Publications
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2025
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Ramsingh N, Lin HM, Ouyang Y, Ravona-Springer R, Livny A, Soleimani L, Bendlin BB, Matatov A, Niv T, Shamir T, Ganmore I, Heymann A, Sano M, Azuri J, Beeri MS. Brain Signatures of Very Early Cognitive Decline in Asymptomatic Middle-Aged Offspring of People With Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2025 Mar;40(3):e70060. doi: 10.1002/gps.70060. [PDF]
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Oliel Y., Ravona-Springer R., Heymann A., Botvin C., Tanne D., Harats S., Bendlin B., Schnaider –Beeri M, Livny A.The Role of Cerebrovascular Reactivity on Brain Activation during a Working Memory Task in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 2025 Mar. doi: 10.1002/dad2.70045. [PDF]
2024
Harel M, Amiaz R, Raizman R, Leibovici A, Golan Y, Mesika D, Bodini R, Tsarfaty G, Weiser M, Livny A. Distinct homotopic functional connectivity patterns of the amygdalar sub-regions as biomarkers in major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord. 2024 Nov. [PDF]
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Dennis EL, Vervoordt S, Adamson MM, Houshang A, Bigler ED, Caeyenberghs K, Cole JH, … Livny A…& Hillary FG. Accelerated Aging after Traumatic Brain Injury: An ENIGMA Multi-Cohort Mega-Analysis. Ann Neurol. 2024 Jun 7. doi: 10.1002/ana.26952. [PDF]
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Livny A., Golan Y., et al. Higher regional grey matter volume and white matter integrity in individuals with central neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Apr;41(7-8):836-843.[PDF]
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Guy N, Sklar AY, Amiaz R, Golan Y, Livny A, Pertzov Y. Individuals vary in their overt attention preference for positive images consistently across time and stimulus types. Sci Rep. 2024 Apr 15;14(1):8712. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-58987-8. [PDF]
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Caeyenberghs, K., Imms, P., Irimia, A., Monti, M. M., Esopenko, C., de Souza, N. L.,..Livny A, … & Hillary, F. G. (2024). ENIGMA’s simple seven: Recommendations to enhance the reproducibility of resting-state fMRI in traumatic brain injury. NeuroImage: Clinical, 2024;42:103585. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103585. Epub 2024 Mar 5. [PDF]
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Liraz-Zaltsman S., Sharabi S., et al. Application of delayed contrast extravasation MRI for depicting subtle blood-brain barrier disruption in a traumatic brain injury model. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Feb;41(3-4):430-446.[PDF]
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Golan S., Boccara E., Ravona-Springer R., Inbar Y., Zelicha H., Shai I., Livny A., Bendlin BB., Lesman-Segev O., Yore I., Heymann A., Sano M., Mardor Y., Azuri Y., Schnaider Beeri M. Regional Abdominal Fat is Related to Lower Cognitive Functioning and Brain Volumes in Middle-aged Males at High Alzheimer’s Risk. Obesity. Epub 2024 Feb 27. [PDF]
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Lesman-Segev OH., Golan S., Springer RR., Livny A., Lin HM., Yuxia O., Zadok M., Ganmore I., Heymann A., Hoffmann C., Domachevsky L., Beeri MS. Amyloid deposition and small vessel disease are associated with cognitive function in older adults with type 2 diabetes. Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 1;14(1):2741. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-53043-x. [PDF]
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Leibovici A., Raizman R., et al. The role of the cerebellum in fluid intelligence: an fMRI study. Cogn Syst Res. 2024 Jan 1;83:101178. [PDF]
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Ramsingh N, Lin HM, Ouyang Y, Ravona-Springer R, Livny A, Soleimani L, Bendlin BB, Meir MB, Heymann A, Sano M, Azuri J, Beeri MS. Poor self-rated health is associated with faster cognitive decline and greater small vessel disease in older adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2024 Jan. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.3761. [PDF]
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2023
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Livny A., Silberg T. Puberty, Brain Network Connectivity and Neuropsychiatric Outcomes following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in Females: A research protocol. PLoS One. 2023 Dec 29. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296325. [PDF]
Davidy T., Yore I., et al. A feasibility study of the combination of intranasal insulin with dulaglutide for cognition in older adults with metabolic syndrome at high dementia risk. Mech Ageing Dev. 2023 May 26;213:111825. [PDF]
