in individuals with anxiety disorder and autism symptoms
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9 . Shaul Lev-Ran
Psychiatry,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University
The effect of intra-nasal oxytocin on craving and withdrawal symptoms among individuals with cannabis dependence
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10 . Avi Priel
The Institute for Drug Research (IDR)- Pharmacology section, Faculty of Medicine,, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Cannabinoid-induced analgesia: elucidating the cellular and behavioral roles of TRPA1
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11 . Michal Taler & Ehud (Udi) Mekori
The Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Resaerch Center and The Child Psychiatry Unit, Tel-Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center.
The Role of Neuroinflammation in Schizophrenia: 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome as a Model
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12 . Ariel Tankus
Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sourasky Medical Center
Phonetic and phonological representations by single neurons in the human subthalamic nucleus and their impairment by Parkinson’s disease
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13 . Omer Zarchi
The Intraoperative Neurophysiology Unit, Rabin Medical Center
The neural activity underling auditory phantom perception and its modulation by means of adaptive neurostimulation
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Second Year

1 . Sharon Anavi-Goffer
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University
Role of cannabinoid CB2 receptor agonists in a mouse model for schizophrenia
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2 . Ami Citri
Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Electrophysiological and Functional Investigation of the Role of the Claustrum in Attention, as a Model for ADHD
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3 . Joshua Goldberg
Department of Medical Neurobiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Adaptations in dendritic excitability of striatal cholinergic interneurons in in a mouse model of Huntington’s disease
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4 . Orli Kehat
ISAN, University of Haifa
Risk and resilience to stress – differentiating associated inhibitiory factors in the dentate gyrus
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5 . Lee Koren
Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University
An experimental study on wildlife risk-taking behavior: does testosterone help overcome anxiety-related behaviors in males and females?
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6 . Yonatan Kupchik
Department of Medical Neurobiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Glutamatergic input to a novel nucleus accumbens cell population and its role in cocaine addiction
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7 . Moshe Parnas
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tel Aviv University
A novel multifaceted approach to study the neural mechanisms underlying the functional effects of human genes associated with Schizophrenia using Drosophila
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8 . Lior Shmuelof
Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, Ben-Gurion University
The neural basis of model-based and model-free motor learning in response to a visuomotor rotation
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9 . Tal Shomrat
School of Marine Sciences and Dept. of Neurobiology, The Ruppin Academic Center, Michmoret and The Hebrew University
Long and short term effects of SSRIs on learning processes in octopuses: Simple system for the investigation of SSRIs mechanism of action
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10 . Oren Tene
mbulatory Psychiatric Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center
Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
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11 . Gal Shoval
Geha Mental Health Center affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Exo-cannabinoids for the treatment of depression and anxiety in a rat model
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2015 - 2016


First Year

1 . Renana Eitan (Tauber)
Department of Psychiatry, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Can Deep Brain Stimulation Normalize Pathological Electrical Activity in the Subthalamic Nucleus of Human Patients with Intractable Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
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2 . Joshua Goldberg
Department of Medical Neurobiology, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Adaptations in dendritic excitability of striatal cholinergic interneurons in in a mouse model of Huntington’s disease
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3 . Orli Kehat (Tauber)
ISAN, University of Haifa
Risk and resilience to stress – differentiating associated inhibitiory factors in the dentate gyrus
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4 . Anna Alkelai
Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, Hadassah - Medical Center, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Seaking Biomarkers of Susceptibility to Antipsychotic-Induced Parkinsonism.
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5 . Sharon Anavi-Goffer
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University
Role of cannabinoid CB2 receptor agonists in a mouse model for schizophrenia
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6 . Ami Citri
Department of Biological Chemistry, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Electrophysiological and Functional Investigation of the Role of the Claustrum in Attention, as a Model for ADHD
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7 . Lee Koren (Tauber)
Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University
An experimental study on wildlife risk-taking behavior: does testosterone help overcome anxiety-related behaviors in males and females?
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8 . Yonatan Kupchik
Department of Medical Neurobiology, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Glutamatergic input to a novel nucleus accumbens cell population and its role in cocaine addiction
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9 . Amit Lotan
Dept. of Adult Psychiatry and the Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Monocyte platelet and microvesicle microRNA and transcriptional profiling among depressed and non-depressed coronary patients
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10 . Moshe Parnas
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tel Aviv University
A novel multifaceted approach to study the neural mechanisms underlying the functional effects of human genes associated with Schizophrenia using Drosophila
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11 . Lior Shmuelof
Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, Ben-Gurion University
The neural basis of model-based and model-free motor learning in response to a visuomotor rotation
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12 . Tal Shomrat
The Ruppin Academic Center, School of Marine Sciences, Michmoret Dept. of Neurobiology, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Long and short term effects of SSRIs on learning processes in octopuses: Simple system for the investigation of SSRIs mechanism of action
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13 . Oren Tene
Ambulatory Psychiatric Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center
Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
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Second Year

1 . Gabi Aisenberg Romano
Psychiatric Service, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University
Oxytocin and brief dyadic intervention in the treatment of women suffering from postpartum depression: A randomized, controlled fMRI clinical trial.
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2 . David Arkadir
Department of Neurology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Altered corticostriatal plasticity leads to risk-taking behavior in DYT1 dystonia.
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3 . Karen Banai
Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of Haifa
Listener, stimulus and procedural factors in the perceptual learning of time compressed speech and its generalization.
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4 . Segev Barak
Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Role of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) in alcohol use and abuse disorders.
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5 . Tziona Ben Gedalya
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medicine, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Does an aging associated decline in cyclophilin folding activity underlie the misfolding and aggregation of AD inked protein presenilin 1?
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6 . Sara Eyal
Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University Jerusalem
The role of altered function of uptake transporters at the blood-brain barrier in the CNS effects of epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs.
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7 . Hagit Friedman
Nursing, University of Haifa
Computerized detection and analysis of early autistic signs in infant neuromotor development.
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8 . Libi Hertzberg
Psychiatry, Shalvata Mental Health Center
Major depressive disorder (MDD) – the molecular signature of the response to electro convulsive therapy (ECT).
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9 . Adrian Israelson
Physiology and Cell Biology, Ben-Gurion University
Determining the contribution of misfolded SOD1 accumulation and the candidate chaperone MIF in familial ALS.
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10 . Nava Levit-Binnun
Applied Neuroscience, School of Psychology, IDC, Herzliya
Assessing vulnerability of Schizophrenia and healthy-sibling networks to TMS perturbations and their relation to neurological syptoms.
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11 . Hadas Okon-Singer
Psychology, University of Haifa
Identifying neuro-cognitive abnormalities in individuals at high familial risk to develop essential hypertension.
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12 . Ahikam Olmer
Department B, Beer Yaakov Mental Health Center
Are interferon gamma (IFN- )gene polymorphism and exposure to toxoplasma gondi joint risk factors for Schizophrenia in males?
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13 . Asya Rolls (Tauber)
Science & Engineering of Neuronal Systems Center, The Technion
Extracellular matrix involvement in the consolidation of fear memory during sleep: implications for PTSD and phobia.
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14 . Aviv Weinstein
Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University
The effects of synthetic cathinone and synthetic cannabis on executive function and related brain activity.
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2014 - 2015


