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Distinct connectivity patterns between perception and attention-related brain networks characterize dyslexia: Machine learning applied to resting-state fMRI

Nikolay Taran, Rotem Gatenyo , Emmanuelle Hadjadj , Rola Farah , Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus Diagnosis of dyslexia often occurs in late schooling years, leading to academic and psychological challenges. Furthermore, diagnosis is time-consuming, costly, and reliant on arbitrary cutoffs. On the other hand, automated algorithms hold great potential in medical and psychological diagnostics. The aim of the present study was to develop a machine

Parent–child couples display shared neural fingerprints while listening to stories

Nir Habouba , RonenTalmon , Dror Kraus , Rola Farah , Alan Apter , Tamar Steinberg , Rupa Radhakrishnan , Daniel Barazany & Tzipi Horowitz‑Kraus Neural fingerprinting is a method to identify individuals from a group of people. Here, we established a new connectome based identification model and used diffusion maps

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Brain Awareness week 2024

Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science. Every March, partners host imaginative activities in their communities that share the wonders of the brain and the impact brain science has on our everyday lives. This year, we were pleased to invite parents and

Screen exposure in children and brain activation – A conversation with Rino Tzror

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“A conversation with Prof. Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus about reading from birth.”

The process of reading is often associated with preparation for school, but in fact the preparation for reading takes place from birth and even before that. In a fascinating episode with Prof. Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, we discussed brain imaging in children, executive functions, and the relationship between language, speech and

The secret life of our children online

While we take our first steps in the intricacies of new technologies, children and teenagers master them easily. They learn, consult and create online, also in artificial intelligence generators. Experts from the fields of science and medicine, advertising, education and cyber describe: This is what the rich and complex digital

Education for children from birth until two years

In a letter to the Minister of Education Yoav Kish, dozens of academics say that the proposed reform, which will be discussed tomorrow in the Prime Minister's Office, could miss the opportunity to improve the quality of early childhood education. They called on Kish to invest first in stabilization and

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High screen use by children aged 12-36 months during the first COVID-19 lockdown was associated with parental stress and screen use

The American Academy of Pediatrics had previously recommended limiting screen exposure in young children, citing development risks. The COVID-19 pandemic, which caused high, unrelenting levels of stress, anxiety and depression, might have increased these risks, as socially isolated children are more vulnerable to negative parental emotions and unhealthy behaviour at

Brain Awareness Week 2022

Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science. Every March, partners host imaginative activities in their communities that share the wonders of the brain and the impact brain science has on our everyday lives. This year, we visited first graders at Beyt Yehoshua

Epilepsy study

The goal of the study is to further our understanding on the neurobiological correlates of language processing. 40 participants take place in this study, aged 8 to 14. Approximately 20 of the participants were diagnosed with epilepsy and the remaining 20 are healthy controls with no neurological condition. Data collection

Improved language development after quarantine (HaAretz news)

Toddler language development accelerated in the first quarantine. The study, conducted in 13 countries among more than a thousand families, showed that despite the lack of frameworks - the rate of toddler language development has not slowed. Read the full article here https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/education/.premium-MAGAZINE-1.10646763?utm_source=Web_Share&utm_medium=Whatsapp&utm_campaign=Share 

Don’t wait; communicate. Children and screens

Children are more exposed to more digital media today than ever before, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted so much of their educational and social lives online. Read the full article here: Minds On The Media - 10 Tips For Improving Children’s Cognitive Development In A Digital World | NEWS-Line for

The Magical Art of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Study the Reading Brain

This is a paper published in frontiers for Young Minds, the scientific journal for children! A recent paper by our colleague Prof. Nadine Gaab, in which she explains how we can study the activity of the brain using MRI. https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2020.00072

A Virtual Hug from Grandpa and Grandma

As a developmental neuroscientist focusing on language and reading development, I value the importance of literacy exposure and storytelling to children’s development, starting from birth. Human interaction and eye contact, while reading stories to children, triggers neural networks related to attention, language and imagination in the young brain which sets the

Infants’ education in Israel (interview in Hebrew)

Link to the full interview here: https://www.haaretz.co.il/digital/podcast/PODCAST-1.8879431

Brain mapping in the age of COVID 19: Global insights

Institutions throughout the world have had to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many scanning centres shut their doors during lockdown, and have had to reopen gradually, and carefully. We surveyed several labs from around the world - to find out the challenges they’ve experienced and, in a few cases, the