Publications

Publications - Psychology Department, The Hebrew University, Israel
  1. 7 Mar 2023 Journal Article Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

    Examining the relationship between cognitive factors and insight in panic disorder before and during treatment

    Abstract

    Individuals with Panic Disorder (PD) often have impaired insight, which can impede their willingness to seek treatment. Cognitive processes, including metacognitive beliefs, cognitive flexibility, and jumping to conclusions (JTC) may influence the degree of insight. By understanding the relationship between insight and these cognitive factors in PD, we can better identify

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  2. 1 Mar 2023 Journal Article Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

    Effects of rumination and distraction on inhibition

    Abstract

    Background and objectives

    Rumination involves fixating on negative content, is associated with biases in inhibitory control, and typically worsens negative mood. In contrast, distraction attempts to engage attentional control and downregulate negative mood. To date studies have not dissociated the detrimental effects of rumination from beneficial effects of distraction

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  3. Mar 2023 Journal Article Journal of Attention Disorders

    Everyday Cognitive Control and Emotion Dysregulation in Young Adults With and Without ADHD: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

    Abstract

    Objective:

    This study examined the contribution of the temporal dynamics of two cognitive control mechanisms—inhibitory control (IC) and working memory (WM)—to emotion dysregulation (ED) in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in ecological settings.

    Method:

    One hundred twenty-two participants (age 18–33 years; 60 with ADHD) reported their ED at baseline

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  4. 1 Mar 2023 Journal Article Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

    Suicide in bipolar disorder patients is associated with hippocampal microglia activation and reduction of lymphocytes-activation gene 3 (LAG3) microglial checkpoint expression

    Abstract

    Background

    Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with marked functional impairments along with increased rate of suicide. Although there is ample evidence for the involvement of inflammatory processes and microglia activation in the pathophysiology of BD, the mechanisms that regulate these cells in BD patients, and particularly the role of microglia checkpoints, is still

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  5. 26 Feb 2023 Journal Article Economics Letters

    Adam Smith’s error? Gender and country differences in altruistic giving revealed using the Andreoni–Miller dictator game

    Soo Hong Chew, Richard P Ebstein, Salomon Israel, Zhen Lei, Wei Tang
    Abstract

    Altruistic giving is investigated using the Andreoni–Miller (2002) dictator game with 3778 participants in three populations — Chinese from Beijing and Singapore and Jews from Israel. We replicate the Andreoni–Vesterlund (2001) finding that women are more equality-focused than men. Additionally, participants from China are more generous than those from Singapore or

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  6. 22 Feb 2023 Journal Article Psychopharmacology

    The computational psychopathology of emotion

    Abstract

    Mood and anxiety disorders involve recurring, maladaptive patterns of distinct emotions and moods. Here, we argue that understanding these maladaptive patterns first requires understanding how emotions and moods guide adaptive behavior. We thus review recent progress in computational accounts of emotion that aims to explain the adaptive role of distinct emotions and

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  7. 20 Feb 2023 Journal Article Cerebral Cortex

    Training allows switching from limited-capacity manipulations to large-capacity perceptual processing

    Tamar Malinovitch, Philippe Albouy, Robert J Zatorre, Merav Ahissar
    Abstract

    In contrast to perceptual tasks, which enable concurrent processing of many stimuli, working memory (WM) tasks have a very small capacity, limiting cognitive skills. Training on WM tasks often yields substantial improvement, suggesting that training might increase the general WM capacity. To understand the underlying processes, we trained a test group with a newly

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  8. 12 Feb 2023 Preprint PsyArXiv

    Intergroup Psychological Interventions: The Motivational Challenge

    Alexander P Landry, Eran Halperin
    Abstract

    Social scientists have increasingly applied insights from descriptive research to develop psychological interventions aimed at improving intergroup relations. These interventions have achieved marked success in lab and field studies—reducing prejudicial attitudes and affective polarization, fostering support for conciliatory social policies, and promoting peace-building

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  9. 10 Feb 2023 Preprint Authorea Preprints

    The Aversiveness of Intrusiveness: Evidence from Involuntary Musical Imagery

    Abstract

    Objective: Intrusive thoughts are characterized by a sense of intrusiveness of foreign entry into cognition. While not always consisting of negative content, intrusive thoughts are almost solely investigated in that context. Involuntary Musical Imagery (INMI) offers a promising alternative, as it is a type of involuntary cognition that can be used to evaluate intrusiveness

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  10. 10 Feb 2023 Journal Article Biological Psychiatry

    Computational mechanisms of addiction and anxiety: a developmental perspective

    N Goldway, Eran Eldar, Gal Shoval, CA Hartley
    Abstract

    A central goal of computational psychiatry is to identify systematic relations between transdiagnostic dimensions of psychiatric symptomatology and the latent learning and decision-making computations that inform individuals' thoughts, feelings, and choices. The vast majority of psychiatric disorders emerge prior to adulthood, yet little work has extended these

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