First Year

1 . Gabi Aisenberg Romano
Psychiatric Service, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University
Oxytocin and brief dyadic intervention in the treatment of women suffering from postpartum depression: A randomized, controlled fMRI clinical trial.
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2 . David Arkadir
Neurology, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Altered corticostriatal plasticity leads to risk-taking behavior in DYT1 dystonia.
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3 . Karen Banai
Communication Sciences & Disorders, Haifa University
Listener, stimulus and procedural factors in the perceptual learning of time compressed speech and its generalization.
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4 . Segev Barak
Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Role of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) in alcohol use and abuse disorders.
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5 . Tziona Ben Gedalya
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medicine Faculty, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Does an aging associated decline in cyclophilin folding activity underlie the misfolding and aggregation of AD inked protein presenilin 1?
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6 . Hadas Okon-Singer (Tauber)
Psychology, Haifa University
Identifying neuro-cognitive abnormalities in individuals at high familial risk to develop essential hypertension.
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7 . Sara Eyal
Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The role of altered function of uptake transporters at the blood-brain barrier in the CNS effects of epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs.
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8 . Adrian Israelson
Physiology and Cell Biology, Ben-Gurion University
Determining the contribution of misfolded SOD1 accumulation and the candidate chaperone MIF in familial ALS.
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9 . Nava Levit-Binnun
Applied Neuroscience, School of Psychology,, IDC, Herzliya
Assessing vulnerability of Schizophrenia and healthy-sibling networks to TMS perturbations and their relation to neurological syptoms.
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10 . Hagit Friedman
Nursing, Haifa University
Computerized detection and analysis of early autistic signs in infant neuromotor development.
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11 . Asya Rolls (Tauber)
Science & Engineering of Neuronal Systems Center, Technion Haifa
Extracellular matrix involvement in the consolidation of fear memory during sleep: implications for PTSD and phobia.
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12 . Aviv Weinstein
Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University
The effects of synthetic cathinone and synthetic cannabis on executive function and related brain activity.
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13 . Libi Hertzberg
Psychiatry, Shalvata Mental Health Center
Major depressive disorder (MDD) – the molecular signature of the response to electro convulsive therapy (ECT).
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14 . Ahikam Olmer
Department B, Beer Yaakov Mental Health Center
Are interferon gamma (IFN- )gene polymorphism and exposure to toxoplasma gondi joint risk factors for Schizophrenia in males?
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15 . Gal Shoval (Tauber)
, Geha Mental Health Center
Exo-cannabinoids for the treatment of depression and anxiety in a rat model.
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2013 - 2014


First Year

1 . Yair Ben Chaim
Natural & Life Sciences, Open University
Does the allosteric binding site play a pivotal role in governing the voltage sensitivity of the m2 muscarinic receptor?
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2 . Roy Luria
Psychology, Tel Aviv University
Neural mechanisms for representing complex objects in working-memory.
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3 . Anat Maril
Psychology, Hebrew University
Neural correlates of semantic influences on episodic encoding.
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4 . Dalit Sela-Donenfeld
Robert Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Rehovot
Deciphering the development program and molecular cues of the Chochlear circuitry in the embryonic brainstem.
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5 . Gal Sheppes
Psychology, Tel Aviv University
Emotion regulation control: Promoting healthy adaptation by overriding default regulation strategies
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6 . Michal Taler
Felsenstein Medical Center, Tel Aviv University
Evaluation of the metabolic parameters of a novel antipsychotic agent "PGW5" in a rat model of a typical antipsychotics induced metabolic side-effect. Determination of brain peptides associated with appetite regulation
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7 . Rami Yaka
Drug Research, Hebrew University
Earasing cocaine conditioned cues in the nucleus accumbens by inactivation of PKMz.
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8 . Dr. Sagiv Shifman & Dr. Yoav Kohn
Dept. of Genetics & Jerusalem Mental Health Center, Eitanim Psychiatric Hospital & Hadassah School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry., Hebrew University
Identification of genes potentially involved in childhood onset Schizophrenia.
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Second Year

1 . Izhar Bar-Gad
Gonda Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan University
Neurophysiological mechansim underlying striatal bicuculline induced hyper-behavioral symptoms
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2 . Michal Ben-Shachar
English Department (Linguistics Division) and The Gonda Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan University
How learning to read shapes structural connectivity and cortical responses in adult illiterates
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3 . Dr. Yoram Ben-Shaul
Department of Medical Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine , Hebrew University
State dependent processing of reproductive chemosignals
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4 . Evan Elliott
Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University
Epigenetic analysis of the prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex in humans with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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5 . David Mankuta
Departments of Obsterics and Gynecology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University
Immunologic biomarkers related to ASDs development during pregnancy in high risk population
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6 . Avi Priel
Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University
Developing a Novel Tool to Study the Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain
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7 . Alon Shamir
The Neuroscience Research Lab, Mazra Mental Health Center
Pharmacologic inhibition of the NRG-ErbB4 signaling pathway in adult brain; effect on complex behavior associated with schizophrenia
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8 . Michael Wagner
Psychology and Industrial Engineering Department, Ariel College
"Feeling by Seeing": Reconstructing Haptic Sensing by a Non-attentive Visual Method
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9 . Ohad Ben-Shahar
Department of Computer Science and the Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University
Lazy neurons for good shape: Perceptual inquiry, computational modeling, and cortical implementation
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2010 - 2011


First Year

1 . Yaffa Yeshurun
, Haifa University
Attention as an attraction field (AAF): The development and evaluation of a novel model of spatial attention
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2 . Sagiv Shifman
, Hebrew University Jerusalem
The role of the X chromosome in autism
Abstract:
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3 . Rami Yaka
, Hebrew University Jerusalem
The role of oxidative stress in cocain addiction.
Abstract:
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4 . Amir Goldbourt
, Tel Aviv University
A molecular view on the role of lithium in the treatment Of bipolar disorder.
Abstract:
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5 . Dalit Sela-Donenfeld
, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Molecular mechanisms underlying assembly of embryonic Brainstem interneuron circuits.
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6 . Sebastian Kadener
, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Use of behavioral marker for following neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of Friedreich's ataxia.
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7 . Oren Schuldiner
, Weizmann Institute of Science
The role of the un Kinase (JNK) pathway in developmental Axon pruning.
Abstract:
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8 . Eran Meshorer
, Hebrew University Jerusalem
tress-induced chromatin-related transcriptional memory In the mammalian brain.
Abstract:
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9 . Rony Panarsky
Department of Pharmacology, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Anti-inflammatory properties of ladostigil and its metabolites in primary microglia
Abstract:
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10 . Limor Regev
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Amygdalar CRF: adaptive or maladaptive stress neuropeptide
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Second Year

