Ziv Ben-Zion

Clinical Neuroscientist


Curriculum vitae



School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences,

University of Haifa

199 Abba Khoushy Ave.,
Mount Carmel, Haifa,
Israel, 3103301



Publications


Assessing and alleviating state anxiety in large language models


Ziv Ben-Zion, Kristin Witte, A. K. Jagadish, O. Duek, I. Harpaz-Rotem, Marie-Christine Khorsandian, A. Burrer, Erich Seifritz, Philipp Homan, Eric Schulz, Tobias R Spiller

npj Digit. Medicine, 2025


Connectome-Based Predictive Modeling of PTSD Development Among Recent Trauma Survivors


Ziv Ben-Zion, Alexander J Simon, M. Rosenblatt, Nachshon Korem, O. Duek, Israel Liberzon, Arieh Y. Shalev, Talma Hendler, Ifat Levy, I. Harpaz-Rotem, Dustin Scheinost

JAMA Network Open, 2025


351. High-Threshold-Low-Tolerance: A Model for the Emotionality Paradox in PTSD


Nachshon Korem, O. Duek, Tobias R Spiller, Ziv Ben-Zion, Ifat Levy, I. Harpaz-Rotem

Biological Psychiatry, 2024


41. Neurobehavioral Mapping of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Development in Recent Trauma Survivors


Ziv Ben-Zion, Kangjoo Lee, Clara Fonteneau, Israel Liberzon, Arieh Y. Shalev, T. Hendler, Ifat Levy, A. Anticevic, I. Harpaz-Rotem

Biological Psychiatry, 2024


Emotional State Transitions in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder


Nachshon Korem, O. Duek, Tobias R Spiller, Ziv Ben-Zion, I. Levy, I. Harpaz-Rotem

JAMA Network Open, 2024


If-Convert as Early as You Must


Dorit Nuzman, A. Zaks, Ziv Ben-Zion

International Conference on Compiler Construction, 2024


Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Training in Neuroscience: Insights from the Human Brain Project Education Programme


Alice Geminiani, Judith Kathrein, Alper Yegenoglu, Franziska Vogel, Marcelo Armendariz, Ziv Ben-Zion, Petruţ A. Bogdan, Joana Covelo, Marissa Diaz Pier, K. Grasenick, V. Karasenko, W. Klijn, Tina Kokan, C. Lupascu, Anna Lührs, T. Mahfoud, Taylan Özden, Jens Egholm Pedersen, Luca Peres, I. Reiten, Nikola Simidjievski, I. Ulnicane, Michiel van der Vlag, Lyuba Zehl, Alois Saria, Sandra Díaz-Pier, Johannes Passecker

Neuroinformatics, 2024


Post-treatment alterations in white matter integrity in PTSD: Effects on symptoms and functional connectivity a secondary analysis of an RCT


Nachshon Korem, O. Duek, Ziv Ben-Zion, Tobias R Spiller, C. Gordon, S. Amen, Ifat Levy, I. Harpaz-Rotem

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 2024


Representation of Anticipated Rewards and Punishments in the Human Brain.


Ziv Ben-Zion, Ifat Levy

Annual Review of Psychology, 2024


Unraveling PTSD: Symptom cluster change during and 1 year after veterans' residential PTSD treatment.


Georgina M Gross, Tobias R Spiller, Ziv Ben-Zion, Ariel Rubenstein, R. H. Pietrzak, O. Duek, Rani A Hoff, I. Harpaz-Rotem

Psychological Trauma, 2024


Changes in mental health among U.S. military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: A network analysis.


T. Spiller, Peter J. Na, Addie N. Merians, O. Duek, Ziv Ben-Zion, J. Tsai, R. von Känel, I. Harpaz-Rotem, R. Pietrzak

Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2023


Correlates of avoidance coping in trauma-exposed U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.


