Yale Decision Neuroscience Lab
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Levy Decision Neuroscience Lab ๐ง @YaleCMed, @WuTsaiYale, @yale_INP. Affiliated with @YalePsychology, @YaleNeuro. PI: @ifat_levy.
New Haven, CT
Joined June 2022
@ACNPorg @KarimIbrahim_8 @LJKolling @anahitabassir @JKhokharLab Dr. Ziv Ben-Zion is a clinical neuroscientist studying the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying stress vulnerability and resilience, aiming to develop personalized treatments for stress- and anxiety-related disorders, particularly PTSD #ACNP2026 / @ZivBenZion1
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๐จ New preprint alert! Can AI agents show emotional bias like humans under stress? ๐ https://t.co/TU5lYygS4l ๐ค After exposure to traumatic text, LLMs-as-agents made less-healthy food choices, mirroring stress-driven human behavior. @UofHaifa @researchsquare
#AI #LLM #AIEthics
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Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly evolving from text generators to autonomous agents, raising urgent questions about their reliability in real-world contexts. Stress and anxiety are well known...
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๐ Exciting news! Iโve been awarded the prestigious Beresheet Grant from the Israel Science Foundation (~โช7M) to launch my Resilience & Recovery Lab at the University of Haifa.
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"Emotional influence isnโt a glitch. Itโs a core feature of LLMs. If we celebrate their ability to comfort or advise, we must also confront their capacity to mislead or manipulate." ๐ค๐ง โค๏ธ Read more here: https://t.co/fsPIK6njGa
@Nature @UofHaifa @YaleMed @NaturePortfolio
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Nature - Virtual chatbots that simulate conversations with famous actors or sci-fi characters can have real-world consequences.
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ืืืจ ืืขื ืฉืื ืืืืืจ ืืืจืืืืช ืฉื ืขืืชืื ืืืจืฅ @Haaretz @haaretzcom ๐ฐ "ืืืื ืืช ืฉืืืคืช ืืื? ืืืืข ืืืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืืืืช ืืฆ'ืืืืืืื ืจืืฉืืื" ๐ค https://t.co/LmKYY4Nq58
@FulbrightIL @FulbrightAssoc @UofHaifa @IBBRCHaifa @HaifaUni
@of_sagol @YaleMed @Yale
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๐ฐ ืฉืืืชื ืืืชืจืืืื ืืืืืืืกื @calcalist ืขื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืชืืืช ืืืืืจืชืืืช ืฉื ืืื ื ืืืืืืชืืช ืจืืฉืืช, ืืขื ืืฆืืจื ืืื ืื ืื ื ืืื ื ืืืืืืื. ๐ืชืืื @maayancohen ืขื ืืจืืืื ืืืขืืืง! ๐ ืืงืจืืื: https://t.co/Mu6RZxUlzq
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ื"ืจ ืืื ืืึพืฆืืื ืืกืืืจ ืืืืข ืืคื ืืื ืืืืืจืช ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืืืืชืืช ืืฆืืจื ืชืืืื ืจืืฉืืช, ืืขืืงืจ ืขื ืืื ืฆืขืืจืื, ืขืืืื ืืืืืช ืืขืืืชืืช ืืืฃ ืืกืืื ืช. ืืืจืืช ืืืชืจืื ืืช ืฉื ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืืฉืืช, ืืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืืืืืื ืืื ื ืืฆืืืื...
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Virtual chatbots that simulate conversations with famous actors or sci-fi characters can have real-world consequences, says Ziv Ben-Zion https://t.co/wsRiHGM70G
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Nature - Virtual chatbots that simulate conversations with famous actors or sci-fi characters can have real-world consequences.