1 . Galia Avidan
Psychology, Ben-Gurion University
Organizational principles of human cortical eye fields and their role in visual Perception
Abstract:
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2 . Irit Lichter-Levin
Sourasky Medical Center, Sourasky Medical Center
Brain mechanisms underlying free recall versus recognition retrieval processes
Abstract:
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3 . Danny Offen
elsenstein Medical Research Center, Tel Aviv University
Mesenchymal stem cells as a tool for delivery of neurotrophic factors to improve behavioral parameters in a transgenic model of Huntington's disease
Abstract:
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4 . Kobi Rosenblum
Departments of Neurobiology & Ethology, Haifa University
Identifying, analyzing and manipulating cortical neuronal networks underlying sensory memory formation and recall
Abstract:
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5 . Son Preminger
Brain Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
Human self-initiated motivated behavior: functional neuroanatomy, plasticity and potential for rehabilitation
Abstract:
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6 . Simone Shamay-Tsoory
Department of Psychology, Haifa University
The involvement of prefrontal asymmetry in processing of negative and positive emotions in patients with major depression: a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS )study
Abstract:
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7 . Maoz Shamir
Department of Physiology, Ben-Gurion University
Centralized versus collective decision mechanisms in the brain
Abstract:
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8 . Anna Sterkin
Goldschleger Eye Research Institute, Tel Aviv University
Establishing electrophysiological markers to probe abnormal levels of neural interactions underlying learning and memory deficits
Abstract:
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9 . Yifat Prut
Department of Physiology, Hadassah Medical School & ICNC, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Motor correlates of entrainment to rhythmic auditory cues in humans
Abstract:
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10 . Rony Paz
Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
he effect of partial reinforcement on memory extinction: psychobiology, Neuronal correlates and possible implications
Abstract:
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11 . Anat Maril
Psychology, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Subsequent memory effects & the process of internal generation in prefrontal cortex
Abstract:
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12 . Orna Almog
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Health Sciences Faculty, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Adenylyl cyclase-5 is a potential target for mood stablization; unraveling the structure- function basis of carbamazepine's inhibition
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13 . Avi Avital
Department of Psychology and The Center for Psychobiological Research, The Yezreel Valley College
Stress cascade and schizophrenia-like symptoms: modeling in rat the etiology and onset
Abstract:
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14 . Nurit Gronau
Department of Psychology, Open University
The role of global contextual factors in visual object perception: an fMRI study
Abstract:
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15 . Nitsan Kozlovsky
Anxiety and Stress Research Unit, Mental Health Center, Ben-Gurion University
Gene-environment interaction in an animal model of PTSD: What factors make the C57BL/6J mouse susceptible to stress, while the DBA/2J strain remains resilient?
Abstract:
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16 . Hilla Jakoby
Department of Psychology, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Stimulus-specific adaptation mechanisms and perceptual anchoring abilities as predictors of second language learning aptitude in neurotypical population
Abstract:
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17 . Einat Shneor Labensohn
, Hadassah College, Jerusalem
Cortical reorganization following damage to the optic chiasm: Neuroimaging studies
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Third Year

1 . Edi Barkai, David Golomb and Israel Sekler
, Haifa University & Ben Gurion University
Learning-induced modifications in inhibitory synaptic transmission: Mechanism and functional significance
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2 . Aviv Weinstein
Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University Jerusalem
A pharmaco-genetic and brain imaging study into nicotine induced Dopamine release in cigarette smokers measured with (I-123) IBZM in single photon emission tomography (SPECT)
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2009 - 2010