Nachshon Korem, Ziv Ben-Zion, T. Spiller, O. Duek, I. Harpaz-Rotem, R. Pietrzak

Journal of Affective Disorders, 2023


Effects of a dissociative drug on fronto-limbic resting-state functional connectivity in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled pilot study


Sarah K. Danböck, O. Duek, Ziv Ben-Zion, Nachshon Korem, S. Amen, Ben Kelmendi, Frank H Wilhelm, I. Levy, I. Harpaz-Rotem

Psychopharmacology, 2023


Evaluating the Evidence for Brain-Based Biotypes of Psychiatric Vulnerability in the Acute Aftermath of Trauma.


Ziv Ben-Zion, T. Spiller, J. Keynan, R. Admon, I. Levy, I. Liberzon, A. Shalev, T. Hendler, I. Harpaz-Rotem

American Journal of Psychiatry, 2023


Greater Early Post-Trauma Activation in Right Inferior Frontal Gyrus Predicts Recovery from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms.


Jony Sheynin, Yana Lokshina, S. Ahrari, T. Nickelsen, E. Duval, Ziv Ben-Zion, A. Shalev, T. Hendler, I. Liberzon

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2023


Limbic self‐neuromodulation as a novel treatment option for emotional dysregulation in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD); a proof‐of‐concept study


Oren Tene, Maya Bleich Cohen, L. Helpman, Naomi B. Fine, A. Halevy, N. Goldway, D. Perry, Plia Bary, Gabi Aisenberg-Romano, Ziv Ben-Zion, T. Hendler, M. Bloch

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2023


Neuroscientific account of Guilt- and Shame-Driven PTSD phenotypes


Naomi B. Fine, Ziv Ben-Zion, I. Biran, T. Hendler

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2023


Structural Neuroimaging of Hippocampus and Amygdala Subregions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Scoping Review


Ziv Ben-Zion, Nachshon Korem, Naomi B. Fine, Sophia Katz, Megha Siddhanta, Melissa C. Funaro, O. Duek, T. Spiller, Sarah Danbock, I. Levy, I. Harpaz-Rotem

Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 2023


Assessment of early neurocognitive functioning increases the accuracy of predicting chronic PTSD risk


K. Schultebraucks, Ziv Ben-Zion, R. Admon, J. Keynan, I. Liberzon, T. Hendler, A. Shalev

Molecular Psychiatry, 2022


Delirium screening in an acute care setting with a machine learning classifier based on routinely collected nursing data: A model development study.


T. Spiller, Ege Tufan, H. Petry, Sönke Böttger, Simon Fuchs, O. Duek, Ziv Ben-Zion, Nachshon Korem, I. Harpaz-Rotem, R. von Känel, J. Ernst

Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2022


Emotional numbing in PTSD is associated with lower amygdala reactivity to pain


Nachshon Korem, O. Duek, Ziv Ben-Zion, A. Kaczkurkin, S. Lissek, Temidayo A. Orederu, D. Schiller, I. Harpaz-Rotem, I. Levy

Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022


Longitudinal volumetric evaluation of hippocampus and amygdala subregions in recent trauma survivors


Ziv Ben-Zion, Nachshon Korem, T. Spiller, O. Duek, J. Keynan, R. Admon, I. Harpaz-Rotem, I. Liberzon, A. Shalev, T. Hendler

Molecular Psychiatry, 2022


Mapping the availability of translated versions of posttraumatic stress disorder screening questionnaires for adults: A scoping review


Joel Hoffman, Ziv Ben-Zion, Adrián Arévalo, O. Duek, T. Greene, B. Hall, I. Harpaz-Rotem, Belinda Liddell, Cosima Locher, N. Morina, A. Nickerson, M. Pfaltz, Matthis Schick, U. Schnyder, S. Seedat, Fatlinda Shatri, Hao Fong Sit, R. von Känel, T. Spiller

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2022


P658. Longitudinal Evaluation of Hippocampal Volume in Recent Trauma Survivors


Ziv Ben-Zion, Nimrod Jackob Keynan, R. Admon, I. Liberzon, A. Shalev, T. Hendler

Biological Psychiatry, 2022


Social Robots for Supporting Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment


Guy Laban, Ziv Ben-Zion, Emily S. Cross

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022


Deep learning model of fMRI connectivity predicts PTSD symptom trajectories in recent trauma survivors