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ืืื ืืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืืคืฉืื ืชืืืื, ืื ืืืจืืช ืืคืืชืื ืืืืืื ืืช, ืื ืชืฉืชืืฉื ืืฆ'ืืืืืืื (ืืื ChatGPT) ืืชืืืื ืจืืฉืืช- ืืฉืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืขืืฉืื ืืช ืื. ื"ืจ @ZivBenZion1 ืืืื"ืก ืืืจืืืืช ืืฆืืืืจ ืืกืืืจ ืื ืฉืืืืฉ ืืฆ'ืืืืืืื ืืชืืืื ื ืคืฉืืช ืขืืื ืืืืืช ืืกืืื, ืืืฃ ืืืืืื ืืชืืฆืืืช ืืจืืช ืืกืื๐งต
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Honored to bring home the 2025 Society of Biological Psychiatry #SOBP Travel Award! ๐ฅณโ๏ธ๐ง Torontoโs meeting was a blast. Huge thanks to the @SOBP committee, my mentors & collaborators for making this possible. ๐ @YaleMed @UofHaifa @YalePsych @Yale @WuTsaiYale @YalePsychology
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How to predict PTSD severity by brain connectivity patterns @Jerusalem_Post ๐ฐ https://t.co/WSEyFiGndH
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Symptoms include flashbacks, hyperarousal, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, and changes in emotional and cognitive responses.
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Check out our work in @haaretzcom ๐ฐ๐ง ๐
A study by Israeli researchers has found that it's possible to predict the severity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms by analyzing patterns of brain activity just one month after a traumatic event https://t.co/a465mfXcT3
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Our research is featured in @Haaretz !๐ง ๐ฐ (covered by @idoefrati1) ๐ Grateful to my co-authors: AJ Simon, Matt Rosenblatt, @KoremNachshon, @orduek, Israel Liberzon, Arieh Shalev, @HendlerTalma, @ifat_levy, Ilan Harpaz-Rotem & @DScheinost ๐Read here:
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ืืื ChatGPT ื ืืื ืจืืฉื ื? ืืืฆืื ืืืงืจ ืคืืจืฅ ืืจื ืืืืืืช ื"ืจ @ZivBenZion1 ืืฆื ืื ืืฉืืคื ืืกืืคืืจืื ืืจืืืืืืื ืืขืื ืืช ืจืืืช ื"ืืจืื" ืฉื ChatGPT ืืืฉืคืืขื ืขื ืืืืฆืืขืื ืฉืื - ืื ืชืจืืืื ืืืืืฆืื ืืืืื ืืคืืื ืก ืืคืืืชืื ืืช ืืืฉืคืขื ืืฉืืืืืช. ืื ืงืืจื ืคื?
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Our study on AI chatbots mimicking human anxiety was featured on @Marketplace Tech, one of the most-listened-to shows in public radio! ๐ค๐ฅ๐ป Super excited to share our findings with such a wide audience ๐๐คฉ๐ช ๐ง Tune in here: https://t.co/azZId5JXtj
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Neuroscience researcher Ziv Ben-Zion says even though the bots donโt have emotions, they can simulate a personโs responses because theyโre trained on human data. They may play a role in psychothera...
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A study in @npjDigitalMed finds that traumatic narratives increased Chat-GPT-4โs reported anxiety while mindfulness-based exercises reduced it, though not to baseline.
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npj Digital Medicine - Assessing and alleviating state anxiety in large language models
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In a new @JAMANetworkOpen study , @YaleMed's @ZivBenZion1 + Alexander Simon used fMRI ๐ง ๐ท to train machine learning models ๐ป which could predict the severity of #PTSD symptoms ๐--offering a way to improve how we detect & care for the disease! https://t.co/StZ0KWcrhm
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Using functional brain imaging and machine learning, Yale researchers were able to predict PTSD symptoms 14 months after the initial traumatic event.
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๐ปIt was a pleasure to talk with @MarcoWerman in @TheWorld about how "Chatbots playing therapist could show signs of anxiety ". ๐ตListen here: https://t.co/o2idrdLUfb
@UofHaifa @IBBRCHaifa @YalePsych @YalePsychology @YaleMed @FulbrightIL @npjDigitalMed @NaturePortfolio @Nature
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At a time when many are utilizing AI as an alternative to in-person therapy, a new study out this month found that ChatGPT can act like itโs anxious when presented with traumatic experiences by...
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๐จ Big News! Our research has been featured in The New York Times @nytimes! ๐ฅณ This engagement highlights the real-world impact of science beyond academia and its role in shaping conversations on AI & mental health. ๐ Read here: https://t.co/WDQl0wzpTe
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