Early neural network differences in trauma survivors predicted PTSD severity at 1 and 14 months, suggesting that connectome-based predictive modeling could help identify targets for early intervention. ja.ma/3DrTpLC Ziv Ben-Zion Nachshon Korem

A study in npj Digital Medicine finds that traumatic narratives increased Chat-GPT-4’s reported anxiety while mindfulness-based exercises reduced it, though not to baseline. go.nature.com/41pZJv7

🚨 Big News! Our research has been featured in The New York Times The New York Times! 🥳 This engagement highlights the real-world impact of science beyond academia and its role in shaping conversations on AI & mental health. 🔗 Read here: nytimes.com/2025/03/17/sci…

In a new JAMA Network Open study , Yale School of Medicine's Ziv Ben-Zion + Alexander Simon used fMRI 🧠📷 to train machine learning models 💻 which could predict the severity of #PTSD symptoms 📈--offering a way to improve how we detect & care for the disease! news.yale.edu/2025/03/10/mac…

📻It was a pleasure to talk with Marco Werman in The World about how "Chatbots playing therapist could show signs of anxiety ". 🎵Listen here: theworld.org/segments/2025/… University of Haifa The Integrated Brain and Behavior Research Center Yale Psychiatry Yale Psychology Yale School of Medicine Fulbright Israel npj Digital Medicine Nature Portfolio nature

Our study on AI chatbots mimicking human anxiety was featured on Marketplace Tech, one of the most-listened-to shows in public radio! 🤖💥📻 Super excited to share our findings with such a wide audience 🙏🤩💪 🎧 Tune in here: marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…

האם ChatGPT נהיה רגשני? ממצאי מחקר פורץ דרך בהובלת ד"ר Ziv Ben-Zion מצא כי חשיפה לסיפורים טראומטיים מעלה את רמות ה"חרדה" של ChatGPT ומשפיעה על הביצועים שלו - אך תרגולי מדיטציה ומיינדפולנס מפחיתים את ההשפעה השלילית. מה קורה פה?

Our research is featured in Haaretz הארץ !🧠📰 (covered by ido efrati) 🙏 Grateful to my co-authors: AJ Simon, Matt Rosenblatt, Nachshon Korem, orduek 💔, Israel Liberzon, Arieh Shalev, Talma Hendler, @ifat_levy, Ilan Harpaz-Rotem & Dustin Scheinost 🔗Read here: haaretz.co.il/health/2025-03…

Check out our work in Haaretz.com 📰🧠😎

How to predict PTSD severity by brain connectivity patterns The Jerusalem Post 📰jpost.com/health-and-wel…

#SOBP2025 Come see my poster (#17) today at 5:30pm! I am excited to share our latest findings on assessing and alleviating anxiety in large language models 🧠🤖 Stop and say hi 👋

Honored to bring home the 2025 Society of Biological Psychiatry #SOBP Travel Award! 🥳✈️🧠 Toronto’s meeting was a blast. Huge thanks to the Society of Biological Psychiatry committee, my mentors & collaborators for making this possible. 🙏 Yale School of Medicine University of Haifa Yale Psychiatry Yale University Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University Yale Psychology

אלה ימים מתוחים וכולנו מחפשים תמיכה, אך למרות הפיתוי והזמינות, אל תשתמשו בצ'אטבוטים (כמו ChatGPT) לתמיכה רגשית- ושימו לב שגם הילדים שלכם לא עושים את זה. ד"ר Ziv Ben-Zion מביה"ס לבריאות הציבור מסביר כי שימוש בצ'אטבוטים לתמיכה נפשית עלול להיות מסוכן, ואף להוביל לתוצאות הרות אסון🧵

🌟Exciting News!🌟 📰My piece on safeguards for emotionally responsive AI was accepted in nature ! 🥳 Deeply honored to contribute to one of the world’s most respected scientific journals. 🙏 Publishes July 1st - stay tuned! 🗓️ #Nature #AI #Ethics University of Haifa Yale School of Medicine Yale University

Virtual chatbots that simulate conversations with famous actors or sci-fi characters can have real-world consequences, says Ziv Ben-Zion go.nature.com/3GuORW6

📰 שמחתי להתראיין לכלכליסט כלכליסט | Calcalist על ההשלכות האתיות והחברתיות של בינה מלאכותית רגשית, ועל הצורך במנגנוני הגנה מחייבים. 🙏תודה Maayan Cohen-Rozen על הראיון המעמיק! 👇 לקריאה: calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/a…

טור דעה שלי במדור הבריאות של עיתון הארץ Haaretz הארץ Haaretz.com 📰 "מכונות שאכפת להן? מדוע חייבים להציב גבולות לצ'אטבוטים רגשיים" 🤖 haaretz.co.il/health/2025-07… Fulbright Israel Fulbright Association University of Haifa The Integrated Brain and Behavior Research Center Haifa University Sagol School of Neuroscience Yale School of Medicine Yale University

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

"Emotional influence isn’t a glitch. It’s a core feature of LLMs. If we celebrate their ability to comfort or advise, we must also confront their capacity to mislead or manipulate." 🤖🧠❤️ Read more here: nature.com/articles/d4158… nature University of Haifa Yale School of Medicine Nature Portfolio

🎉 Exciting news! I’ve been awarded the prestigious Beresheet Grant from the Israel Science Foundation (~₪7M) to launch my Resilience & Recovery Lab at the University of Haifa.