Shelly Sheynin, L. Wolf, Ziv Ben-Zion, Jony Sheynin, Shira Reznik, J. Keynan, R. Admon, A. Shalev, T. Hendler, I. Liberzon

NeuroImage, 2021


Differential Roles of Positive and Negative Valence Systems in the Development of Post-Traumatic Stress Psychopathology


Ziv Ben-Zion, Ofir Shany, R. Admon, Nimrod Jackob Keynan, Netanell Avisdris, Shira Reznik Balter, A. Shalev, I. Liberzon, T. Hendler

bioRxiv, 2021


Neural Responsivity to Reward versus Punishment Shortly after Trauma Predicts Long-term Development of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms.


Ziv Ben-Zion, Ofir Shany, R. Admon, Nimrod Jackob Keynan, Netanell Avisdris, Shira Reznik Balter, A. Shalev, I. Liberzon, T. Hendler

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2021


Hippocampal-Amygdala Resting State Functional Connectivity Serves as Resilience Factor for Short- and Long-Term Stress Exposure


Ziv Ben-Zion, Nimrod Jackob Keynan, R. Admon, Haggai Sharon, Talma Henlder

Biological Psychiatry, 2020


Multi-domain potential biomarkers for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity in recent trauma survivors


Ziv Ben-Zion, Yoav Zeevi, Nimrod Jackob Keynan, R. Admon, T. Kozlovski, Haggai Sharon, P. Halpern, I. Liberzon, A. Shalev, Y. Benjamini, T. Hendler

Translational Psychiatry, 2020


F30. Neural Activation During Emotion Modulation Associated With Early PTSD Symptoms Severity


Jony Sheynin, E. Duval, Yana Lokshina, Mike Angstadt, Ziv Ben-Zion, Nimord Jacob Keynan, Mor Halevy, N. Green, R. Admon, T. Hendler, A. Shalev, I. Liberzon

Biological Psychiatry, 2019


Multi-Domain Potential Biomarkers for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Severity in Recent Trauma Survivors


Ziv Ben-Zion, Yoav Zeevi, N. Keynan, R. Admon, Haggai Sharon, P. Halpern, I. Liberzon, A. Shalev, Y. Benjamini, T. Hendler

bioRxiv, 2019


Neuroanatomical Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Recent Trauma Survivors.


Ziv Ben-Zion, M. Artzi, D. Niry, Nimrod Jackob Keynan, Yoav Zeevi, R. Admon, Haggai Sharon, P. Halpern, I. Liberzon, A. Shalev, T. Hendler

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2019


Neuroanatomical Risk Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Recent Trauma Survivors


Ziv Ben-Zion, M. Artzi, D. Niry, Nimrod Jackob Keynan, R. Admon, Haggai Sharon, P. Halpern, I. Liberzon, A. Shalev, T. Hendler

Biological Psychiatry, 2019


Neurobehavioral moderators of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) trajectories: study protocol of a prospective MRI study of recent trauma survivors


Ziv Ben-Zion, Naomi B. Fine, Nimrod Jackob Keynan, R. Admon, P. Halpern, I. Liberzon, T. Hendler, A. Shalev

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2019


The Anger-Infused Ultimatum Game: A Reliable and Valid Paradigm to Induce and Assess Anger


G. Gilam, R. Abend, H. Shani, Ziv Ben-Zion, T. Hendler

Emotion, 2019


Cognitive Flexibility Predicts PTSD Symptoms: Observational and Interventional Studies


Ziv Ben-Zion, Naomi B. Fine, Nimrod Jackob Keynan, R. Admon, Nili Green, M. Halevi, G. Fonzo, Michal Achituv, O. Merin, Haggai Sharon, P. Halpern, I. Liberzon, A. Etkin, T. Hendler, A. Shalev

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018


Free viewing of sad and happy faces in depression: A potential target for attention bias modification.


A. Lazarov, Ziv Ben-Zion, Dana Shamai, D. Pine, Y. Bar-Haim

Journal of Affective Disorders, 2018


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