First Year

1 . Talia Brandman
Tel Aviv University, Department of Psychology
The neural basis of the body inversion effect
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2 . Michael Cardon
Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Neurobiology
Congenital immune deficits can explain late onset of prepulse inhibition abnormalities through regulation of neurogenesis and Kisspeptin expression
Abstract:
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3 . Michal Eisenberg
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Departments of Physiology and Neurobiology
The effects of movement repetition and expectation in monkey and human primary motor cortex
Abstract:
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4 . Alexander Etlin
Hebrew University Jerusalem , School of Medicine
Proprioneurons with multifunicular projections are activated by sacrocaudal afferents to turn on the pattern generating circuitry in the absence of supraspinal control.
Abstract:
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5 . Tal Fishman
Technion Institute of Technology, Department of Pharmacology
Silencing/over-expressing selected genes as a novel model of sporadic Parkinson’s disease
Abstract:
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6 . Yael Mandelblat-Cerf
Hebrew University Jerusalem, Hadassah Faculty of Medicine
Long term adaptation to force field shows long term evolvement of neuronal changes
Abstract:
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7 . Limor Regev
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Amygdalar CRF: adaptive or maladaptive stress neuropeptide
Abstract:
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8 . Rony Panarsky
Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Anti-inflammatory properties of ladostigil and its metabolites in primary microglia
Abstract:
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9 . Boaz Sadeh
Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University
Do upright and inverted faces recruit the same or different neural mechanisms? An N170 competition experiment
Abstract:
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10 . Alit Stark
Department of Neurobiology, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Representation of dynamic and kinematic parameters of wrist flexion in the human brain
Abstract:
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11 . Dekel Taliaz
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the antidepressant effect of desipramine and electroconvulsive treatment
Abstract:
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12 . Daniel Offen
Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Tel Aviv University
Mesenchymal stem cells as a tool for delivery of neurotrophic factors to improve behavioral parameters in a transgenic model of Huntington’s disease
Abstract:
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13 . Kobi Rosenblum
Department of Neurobiology and Ethology, University of Haifa
Identifying, analyzing and manipulating cortical neuronal networks underlying sensory memory formation and recall
Abstract:
top
14 . Dr. Leon Deouell
Department of Psychology, Hebrew University
In the eyes of the beholder: Correlation between induced gamma-band responses and eye movements
Abstract:
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15 . Edi Barkai, David Golomb and Israel Sekler
Biology & Neurobiology, University of Haifa
Learning-induced modifications in inhibitory synaptic transmission: mechanisms and functional significance
Abstract:
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16 . Prof. Hagit Cohen
Anxiety and Stress Research Unit. Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University
Assessment of differential effects of stress hormones and noradrenergic manipulation on traumatic memory consolidation and reconsolidation as reflected in behavioral stress responses
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17 . Dr. Reuven Stein
Life Sciences Faculty, el-Aviv University
Molecular characterization of the neuropathology and cognitive deficits in a model of neurofibromatosis and evaluation of potential treatments
Abstract:
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18 . Dr. Anat Barnea
Natural and Life Sciences, The Open University of Israel
Neurobiological aspects of migratory behavior: a neuroethological study, comparing migrant and resident species in Israel
Abstract:
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19 . Prof. Ehud Zohary
Department of Neurobiology, The Hebrew University
Cortical plasticity in the adult human visual system following retinal damage caused by Macular Degeneration
Abstract:
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20 . Shlomo Wagner
Department of Neurobiology and Ethology, University of Haifa
Information processing in the vomeronasal system and the genetic expression of the channel-rhodopsin-2 gene in specific vomeronasal organ neurons
Abstract:
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21 . Gabi Aisenberg Romano
Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Effect of SSRI treatment on affective symptoms and fertility treatment outcome in women undergoing in vitro fertilization for unexplained infertility – a prospective placebo-controlled study.
Abstract:
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22 . Orna Almog
Health Sciences Faculty, Ben-Gurion University
Adenylyl cyclase-5 as a potential target for mood stabilization; unraveling the structure-function basis of carbamazepine inhibition
Abstract:
top
23 . Avi Avital
Department of Psychology, Jezreel Valley College
Stress cascade and schizophrenia-like symptoms: modeling in rat the etiology and onset
Abstract:
top
24 . Ofer Golan
Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University
The effect of auditory perception and theory of mind on receptive prosodic skills in autism spectrum disorders and typically developed adults
Abstract:
top
25 . Nurit Gronau
Department of Psychology, The Open University of Israel
The role of global contextual factors in visual object perception: an fMRI study
Abstract:
top
26 . Nitsan Kozlovsky
Anxiety & Stress Research Unit, Ben-Gurion University
Gene-environment interaction in an animal model of PTSD: what factors make the C57BL/6J mouse susceptible to stress, while the DBA/2J strain remains resilient?
Abstract:
top
27 . Rony Paz
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Effect of partial reinforcement on memory extinction: psychobiology, neuronal correlates and possible implications
Abstract:
top
28 . Yifat Prut
Department of Physiology, The Hebrew University
Motor correlates of entrainment to rhythmic auditory cues in humans
Abstract:
top
29 . Simone Shamay-Tsoory
Department of Psychology, University of Haifa
Involvement of prefrontal asymmetry in processing of negative and positive emotions in patients with major depression: a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) study
Abstract:
top
30 . Maoz Shamir
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University
Centralized versus collective decision mechanisms in the brain
Abstract:
top
31 . Anna Sterkin
Goldschleger Eye Research Institute, Tel Aviv University
Establishing electrophysiological markers to probe abnormal levels of neural interactions underlying learning and memory deficits
Abstract:
top
32 . Rakefet Ackerman
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University
The heuristic basis for the sense of understanding of younger and older adults
Abstract:
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33 . Liat Gantz
Department of Neurology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Dynamics of learning in cooperative sensory networks of the adult human brain
Abstract:
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34 . Yaakov Hoffman
Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan University
Processing of incongruent stimuli: ocular motor evidence for attentional, memory, and hemispheric components
Abstract:
top
35 . Hilla Jakoby
Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University
Stimulus-specific adaptation mechanisms and perceptual anchoring abilities as predictors of second language learning aptitude in neurotypical population
Abstract:
top
36 . Zehavit Kariv-Inbal
Department of Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University
Amelioration of the pathological synergism between amyloid beta and ApoE4 in vivo by distinct lipid diets
Abstract:
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37 . Hagit Magen
School of Occupational Therapy, The Hebrew University
Perceptual and attentional processes in individuals with sensory modulation disorder: An EEG study
Abstract:
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38 . Johanna Schumann
Department of Neurobiology & Ethology, University of Haifa
The role of the NMDA receptor complex in cocaine psychomotor sensitization
Abstract:
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39 . Einat Shneor Labensohn
Department of Neurology, The Hebrew University
Cortical reorganization following damage to the optic chiasm: Neuroimaging studies
Abstract:
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40 . Eteri Tsitsiashvili
Chaim Sheba Medical Center,, Tel Aviv University
Development of a treatment based on perceptual learning for strabismic amblyopia in children
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Second Year

1 . Miki Bloch
Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University
The effect of gonadal steroids on emotional processing and regulation abnormalities in women with a predisposition to postpartum depression.
Abstract:
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2 . Ruth Defrin and Karni Ginzburg
, Tel Aviv University
Chronic pain and reactivity to painful stimuli among combat-related PTSD patients
Abstract:
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3 . Yoav Gothilf
, Tel Aviv University
Light entrainment of the circadian clock
Abstract:
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4 . Tzuri Lifschytz
Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University Jerusalem
RGS2 gene activity levels and the propensity to develop anxiety and/or depression following chronic mild stress
Abstract:
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5 . Yehuda Pollack
, Sha’are Zedek Medical Center
Risk-taking and decision-making under uncertainty in adolescents with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder
Abstract:
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6 . Rami Yaka
, The Hebrew University
Identification of new drug targets for cocaine addiction using a proteomic approach
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2008 - 2009


First Year

1 . Amir Amedi
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Medicine and Program of Cognitive Science
Cognitive neuroscience of mental imagery versus perception in the three topographical senses
Abstract:
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2 . Sharon Anavi-Goffer
Ariel University Center of Samaria, Behavioral Sciences and Molecular Biology
A role for cannabinoid CB2 receptor in schizophrenia
Abstract:
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3 . Galia Avidan
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Psychology Department
Investigating the organization principles of human cortical eye-fields and their role in visual perception
Abstract:
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4 . Miki Bloch
Sourasky Medical Center, Ambulatory Psychiatric Department
The effect of gonadal steroids on emotional processing and regulation abnormalities in women with a predisposition to postpartum depression
Abstract:
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5 . Yoav Gothilf
Tel Aviv University, Neurobiology Department
Light entrainment of the circadian clock: regulation of period2 in the zebra-fish model
Abstract:
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6 . Tzuri Lifschytz
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychiatry Department
Evaluation of the interaction between activity levels of the RGS2 gene and the propensity to develop anxiety and/ or depression following chronic mild stress
Abstract:
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7 . Anat Maril
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
Subsequent memory effect and the process of internal generation in anterior prefrontal cortex
Abstract:
top
8 . Yehuda Pollak
Shaare Zedek Medical Center , Psychology
Risk-taking and decision-making under uncertainty in adolescents with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder
Abstract:
top
9 . Irit Shapira-Lichter
Sourasky Medical Center, Functional Brain Center
Brain mechanisms underlying free recall versus recognition retrieval processes: a multimodal approach
Abstract:
top
10 . Rami Yaka
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Pharmacology
Identification of new drug targets for cocaine addiction using a proteomics approach
Abstract:
top
11 . Leon Deouell
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychology
In the eyes of the beholder: the correlation between induced gamma band responses and eye movements
Abstract:
top
12 . Rakefet Ackerman
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Psychology
The heuristic basis for the sense of understanding in younger and older adults
Abstract:
top
13 . Zehavit Kariv-Inbal
Tel Aviv University, Department of Neurobiology
Prevention and reversal of the pathological effects of apoE4 by diet
Abstract:
top
14 . Hagit Magen
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Psychology
Perceptual and attentional processes in individuals with sensory modulation disorder: an EEG study
Abstract:
top
15 . Eteri Tsitsiashvili
Tel Aviv University, Sheba Medical Center
Development of a perceptual-learning treatment for childhood strabismic amblyopia
Abstract:
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Second Year