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Benari O., Ravona-Springer R., et al. Behavioral and brain correlates of emotional distress in older adults during COVID-19 quarantine. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2023 Apr 1. [PDF]
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Raizman R., Itzhaki N., et al. Decreased Homotopic Functional Connectivity in Traumatic Brain Injury. Cereb Cortex. 2023 Feb 7;33(4):1207-1216. [PDF]
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Ben-Ami L., Ravona-Springer R., et al. Neural correlates of subjective cognitive decline in adults at high risk for Alzheimer's disease. Front Aging Neurosci. 2023;15:1067196. [PDF]
2022
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Raizman R., Itzhaki N., Sirkin J., Meningher I., Tsarfaty G., Keren O., Zibli Z., Silberg T., Pick CG, Livny A. Decreased Homotopic Functional Connectivity in Traumatic Brain Injury. Cerberal Cortex (Accepted). [PDF]
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Lustig-Barzelay Y., Sher I., et al. Machine learning for comprehensive prediction of high risk for Alzheimer's disease based on chromatic pupilloperimetry. Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 15;12(1):9945.[PDF]
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Manzali SB, Yu E, et al. Alzheimer's Disease Polygenic Risk Score Is Not Associated With Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. Front Aging Neurosci. 2022 Aug 30;14:853695. [PDF]
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Soleimani L., Schnaider Beeri M., et al. Distinct Dimensions of Depression Are Associated With Different Brain-Related Biomarkers. Diabetes Care. 2022 May 1;45(5):e89-e90.[PDF]
2021
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Nir T, Raizman R, Meningher I, Jacob Y, Huang KH, Schwartz AE, Brallier JW, Ahn H, Kundu P, Tang CY, Delman BN, McCormick P., Scarpa J., Sano M., Deiner S.G., Livny A., Baxter M.G., Mincer J.S. Lateralisation of subcortical functional connectivity during and after general anaesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2021 Nov 19. [PDF]
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Nissim, M., Livny, A., Barmatz, C., Tsarfaty, G., Berner, Y., Sacher, Y., ... & Ratzon, N. Z. (2021). Effects of Ai-Chi Practice on Balance and Left Cerebellar Activation during High Working Memory Load Task in Older People: A Controlled Pilot Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12756. [PDF]
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Borodkin, K., Livny, A., Kushnir, T., Tsarfaty, G., Maliniak, O., & Faust, M. (2021). Linking L2 proficiency and patterns of functional connectivity during L1 word retrieval. Brain and Language, 216, 104931. [PDF]
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Lotan R., Ganmore I., et al. Effect of Advanced Glycation End Products on Cognition in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from a Pilot Clinical Trial. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021;82(4):1785-1795.[PDF]
Lotan, R., Ganmore, I., Livny, A., Shelly, S., Zacharia, M., Uribarri, J., ... & Troen, A. M. (2021). Design and Feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial to Reduce Exposure and Cognitive Risk Associated With Advanced Glycation End Products in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. Frontiers in nutrition, 8. [PDF]
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Tik N., Livny A., et al. Predicting Individual Variability in Task-Evoked Brain Activity in Schizophrenia. Hum Brain Mapp. 2021;42(12):3983-3992 [PDF]
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2020
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Ravona-Springer, R., Sharvit-Ginon, I., Ganmore, I., Greenbaum, L., Bendlin, B. B., Sternberg, S. A., ... & Beeri, M. S. (2020). The Israel Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (IRAP) Study: Design and Baseline Characteristics. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 777-788, 2020. [PDF]
Olsen, A., Babikian, T., Bigler, E., Caeyenberghs, K., Conde, V., Dams-O'Connor, K., Dobryakova, E., Genova, H., Grafman, J., Håberg, A. Heggland, I., Hellstrøm T., Cooper BH., Irimia A., Jha RM., Johnson PK., Koliatsos VE., Levin H., Li LM., Lindsey HM., Livny A., Løvstad M., Medaglia J., Menon DK., Mondello S., Monti MM., Newcombe V., Petroni A., Ponsford J., Sharp D., Spitz G., Westlye LT., Thompson PM., Dennis EL., Tate DF., Wilde EA., Hillary FG. Toward a Global and Reproducible Science for Brain Imaging in Neurotrauma: The ENIGMA Adult Moderate/Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Working Group. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 2020 Aug 14:1-29. [PDF]
West R., Livny A., Ravona-Springer R., Bendlin BB., Heymann A., Leroith D., Liu X., Lin HM., Hochner H., Friedlander Y., Ganmore I., Tirosh A., Schnaider Beeri M. Higher BMI is associated with smaller regional brain volume in older adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2020 Nov;63(11):2446-2451. [PDF]
