Dr. Liron Rozenkrantz
Neurophysiology of conceptions, beliefs and expectations: how beliefs about one's mental and physical health, bodily function, and more - influence related physiological systems, resulting in an actual impact on health and well-being
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Dr. Rozenkrantz is a senior lecturer who researches the neurophysiology of conceptions, beliefs and expectations.
Research
Evidence from neuroscience, psychology, bio-medicine and even economics - all converge to support a real, neurophysiological effect of our beliefs and expectations on our health and well-being. The most famous example of that is the placebo effect.
In our lab, we strive to go further - and understand how our beliefs play a role in daily well-being. A few examples include: how health-related beliefs affect disease progression; how expectations about treatments influence treatment efficacy; and how conceptions about bodily functions impact the cross-talk between the brain and related physiological systems.
We aim to understand the mechanisms by which beliefs exert their effects - and then harness them to generate interventions to improve health and well-being. For more information - visit our website and contact us!
Publications
Kube T*, Rozenkrantz L*. (2020). When beliefs face reality: An integrative review of belief-updating in mental health and illness. Perspectives on Psychological Sciences [IF 9.8], 16(2):247-274.
Rozenkrantz L, Kube T, Bernstein M, Gabrilei JDE. (2022) How beliefs about coronavirus disease (COVID) influence COVID-like symptoms? - A longitudinal study. Health Psychology [IF 5.6], 41(8).
Rozenkrantz L, D’Mello A, Gabrilei J.D.E. (2021). Enhanced rationality in autism spectrum disorder. Trends in Cognitive Sciences [IF 20.2], 25 (8), 685-696. Selected for journal cover (link).
Rozenkrantz L, Mayo A, Ilan T, Hart Y, Noy L*, Alon U* (2017). Placebo Can Enhance Creativity. PLoS One [IF 3.2], 12(9), e0182466.
Krittanawong C, Maitra NS, Khawaja M, Wang Z, Fogg S, Rozenkrantz L, ... Levine GN. (2022). Association of pessimism with cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases [IF 11.3], S0033-0620.
D’Mello A, Bach P, Corlett P, Rozenkrantz L. (2022) Editorial: Predictive mechanisms in action, perception, cognition, and clinical disorders. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience [IF 4.6], 598
Last Updated Date : 14/09/2023