1 . Irit Akirav
University of Haifa, Psychology Department
Stress effects on extinction and reacquisition of inhibitory avoidance: possible involvement of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the amygdala-hippocampal-accumbens pathway.
Abstract:
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2 . Ron Amir
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Cell and Animal Biology
The role of the sodium channel Nav 1.3 in the mechanism of chronic neuropathic pain.
Abstract:
top
3 . Yaniv Assaf
Tel Aviv University, Neurobiochemistry
Can imaging be used as a biomarker of cognitive decline?
Abstract:
top
4 . Ohad Ben-Shahar
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Neuroscience
Perceptual singularities without feature contrast implications to covert and over attention.
Abstract:
top
5 . Claude Brodski
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Health Sciences
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) treatment: Pharmacological mode of action and consequences for brain development.
Abstract:
top
6 . Rena Cooper-Kazaz
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Psychiatry Department
Augmentation of the antidepressant action of sertraline with triiodothyronine (T3) and reboxetine:Clinical efficacy, adverse effects and predictors of response.
Abstract:
top
7 . Ruth Defrin & Karni Ginzburg
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine & School for Social Work
Chronic pain and reactivity to painful stimuli among combat-related PTSD patients
Abstract:
top
8 . Daniel Gitler
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Health Sciences
Determination of the molecular and cellular basis of eipleptogenesis induced by synapsin loss of function.
Abstract:
top
9 . David Gurwitz
Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University, Health Sciences
Transcriptional and functional regulation of the serotonin transporter in human lymphoblasts by estradiol and SSRI drugs.
Abstract:
top
10 . Raphael Lamprecht
University of Haifa, Neurobiology Department
Molecular chaperone in memory formation
Abstract:
top
11 . Yonatan Loewenstein
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neurobiology Department
The computational principles and neural mechanism underlying contraction bias.
Abstract:
top
12 . Mouna Maroun
University of Haifa, Neurobiology Department
Effects of stress on plasticity in the hippocampus, amygdala and prefrontal cortex circuit.
Abstract:
top
13 . Marina Pavlovskaya
Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Neurophysiology Department
Hemispheric and cross-dimensional transfer of perceptual learning effects under easy and hard conditions.
Abstract:
top
14 . Ronit Pinkas-Kramarski
Tel Aviv University, Neurobiochemistry
Autophagy inducing drug, as a novel treatment for brain injury.
Abstract:
top
15 . Uri Polat
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine
Probing levels of deficient visual information processing
Abstract:
top
16 . Hamutal Slovin
Bar Ilan University, Brain Research
Real-time imaging of saccadic suppression in the visual cortex.
Abstract:
top
17 . Michael Wagner
Ariel University Center of Samaria, Industiral Engineering & Psychology
Virtual depth instatic and dynamic displays: Physiological versus cognitive factors of depth perception and vergence control.
Abstract:
top
18 . Edi Barkai, David Golomb and Israel Sekler
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, University of Haifa, Biology & Neurobiology
Learning-induced modification in inhibitory synaptic transmission: mechanisms and functional significance
Abstract:
top
19 . Hagit Cohen
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Anxiety and Stress Research Unit. Faculty of Health Sciences
Assessment of differential effects of stress hormones and noradrenergic manipulation on traumatic memory (re)consolidation as reflected in behavioral stress responses
Abstract:
top
20 . Reuven Stein
Tel Aviv University, Life Sciences Faculty
Molecular characterization of neuropathology and cognitive deficits in a model of neurofibromatosis and an evaluation of potential treatments
Abstract:
top
21 . Talma Hendler
Sourasky Medical Center, Functional Brain Imaging Unit
Spatio-Temporal Features of in-vivo Human Brain Mapping: Complementary measures from EEG, fMRI, and DTI
Abstract:
top
22 . Shlomo Wagner
University of Haifa, Neurobiology and Ethology
Information processing in the vomeronasal system: a genetic study
Abstract:
top
23 . Hadas Okon-Singer
Tel Aviv University, Physiology
Finding the basis for reduced functional brain asymmetry in focal epilepsy
Abstract:
top
24 . Amir Perelberg
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Evolution, Systematics and Ecology
Cooperative behavior: evolutionary biology and behavioral psychology
Abstract:
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Third Year

1 . Anat Barnea
The Open University, Natural and Life Science
Neurobiological aspects of migratory behavior in birds: a neuroethological study, comparing migrant and resident species in Israel
Abstract:
top
2 . Ehud Zohary
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neurobiology
Cortical plasticity in the adult human visual system following retinal damage caused by Macular Degeneration
Abstract:
top
3 . Inna Slutsky
Tel Aviv University, Physiology and Pharmacology
Reversal of Age-Dependent Memory Decline by Magnesium Ion
Abstract:
top

2007 - 2008

4 . Anna Sterkin
Sheba Medical Center, Eye Research
Functional neural network involved in decision making in patients with depression using fMRI. 
Abstract:
top