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Dennis EL, Caeyenberghs K, Asarnow RF, Babikian T, Bartnik-Olson B, Bigler ED, Figaji A, Giza CC, Goodrich-Hunsaker NJ, Hodges CB, Hoskinson KR. Königs M, Levin HS, Lindsey HM, Livny A., Max JE, Merkley TL, Newsome MR, Olsen A, Ryan NP, Spruiell MS, Suskauer SJ, Thomopoulos SI, Ware AL, Watson CG, Wheeler AL, Yeates KO, Zielinski BA, Thompson PM, Tate DF, Wilde EA. Challenges and opportunities for neuroimaging in young patients with traumatic brain injury: a coordinated effort towards advancing discovery from the ENIGMA pediatric moderate/severe TBI group. Brain imaging and behavior. 2020 Jul 30:1-21.[PDF]
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Raizman, Tavor I., Biegon A., Harnof S., Hoffmann C., Tsarfaty G., Fruchter E., Lucian TL., Weiser M., Livny A. Traumatic Brain Injury Severity in a Network Perspective: A Diffusion MRI Based Connectome Study. Scientific Reports 10.1 (2020): 1-12.[PDF]
Livny, A., Schnaider Beeri, M., Heymann, A., Moshier, E., Berman, Y., Mamistalov, M., Shahar, D. R., Tsarfaty, G., Leroith, D., Preiss, R., Soleimani, L., Silverman, J. M., Bendlin, B. B., Levy, A., & Ravona-Springer, R. Vitamin E Intake Is Associated with Lower Brain Volume in Haptoglobin 1-1 Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Alzheimer's disease: JAD, 2020;74(2):649-658.[PDF]
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BenAri, O., Efrati, S., Sano, M., Bendlin, B. B., Lin, H., Liu, X., Sela, I., Almog, G., Livny, A., Sandler, I., Ben-Haim, S., Sagi, R., LeRoith, D., Schnaider Beeri, M., & Ravona-Springer, R. A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial testing the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on brain and cognitive outcomes of mildly cognitively impaired elderly with type 2 diabetes: Study design. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 2020 Apr 13;6(1):e12008. [PDF]
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Nissim, M., Livny, A., Barmatz, C., Tsarfaty, G., Berner, Y., Sacher, Y., Giron, J., & Ratzon, N. Z. Effects of aquatic physical intervention on fall risk, working memory and hazard-perception as pedestrians in older people: a pilot trial. BMC geriatrics, 2020 Feb 19, 20(1), 4. [PDF]
2019
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Ganmore I, Livny A., Ravona-Springer R, Cooper I, Alkelai A, Shelly S, Tsarfaty G, Heymann A, Schnaider Beeri M, Greenbaum L. TCF7L2 polymorphisms are associated with amygdalar volume in elderly individuals with Type 2 Diabetes. Sci Rep. 2019 Nov 1;9(1).[PDF]
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Landa J., Bar O., Bord A., Patael SZ., Livny A., Sadeh VT., Tsarfaty G., Ahonniska-Assa J. Growing up with Bilateral parieto-occipital injury: over ten years of clinical observation and neuropsychological follow-up. Neurocase. 2019 Oct 1:1-8. (Epub ahead of print). [PDF]
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Krasovsky T., Bar O., Nachshon U., Livny A., Tsarfaty G., Brezner A., Landa J. Despite Dystonia: Natural History of Delayed-onset Pediatric Secondary Dystonia. Brain Injury. Epub 2019 May 5. [PDF]
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Livny A., Schnaider Beeri M., Heymann A., Schmeidler J., Moshier E., Tzukran R., Tsarfaty G., Leroith D., Preiss R., Soleimani L., Guerrero-Berroa E., Silverman JM., Bendlin B., Levy A. and Ravona-Springer R. The association of depressive symptoms with brain volume is stronger among diabetic elderly carriers of the haptoglobin 1-1 genotype compared to non-carriers. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019 Feb 12;10:68. eCollection. [PDF]
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2018
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Livny A., Cohen K., Tik N., Tsarfaty G., Rosca P., Weinstein A. The effects of synthetic cannabinoids on brain structure and function. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2018 Sep; 28(9):1047-1057. [PDF]
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West R., Ravona-Springer R., Livny A., Heymann A., Shahar D., Leroith D., Preiss R., Zukran R., Silverman J, Schnaider Beeri M. Age modulates the association of caffeine intake with cognition and with gray matter in elderly diabetics. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences ,2018 Jul 6, 74(5), 683-688. [PDF]
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Doniger G., Schnaider Beeri M., Bahar-Fuchs A., Gottlieb A., Tkachov A., Kenan H., Livny A., Bahat Y., Sharon H., Ben-Gal O., Cohen M., Zeilig G., and Plotnik M. Virtual reality-based cognitive-motor training for middle-aged adults at high Alzheimer’s disease risk: A randomized controlled trial. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. March 2018 Vol 4:118-129.
