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Yechiel Levkovitz

Yechiel Levkovitz

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Psychology

D-Index
46
Citations
9225
World Ranking
6399
National Ranking
56

Overview

Yechiel Levkovitz is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and contributes to research primarily within the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology. Their work spans several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and General Health Professions. The main topics of Levkovitz's research reflect a diverse set of psychological and neuroscientific interests, notably Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Hallucinations in Medical Conditions, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, and Healthcare Professionals' Stress and Burnout.

Levkovitz has published in several scientific journals, with recent papers appearing in established venues such as the Journal of Psychopharmacology and The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders. Recent publications include:

  • "Methylphenidate reduces orienting bias in healthy individuals," 2021, Journal of Psychopharmacology
  • "Reducing Stigma Toward Psychiatry Among Medical Students," 2020, The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Levkovitz include the following researchers:

  • Leehe Peled-Avron
  • Hagar Gelbard Goren
  • Noa Brande-Eilat
  • Shirel Dorman-Ilan
  • Aviv Segev

The published work of Levkovitz covers topics that intersect clinical and experimental approaches to understanding brain function and mental health. Their research on spatial neglect and hemispheric dysfunction addresses neurological conditions affecting cognitive processing. Additionally, studies on neural and behavioral psychology contribute insights into how brain mechanisms influence behavior and perception.

Research output also includes investigations into hallucinations occurring in medical conditions and factors related to mental health treatment accessibility. This emphasizes an engagement with clinical psychological challenges as well as broader public health concerns.

Levkovitz's interest in psychosocial and emotional development in children and adolescents further contextualizes their work within developmental psychology, while addressing burnout and stress among healthcare professionals points to a concern with occupational health in medical settings.

Best Publications

  • Intranasal administration of oxytocin increases envy and schadenfreude (gloating).

    Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory;Meytal Fischer;Jonathan Dvash;Hagai Harari

  • The role of the orbitofrontal cortex in affective theory of mind deficits in criminal offenders with psychopathic tendencies.

    Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory;Hagai Harari;Judith Aharon-Peretz;Yechiel Levkovitz

  • Dissociation of cognitive from affective components of theory of mind in schizophrenia

    Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory;Syvan Shur;Liat Barcai-Goodman;S. Medlovich

  • A Double-Blind, Randomized Study of Minocycline for the Treatment of Negative and Cognitive Symptoms in Early-Phase Schizophrenia

    Yechiel Levkovitz;Shlomo Mendlovich;Sharon Riwkes;Yoram Braw

  • Three-dimensional distribution of the electric field induced in the brain by transcranial magnetic stimulation using figure-8 and deep H-coils.

    Yiftach Roth;Alon Amir;Yechiel Levkovitz;Abraham Zangen

  • Efficacy and safety of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation for major depression: a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial

    Yechiel Levkovitz;Moshe Isserles;Frank Padberg;Sarah H. Lisanby

  • Double dissociation between cognitive and affective empathy in borderline personality disorder.

    Hagai Harari;Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory;Milli Ravid;Yechiel Levkovitz

  • Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation over the prefrontal cortex: Evaluation of antidepressant and cognitive effects in depressive patients

    Yechiel Levkovitz;Eiran V. Harel;Yiftach Roth;Yoram Braw

  • The effect of intranasal administration of oxytocin on fear recognition.

    M. Fischer-Shofty;S.G. Shamay-Tsoory;H. Harari;Y. Levkovitz

  • Neurocognitive basis of impaired empathy in schizophrenia.

    Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory;Syvan Shur;Hagai Harari;Yechiel Levkovitz

  • Neuropsychological Evidence of Impaired Cognitive Empathy in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder

    Simone Shamay-Tsoory;Hagai Harari;Ohad Szepsenwol;Yechiel Levkovitz

  • Efficacy, tolerability, and cognitive effects of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation for late-life depression: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

    Tyler S. Kaster;Tyler S. Kaster;Zafiris J. Daskalakis;Zafiris J. Daskalakis;Yoshihiro Noda;Yuliya Knyahnytska;Yuliya Knyahnytska

  • Oxytocin facilitates accurate perception of competition in men and kinship in women

    Meytal Fischer-Shofty;Yechiel Levkovitz;Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory

  • Towards a Neuroscience of Mind-Wandering

    Michal Gruberger;Eti Ben-Simon;Eti Ben-Simon;Yechiel Levkovitz;Abraham Zangen

  • The neuroanatomical basis of affective mentalizing in schizophrenia: Comparison of patients with schizophrenia and patients with localized prefrontal lesions

    Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory;Judith Aharon-Peretz;Yechiel Levkovitz

  • H-coil repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of bipolar depression: an add-on, safety and feasibility study.

    Eiran Vadim Harel;Abraham Zangen;Yiftach Roth;Irving Reti

  • A randomized controlled feasibility and safety study of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Yechiel Levkovitz;Yiftach Roth;Eiran Vadim Harel;Yoram Braw

  • The SSRIs drug Fluoxetine, but not the noradrenergic tricyclic drug Desipramine, improves memory performance during acute major depression

    Yechiel Levkovitz;Ruth Caftori;Avi Avital;Gal Richter-Levin

  • Giving peace a chance: Oxytocin increases empathy to pain in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

    Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory;Ahmad Abu-Akel;Sharon Palgi;Ramzi Sulieman

  • Cognitive-emotional reactivation during deep transcranial magnetic stimulation over the prefrontal cortex of depressive patients affects antidepressant outcome

    Moshe Isserles;Oded Rosenberg;Pinchas Dannon;Yechiel Levkovitz

  • Non-specific effects of methylphenidate (Ritalin) on cognitive ability and decision-making of ADHD and healthy adults.

    Nirit Agay;Eldad Yechiam;Ziv Carmel;Yechiel Levkovitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Simone Shamay-Tsoory
Simone Shamay-Tsoory University of Haifa
Tarek K. Rajji
Tarek K. Rajji Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Jean Decety
Jean Decety University of Chicago
Joseph Zohar
Joseph Zohar Sheba Medical Center
Eldad Yechiam
Eldad Yechiam Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Moshe Kotler
Moshe Kotler Hebrew University of Jerusalem
George I. Papakostas
George I. Papakostas Harvard University
Miriam Faust
Miriam Faust Bar-Ilan University
Mark Weiser
Mark Weiser Sheba Medical Center
Pinhas N. Dannon
Pinhas N. Dannon Tel Aviv University

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