First Year

1 . Irit Akirav
University of Haifa, Psychology Department
Stress effects on extinction and reacquisition of inhibitory avoidance: possible involvement of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the amygdala-hippocampal-accumbens pathway.
Abstract:
top
2 . Ron Amir
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Cell and Animal Biology
The role of the sodium channel Nav 1.3 in the mechanism of chronic neuropathic pain.
Abstract:
top
3 . Yaniv Assaf
Tel Aviv University, Neurobiochemistry
Can imaging be used as a biomarker of cognitive decline?
Abstract:
top
4 . Ohad Ben-Shahar
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Neuroscience
Perceptual singularities without feature contrast implications to covert and over attention.
Abstract:
top
5 . Claude Brodski
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Health Sciences
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) treatment: Pharmacological mode of action and consequences for brain development.
Abstract:
top
6 . Rena Cooper-Kazaz
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Psychiatry Department
Augmentation of the antidepressant action of sertraline with triiodothyronine (T3) and reboxetine:Clinical efficacy, adverse effects and predictors of response.
Abstract:
top
7 . Ruth Defrin & Karni Ginzburg
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine & School for Social Work
Chronic pain and reactivity to painful stimuli among combat-related PTSD patients
Abstract:
top
8 . Daniel Gitler
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Health Sciences
Determination of the molecular and cellular basis of eipleptogenesis induced by synapsin loss of function.
Abstract:
top
9 . David Gurwitz
Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University, Health Sciences
Transcriptional and functional regulation of the serotonin transporter in human lymphoblasts by estradiol and SSRI drugs.
Abstract:
top
10 . Raphael Lamprecht
University of Haifa, Neurobiology Department
Molecular chaperone in memory formation
Abstract:
top
11 . Yonatan Loewenstein
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neurobiology Department
The computational principles and neural mechanism underlying contraction bias.
Abstract:
top
12 . Mouna Maroun
University of Haifa, Neurobiology Department
Effects of stress on plasticity in the hippocampus, amygdala and prefrontal cortex circuit.
Abstract:
top
13 . Marina Pavlovskaya
Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Neurophysiology Department
Hemispheric and cross-dimensional transfer of perceptual learning effects under easy and hard conditions.
Abstract:
top
14 . Ronit Pinkas-Kramarski
Tel Aviv University, Neurobiochemistry
Autophagy inducing drug, as a novel treatment for brain injury.
Abstract:
top
15 . Uri Polat
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine
Probing levels of deficient visual information processing
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16 . Hamutal Slovin
Bar Ilan University, Brain Research
Real-time imaging of saccadic suppression in the visual cortex.
Abstract:
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17 . Michael Wagner
Ariel University Center of Samaria, Industiral Engineering & Psychology
Virtual depth instatic and dynamic displays: Physiological versus cognitive factors of depth perception and vergence control.
Abstract:
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18 . Edi Barkai, David Golomb and Israel Sekler
University of Haifa and Ben Gurion University, Depts. of Biology & Neurobiology
Learning-induced modifications in inhibitory synaptic transmission: Mechanisms and functional significance.
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19 . Hagit Cohen
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Anxiety & Stress Research Unit
An assessment of the differential effects of stress hormones and noradrenergic manipulation on traumatic memory consolidation and reconsolidation as reflected in behavioral stress responses.
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20 . Reuven Stein
Tel Aviv University, Neurobiology Department
Molecular characterization of the neuropathology and cognitive deficits in the model of neurofibromatosis type 1 and evaluation of potential treatments.
Abstract:
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21 . David Anaki 
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Psychology
Electrophysiological correlates associated with face and object perception
Abstract:
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22 . Tzuri Lifschytz
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Psychiatry
Behavioral and biochemical effects of specific thyroid hormone receptor modulators (STRM's) in animal models of antidepressant activity.
Abstract:
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23 . Guy Horev
Weizmann Institute, Department of Neurobiology
Head and whiskers movement strategies of rats during object localization
Abstract:
top
24 . Amir Perelberg
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Evolution
Cooperative behavior in chimpanzees: bridging the gap between evolutionary biology and behavioral psychology processes.
Abstract:
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25 . Michael Tsoory
Weizmann Institute, Department of Neurobiology
Evaluating the consequences of exposure to stressors during the mouse's 'juvenility' on coping with stressors in adulthood and the involvement of CRF receptors: Developing a mouse model for the predisposition for mood and anxiety disorders in adulthood following 'childhood trauma'.
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26 . Shlomo Wagner
University of Haifa, Neurobiology Department
Exploring information processing in the vomeronasal system, using genetically modified mice expressing the channel rhodopsin-2 gene in a specific population of vomeronasal organ neurons.
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Second Year

1 . Orna Almog
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Clinical Biopharmacology
A structural study of the interaction of calbindin D28k with the lithium inhibited enzyme IMPase
Abstract:
top
2 . Yair Bar Haim
Tel Aviv University, Psychology Department
Neural Correlates of Threat Processing in Anxiety
Abstract:
top
3 . Dorit Ben-Shalom
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Visual Perception
Superior and not so superior visual search in autism
Abstract:
top
4 . Alon Chen
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
The roles of central corticotropin releasing factor receptors in mediating stress-related neuroendocrine and behavioral responses.
Abstract:
top
5 . Yael Chertkow-Deutsher
The Technion, Psychobiology-psychiatry
Epigenetic factors in the vulnerability to PTSD; The role of DNA methylation
Abstract:
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6 . Doron Gothelf
Schneider Hospital for Children, Clinical Psychiatry
Genetic and cognitive endophenotypes and neuropsychiatric risk factors for the development of psychosis in velocardiofacial syndrome (22qll.2 deletion syndrome).
Abstract:
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7 . Amir Karniel
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Biomedical Engineering
Motor Memory - does it address the past or the future?
Abstract:
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8 . Noga Kronfeld-Schor
Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology
Modulating affective responses by changing photoperiod in fat sand rats: Possible mechanisms and insights into Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Abstract:
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9 . Gil Levkowitz
Weizmann Institute, Molecular Biology
Zebrafish as a vertebrate model to investigate developmental dysfunctions of dopaminergic pathways
Abstract:
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10 . Jeannette Schaeffer
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Linguistics
Grammatical and pragmatic properties of DPs in the language of Hebrew speaking children with Grammatical Specific Language Impairment
Abstract:
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11 . Anat Barnea
The Open University, Dept. of Natural and Life Sciences
Neurobiological aspects of migratory behavior in birds:A neuroethological study, comparing migrant and resident species in Israel.
Abstract:
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12 . Ehud Zohary
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neurobiology Department
Cortical plasticity in the adult human (visual/motor) cortex following damage to the eripheral organ (retina/ limb)
Abstract:
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13 . Alexandra Kavushansky
The Technion, Psychiatry Department
The plasticity-related genes CAM-L1, laminin and CREB in physical vs. .psychological stress: implication to stress-related psychiatric disorders
Abstract:
top
14 . Inna Slutsky
Tel Aviv University, Physiology Department
Reversal of age-dependent memory decline by magnesium ion
Abstract:
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Third Year

1 . Opher Donchin
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Biomedical Engineering
The deep cerebellar nuclei and their role in learning to make reaching movements.
Abstract:
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2 . Yoram Gutfreund
The Technion, Physiology and Biophysics
Investigation of the neural signals that guide experience-dependent plasticity in the auditory localization system of the barn owl.
Abstract:
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3 . Dana Cohen
Bar Ilan University, Brain Research Center
Neural mechanisms of learning, reversal learning and generalizing in rats.
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2006 - 2007