Percik R., Cina J., Even B., Gitler A., Geva D., Seluk L., Livny A. A Pilot Study of a Novel Therapeutic Approach to Obesity: CNS Modification of Food Craving by N.I.R. H.E.G. Neurofeedback. Clinical Nutrition. 2018 Feb 7. pii: S0261-5614(18)30043-8; [PDF]
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2017
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Livny A., Reichenberg A., Fruchter E., Yoffe R., Goldberg S., Fenchel D., Burshtein S., Bachar E., Davidson M., Weiser M.
A population-based longitudinal study of symptoms and signs before the onset of psychosis. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2017 Sept [PDF]
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Livny A., Ravona-Springer R, Heymann A, Priess R, Kushnir T, Tsarfaty G, Rabinov L, Moran R, Tik N, Moshier E, Cooper I, Greenbaum L, Silverman J, Levy A, Sano M, Bendlin BB, Buchman AS, Beeri MS. The Haptoglobin 1-1 Genotype Modulates the Association of Glycemic Control with Hippocampal Volume in Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2017 Aug 31. [PDF]
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Greenbaum L., Heymann A., Sharvit-Ginon I., Alkelai A., Livny A., Beeri M., Shelly S., Ganmore I., Ravona-Springer R. The CADM2 gene is associated with processing speed performance –evidence among elderly with Type 2 Diabetes. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. 2017 Aug 11:1-15 [PDF]
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Livny A., Biegon A., et al. Cognitive Deficits Post-Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Association with Injury Severity and Gray Matter Volumes. J Neurotrauma. 2017 Ap. [PDF]
Weinstein A., Livny A., Weizman A. New developments in brain research of internet gaming disorder. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 2017 Feb 11. [PDF]
Krasovsky, T.,Landa, J., Bar, O., Ahonniska-Assa, J., Livny, A., Tsarfaty, G., Silberg, T. Functional plasticity in the absence of structural change: Apraxia and body scheme disorder 10 years after childhood brain injury. Journal of Child Neurology. 2017 January 1. [PDF]
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2016
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Livny A., Biegon A., Kushnir T., Harnof S., Hoffman C., Fruchter E., Weiser M. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Persistent Cognitive Deficits and Smaller Insular Volume; Journal of Neurotrauma. 2016 Oct 18. [PDF]
Weinstein A., Livny A., Weizman A. Brain imaging studies on the cognitive, pharmacological and neurobiological effects of cannabis in humans: Evidence from studies of adult users. Current PhaPDFrmaceutical design. 2016 Aug 22(42):6366-6379. [PDF]
Livny A., Ravona Springer R., Heymann T., Priess R. Kushnir T., Tsarfaty G., Rabinov L., Moran R., Hoffman H., Cooper I., Greenbaum L., Silverman J., Sano M., Johnson S., Bendlin B., Schnaider Beeri M. Long-term variability in glycemic control is associated with white matter hyperintensities in APOE4 genotype carriers with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2016 Jun; 39(6): 1056-9. [PDF]
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