Research
WHAT WE STUDY
In the Emotion Lab, we are interested in understanding the mechanisms that subserve emotional processing and emotion regulation. We are especially interested in the reciprocal links between cognitive control and emotion and how these links can be strengthened via training. Our aims are twofold: 1) to understand the psychological and neural mechanisms that subserve emotion regulation success, and 2) to use this understanding to form novel interventions to improve emotion regulation abilities among healthy and clinical populations.
OUR METHODS
To explore regulatory processes and their role in shaping and changing affect, we employ multiple levels of analysis - behavior, eye-tracking, and neuroimaging, across both healthy and sub-clinical populations. Our work includes also a translational part, in which we design cognitive and affective interventions and test their influence on emotional well-being.
Neuroimaging
We use fMRI to examine the brain networks that support emotional processing and emotion regulation.
Eye-Tracking
We use pupillometry as a physiological marker of affective and cognitive processes. We also develop tools for the pre-processing and analysis of eye-tracking data (CHAP, with collaboration of Ronen Hershman).
Training
We develop cognitive and affective interventions with the aim to improve emotional well-being among healthy and clinical populations
MEDIA COVERAGE OF OUR RESEARCH
Listen to an interview with Prof. Noga Cohen in GALAZ about the mental distress of parents during the war.
Read about Mor Keleynikov study about the mental distress of parents during the war, those who are on the first and exposed line for their tender children on ynet and Jerusalem Post
Read about Mor Avraham's research project on the mental toll of the Coronavirus restrictions on parents of children with special needs on ynet
Read about the benefits of reappraising others' negative emotion on coping abilities with COVID19 emotional implications in a study, conducted during the first lock-down in Israel
Dr. Noga Cohen and Dr. Reout Arbel's paper On the benefits and costs of extrinsic emotion regulation to the provider: Toward a neurobehavioral mode is now available online!
Watch Marlyn Khouri's interview on Musawa Channel about her recent study regarding the emotional effects of the Corona pandemic on young adults
Read about our study on ynet
Listen to an Interview with Dr. Noga Cohen (Feb 2020)
Noga Cohen discusses our study on the emotional implications of COVID-19 on Kol Rega FM (April 2020)
Israeli Computer 'Game' Teaches Brain to be Happier
Disrupting the cycle of negative thoughts with computerized training
Attention training suppresses amygdala reactivity
Read about our finding that arachnophobes ‘see’ spiders bigger than they really are
Posters
CONFERENCES
Mor Avraham SAS2021.mp4Emotion Regulation Strategies of Parents Raising Children with Special Needs, During the COVID-19 Outbreak.
Presented by Mor Avraham at the 8th annual SAS conference , April 2021.
Atheer Odah Massarwe SAS2021.mp4Motivation and Choice of Strategy in Extrinsic Emotion Regulation.
Presented by Atheer Odah Massarwe at the 8th annual SAS conference , April 2021.
Revital Hamerman SAS2021.mp4The Influence of Emotion Control Training on Emotion Regulation Among adults with ADHD.
Presented by Revital Hamerman at the 8th annual SAS conference, April 2021.
Yahel Ben-baruch SAS2021.mp4The Link between Emotion Regulation and Size Estimation among Women with Fear of Spiders.
Presented by Yahel Ben-Baruch at the 8th annual SAS conference , April 2021.
Noga Cohen Hidelberg Enotion Regulation Workshop.mp4Cognitive Control Training Enhances Emotion Regulation: Evidence from Implicit and Explicit Training Paradigms
Presented by Dr. Noga Cohen at the 2021 Hidelberg Emotion Regulation Workshop, October 2021.