First Year

1 . Anat Barnea
The Open University, Neurobiology Department
Neurobiological aspects of migratory eriphera in birds: a neuroethological study, comparing migrant and resident species in Israel
Abstract:
top
2 . Ehud Zohary
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neurobiology Department
Cortical plasticity in the adult human (visual/motor) cortex following damage to the eripheral organ (retina/ limb)
Abstract:
top
3 . Amir Karniel
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Biomedical Engineering
Motor Memory - does it address the past or the future?
Abstract:
top
4 . Doron Gothelf
Schneider Hospital for Children, Clinical Psychiatry
Genetic and cognitive endophenotypes and neuropsychiatric risk factors for the development of psychosis in velocardiofacial syndrome (22qll.2 deletion syndrome).
Abstract:
top
5 . Gil Levkowitz
Weizmann Institute, Molecular Biology
Zebrafish as a vertebrate model to investigate developmental dysfunctions of dopaminergic pathways
Abstract:
top
6 . Jeannette Schaeffer
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Linguistics
Grammatical and pragmatic properties of DPs in the language of Hebrew speaking children with Grammatical Specific Language Impairment
Abstract:
top
7 . Yael Chertkow-Deutsher
The Technion, Psychobiology-psychiatry
Epigenetic factors in the vulnerability to PTSD; The role of DNA methylation
Abstract:
top
8 . Leon Deouell
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychology Department
Is the frontal lobe involved in non-intentional change detection? An ERP and fMRI investigation
Abstract:
top
9 . Noga Kronfeld-Schor
Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology
Modulating affective responses by changing photoperiod in fat sand rats: Possible mechanisms and insights into Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Abstract:
top
10 . Alon Chen
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
The roles of central corticotropin releasing factor receptors in mediating stress-related neuroendocrine and behavioral responses.
Abstract:
top
11 . Orna Almog
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Clinical Biopharmacology
A structural study of the interaction of calbindin D28k with the lithium inhibited enzyme IMPase
Abstract:
top
12 . Yair Bar Haim
Tel Aviv University, Psychology Department
Neural Correlates of Threat Processing in Anxiety
Abstract:
top
13 . Dorit Ben-Shalom
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Visual Perception
Superior and not so superior visual search in autism
Abstract:
top
14 . Anat Barnea
The Open University, Neurobiology Department
Neurobiological aspects of migratory eriphera in birds: a neuroethological study, comparing migrant and resident species in Israel
Abstract:
top
15 . Ariela Gordon-Shaag
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Physiology Department
The molecular basis of TRPV1 modulation by Nerve Growth factor
Abstract:
top
16 . Alexandra Kavushansky
The Technion, Psychiatry Department
The plasticity-related genes CAM-L1, laminin and CREB in physical vs. .psychological stress: implication to stress-related psychiatric disorders
Abstract:
top
17 . Hadas Okon-Singer
Ben Gurion Univesrity of the Negev, Behavioral Sciences
Reduced Functional Brain Asymmetry in Focal Epilepsy: Modification in .Regional Activity or Neural Conduction?
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Second Year

1 . Yoram Bonneh & Misha Tsodyks
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
Investigation of the cause and consequence of sensory hyper-sensitivity in autism.
Abstract:
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2 . Ariel Knafo
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychology Department
The molecular genetic architecture of prosocial behavior: Polymorphisms and individual differences, using a multimethod approach including laboratory games.
Abstract:
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3 . Ilan Lampl
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
Membrane potential up and down states: mechanisms of generation and their role in shaping neuronal response to sensory stimulation.
Abstract:
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4 . Shai Shoham
Herzog Hospital Jerusalem, Research Department
Dietary lithium supplementation for delaying brain aging processes.
Abstract:
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5 . Drorit Saar
University of Haifa, Brain and Behavior Department
Mechanisms underlying learning induced enhancement of synaptic transmission: quantal analysis study.
Abstract:
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6 . Miki Bloch
Tel Aviv University, Psychiatry Department
Gonadal steroid manipulation and personality characteristics: association with mood fluctuations and in vitro fertilization outcomes
Abstract:
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7 . Yossi Chalamish
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
The conrol of visual imagery and attention under hypnotic suggestion: an fMRI study of the human visual cortex.
Abstract:
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8 . Michal Taler & Irit Gil-Ad
Felsenstein Medical Research Center,
Evaluation of the effect of various antidepressants on brain IGF-I and IGFII and their receptors expression in normal and stressed rats. Relevance to antidepressants-induced neurotrophic activity.
Abstract:
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9 . Uri Polat
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine
Relationships between information processing, decisions and cognitive reward in major depression
Abstract:
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10 . Marina Pavlovskaya
: Loewenstein Hospital, Neurophysiology Department
Low level visual processing in unilateral neglect syndrome: contrast detection and contrast matching study
Abstract:
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11 . Michal Hershfinkel
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Morphology
The molecular mechanism linking zinc deficiency to learning and memory disorders.
Abstract:
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12 . Avraham Zangen
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
Neurochemical characterizations of a genetic and an environmental rat model for depressive behavior.
Abstract:
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13 . Rami Yaka
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Pharmacy
Regulation of GABAa receptor function by ethanol
Abstract:
top
14 . Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory
University of Haifa, Psychology Department
Characterization of theory of mind and empathy deficits in Schizophrenia: a neuropsychological examination of affective vs. cognitive aspects of social cognition.
Abstract:
top
15 . Adi Mizrahi
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neurobiology Department
The role of newborn inhibitory neurons in memory formation of the olfactory system in the mouse
Abstract:
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Third Year

1 . Inna Slutsky
Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, Physiology Department
Reversal of Age-Dependent Memory Decline by Magnesium Ion
Abstract:
top

