Hamutal Cohen


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research interest:

My interests cover the interface between human neuroscience and behavior. I am broadly interested in the way that the brain controls actions, and particularly fascinated by reward related behavior. My PhD thesis investigates the role of the prefrontal brain cortex in motivation and attention as evaluated by cognitive and neurobiological outcomes. Research tools such as TMS, fMRI, EEG which are used in my work, combines advanced monitoring with direct manipulation of the brain structures and networks that underlay the examined behavioral changes. My hope is that by furthering our understanding of the neural function, we may derive a better understanding of the brain and more effective treatments for associated diseases.

 

Presentations in conferences:

  • Hamutal Shahar, Moshe Isserles, Gabriel s Pell and Abraham Zangen. Modulation of human motivation processes in prefrontal cortex using deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS): An fMRI and behavioral study. Israel Society for neuroscience. December 2012, Eilat Israel.
  • Hamutal Shahar, Moshe Isserles, Gabriel s Pell and Abraham Zangen. Modulation of human motivation processes in prefrontal cortex using deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS): An fMRI and behavioral study. Israel society for biological psychiatry. March 2013, Hagoshrim, Israel.
  •  Hamutal Shahar, Uri Alyagon, Hadar Shalev and Abraham Zangen. Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation over the right prefrontal cortex improves ADHD symptoms. The national conference attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. March 2014, Tel- Aviv, Israel.
  • Hamutal Shahar, Uri Alyagon, Hadar Shalev and Abraham Zangen. Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation over the right prefrontal cortex improves ADHD symptoms: A combined TMS-EEG study. Israel Society for Biological Psychiatry. March 2014, Hagoshrim, Israel.
  • Hamutal Shahar, Uri Alyagon, Hadar Shalev and Abraham Zangen. Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation over the right prefrontal cortex improves ADHD symptoms: A combined TMS-EEG study. May 2014, New – York, USA.
  • Hamutal Shahar, Uri Alyagon, Avi Lazarovits, Aviad Hadar, Dror Cohen, Hadar Shalev and Abraham Zangen . Right Prefrontal Deep TMS Effects on Attention Symptoms: Behavioral Outcomes and Electrophysiological Correlates. European Psychiatric Society. March 2015, Vienna, Austria.
  • Hamutal Shahar, Uri Alyagon, Hadar Shalev and Abraham Zangen. Right Prefrontal Deep TMS Effects on Attention Symptoms: Behavioral Outcomes and Electrophysiological Correlates. Society for Biological Psychiatry. May 2015, Toronto, Canada.