2005 - 2006


First Year

1 . Yoram Bonneh & Misha Tsodyks
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
Investigation of the cause and consequence of sensory hyper-sensitivity in autism.
Abstract:
top
2 . Ariel Knafo
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychology Department
The molecular genetic architecture of prosocial behavior: Polymorphisms and individual differences, using a multimethod approach including laboratory games.
Abstract:
top
3 . Ilan Lampl
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
Membrane potential up and down states: mechanisms of generation and their role in shaping neuronal response to sensory stimulation.
Abstract:
top
4 . Shai Shoham
Herzog Hospital Jerusalem, Research Department
Dietary lithium supplementation for delaying brain aging processes.
Abstract:
top
5 . Drorit Saar
University of Haifa, Brain and Behavior Department
Mechanisms underlying learning induced enhancement of synaptic transmission: quantal analysis study.
Abstract:
top
6 . Miki Bloch
Tel Aviv University, Psychiatry Department
Gonadal steroid manipulation and personality characteristics: association with mood fluctuations and in vitro fertilization outcomes
Abstract:
top
7 . Yossi Chalamish
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
The conrol of visual imagery and attention under hypnotic suggestion: an fMRI study of the human visual cortex.
Abstract:
top
8 . Michal Taler & Irit Gil-Ad
Felsenstein Medical Research Center,
Evaluation of the effect of various antidepressants on brain IGF-I and IGFII and their receptors expression in normal and stressed rats. Relevance to antidepressants-induced neurotrophic activity.
Abstract:
top
9 . Mark Weiser
Sheba Medical Center,
Studying the prodrome of psychosis using a military setting
Abstract:
top
10 . Uri Polat
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine
Relationships between information processing, decisions and cognitive reward in major depression
Abstract:
top
11 . Marina Pavlovskaya
: Loewenstein Hospital, Neurophysiology Department
Low level visual processing in unilateral neglect syndrome: contrast detection and contrast matching study
Abstract:
top
12 . Netta Levin & Ehud Zohary
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neurobiology Department
Activation patterns in the visual cortex following optic neuritis - An fMRI study
Abstract:
top
13 . Michal Hershfinkel
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Morphology
The molecular mechanism linking zinc deficiency to learning and memory disorders.
Abstract:
top
14 . Avraham Zangen
Weizmann Institute, Neurobiology Department
Neurochemical characterizations of a genetic and an environmental rat model for depressive behavior.
Abstract:
top
15 . Rami Yaka
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Pharmacy
Regulation of GABAa receptor function by ethanol
Abstract:
top
16 . Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory
University of Haifa, Psychology Department
Characterization of theory of mind and empathy deficits in Schizophrenia: a neuropsychological examination of affective vs. cognitive aspects of social cognition.
Abstract:
top
17 . Adi Mizrahi
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neurobiology Department
The role of newborn inhibitory neurons in memory formation of the olfactory system in the mouse
Abstract:
top
18 . Aviv Weinstein
Sourasky Medical Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine
A pharmaco-genetic and brain imaging study into nicotine-induced dopamine release in cigarette smokers measured with (I-123-)IBZM in single photon emission tomography (SPECT).
Abstract:
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Second Year

1 . Amir Ayali
Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology
The development of information processing capabilities in the nervous system
Abstract:
top
2 . Claude Brodski
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Morphology
Molecular and behavioral analysis of a mouse model for the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Abstract:
top
3 . Miri Carmel
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine
Pharmacogenetics of citalopram treatment in children and adolescent outpatients
Abstract:
top
4 . Leon Deouell
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Psychology
Electrophysiological investigation of interactions between background auditory change detection and auditory and visual processing at the focus of attention
Abstract:
top
5 . Gadi Goelman
Hebrew University Medical Center, Medical Biophysics
The Habenular nucleus and its role in coupling serotonergic and dopaminergic systems
Abstract:
top
6 . Abraham Goldstein
Bar-Ilan University, Brain Research, Interdisciplinary Unit
Electrophysiological correlates of the adult attachment behavioral system
Abstract:
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7 . Pnina Green
Tel Aviv University, Laboratory for the Study of Membrane Fatty Acids, Felsenstein Center for Medical Research and Dep. Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva
Brain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Depression: Exploration of the "Phospholipid Theory" of Depression in an Animal Model
Abstract:
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8 . Daphna Joel
Tel Aviv University, Department of Psychology
Studying the interplay between the orbital cortex and the striatal serotonergic system in a rat model of obsessive compulsive disorder
Abstract:
top
9 . Rachel Maayan
Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva
Brain DHEA as a neuroprotecter in behavioral disorders
Abstract:
top
10 . Mouna Maroun
University of Haifa, The Brain and Behavior Research Center, Faculty of Science and Science Education
Mechanisms of long-term extinction in the amygdala-prefrontal cortex circuit
Abstract:
top
11 . Shula Parush
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine
Psychophysiological and behavioral correlates of children with and without Sensory Modulation Disorder (SMD) and their parents
Abstract:
top
12 . Golan Shahar
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Behavioral Sciences
Self-criticism as a default set: integrating research on executive functions and task-switching with research on cognitive vulnerability to suicidal depression
Abstract:
top
13 . Michael Wagner
Ariel University Center of Samaria, Department of Industrial Engineering
Eye dominance, stereo vision and spatial exploration: A binocular eye-movement measurement approach
Abstract:
top
14 . Kobi Rosenblum
University of Haifa, Brain and Behavior
The role of neuronal translation regulation in taste memory consolidation
Abstract:
top
15 . Guy Bloch
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Evolution, Systematics and Ecology
Social regulation of chronobiological plasticity in the honey bee
Abstract:
top
16 . Malka Cohen-Armon
Tel Aviv University, Cardiac research Institute
PolyADP-ribosylation of chromatin-bound proteins and memory formation
Abstract:
top
17 . Merav Ahissar
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychology Department
Between perceptual and working memory: the case of dyslexia
Abstract:
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2004 - 2005


First Year

1 . Amir Ayali
Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology
The development of information processing capabilities in the nervous system
Abstract:
top
2 . Claude Brodski
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Morphology
Molecular and behavioral analysis of a mouse model for the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Abstract:
top
3 . Miri Carmel
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Medicine
Pharmacogenetics of citalopram treatment in children and adolescent outpatients
Abstract:
top
4 . Leon Deouell
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Psychology
Electrophysiological investigation of interactions between background auditory change detection and auditory and visual processing at the focus of attention
Abstract:
top
5 . Gadi Goelman
Hebrew University Medical Center, Medical Biophysics
The Habenular nucleus and its role in coupling serotonergic and dopaminergic systems
Abstract:
top
6 . Abraham Goldstein
Bar-Ilan University, Brain Research, Interdisciplinary Unit
Electrophysiological correlates of the adult attachment behavioral system
Abstract:
top
7 . Pnina Green
Tel Aviv University, Laboratory for the Study of Membrane Fatty Acids, Felsenstein Center for Medical Research and Dep. Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva
Brain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Depression: Exploration of the "Phospholipid Theory" of Depression in an Animal Model
Abstract:
top
8 . Daphna Joel
Tel Aviv University, Department of Psychology
Studying the interplay between the orbital cortex and the striatal serotonergic system in a rat model of obsessive compulsive disorder
Abstract:
top
9 . Rachel Maayan
Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva
Brain DHEA as a neuroprotecter in behavioral disorders
Abstract:
top
10 . Mouna Maroun
University of Haifa, The Brain and Behavior Research Center, Faculty of Science and Science Education
Mechanisms of long-term extinction in the amygdala-prefrontal cortex circuit
Abstract:
top
11 . Shula Parush
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine
Psychophysiological and behavioral correlates of children with and without Sensory Modulation Disorder (SMD) and their parents
Abstract:
top
12 . Golan Shahar
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Behavioral Sciences
Self-criticism as a default set: integrating research on executive functions and task-switching with research on cognitive vulnerability to suicidal depression
Abstract:
top
13 . Michael Wagner
Ariel University Center of Samaria, Department of Industrial Engineering
Eye dominance, stereo vision and spatial exploration: A binocular eye-movement measurement approach
Abstract:
top
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