Publications

Friedman-Oskar M, Sahar T, Makovski T, Okon-Singer H. Emotional stimuli boost incidental learning through predictive processing. Cogn Emot. 2025 Jun;39(4):858-875. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2024.2418444. Epub 2024 Nov 5. PMID: 39499241.

Emotional stimuli boost incidental learning through predictive processing

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2025

Friedman-Oskar, M., Sahar, T., Makovski, T., & Okon-Singer, H.

Friedman-Oskar, M., Sahar, T., Makovski, T., & Okon-Singer, H. (2025). Independent effects of valence and memorability in visual statistical learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance.‏

Independent effects of valence and memorability in visual statistical learning

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2025

Meital Friedman-Oskar, Tomer Sahar, Tal Makovski, Hadas Okon-Singer

Richter, T., Shani, R., Tal, S. et al. Machine learning meta-analysis identifies individual characteristics moderating cognitive intervention efficacy for anxiety and depression symptoms. npj Digit. Med. 8, 65 (2025).

Machine learning meta-analysis identifies individual characteristics moderating cognitive intervention efficacy for anxiety and depression symptoms

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2025

Richter, T., Shani, R., Tal, S. et al.

Cywiak, V., Solt, I., Givon-Benjio, N., Fruchter, E., & Okon-Singer, H. Cognitive Biases: Potential Behavioral Marker for Future Development of Postpartum Depression and Childbirth Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, 1650453.‏

Cognitive Biases: Potential Behavioral Marker for Future Development of Postpartum Depression and Childbirth Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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2025

Cywiak, V., Solt, I., Givon-Benjio, N., Fruchter, E., & Okon-Singer, H.

Moran Eidelman-Rothman, Omer Reuveni, Andreas Keil, Lior Kritzman, Dominik Freche, Hadas Okon-Singer, Nava Levit-Binnun, Quantifying variability in attentional shifts during target switching, Cerebral Cortex, Volume 35, Issue 12, December 2025, bhaf329, https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhaf329

Quantifying variability in attentional shifts during target switching

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2025

Moran Eidelman-Rothman, Omer Reuveni, Andreas Keil, Lior Kritzman, Dominik Freche, Hadas Okon-Singer, Nava Levit-Binnun

Givon-Benjio, N., Sokolover, H., Aderka, I. M., Hadad, B. S., & Okon-Singer, H. (2024). Perception of interpersonal distance and social distancing before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific reports, 14(1), 4568.‏

Perception of interpersonal distance and social distancing before and during COVID-19 pandemic

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2024

Givon-Benjio, N., Sokolover, H., Aderka, I. M., Hadad, B. S., & Okon-Singer,

Strommer, N., Okon-Singer, H. & Gabay, S. The subcortical role in executive functions: Neural mechanisms of executive inhibition in the flanker task. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 24, 1023–1030 (2024).

The subcortical role in executive functions: Neural mechanisms of executive inhibition in the flanker task

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2024

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Schiller, D., Alessandra, N. C., Alia-Klein, N., Becker, S., Cromwell, H. C., Dolcos, F., ... & Smith, R. C. (2022). The human affectome.

The human affectome

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2024

Schiller, D., Alessandra, N. C., Alia-Klein, N., Becker, S., Cromwell, H. C., Dolcos, F., ... & Smith, R. C.

Moscona, G., Gozansky, E., Abado, E., & Okon-Singer, H. (2024). Navigating the Maze of Attention: Exploring Interactions Among Stimulus, Individual Characteristics, and Context in Threat Perception.‏

Navigating the Maze of Attention: Exploring Interactions Among Stimulus, Individual Characteristics, and Context in Threat Perception

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2024

Moscona, G., Gozansky, E., Abado, E., & Okon-Singer, H.

Givon-Benjio, N., Marx, T., Hartston, M., Aderka, I. M., Hadad, B. S., & Okon-Singer, H. (2024). The relationship between interpersonal distance preference and estimation accuracy in autism. Plos one, 19(9), e0306536.‏

The relationship between interpersonal distance preference and estimation accuracy in autism

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2024

Givon-Benjio, N., Marx, T., Hartston, M., Aderka, I. M., Hadad, B. S., & Okon-Singer, H.

Friedman-Oskar, M., Sahar, T., Makovski, T., & Okon-Singer, H. (2024). Emotional stimuli boost incidental learning through predictive processing. Cognition and Emotion, 1–18.

Emotional stimuli boost incidental learning through predictive processing

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2024

Friedman-Oskar, M., Sahar, T., Makovski, T., & Okon-Singer, H.

Friedman-Oskar, M., Sahar, T., Makovski, T., & Okon-Singer, H. (2024). Independent Effects of Valence and Memorability in Visual Statistical Learning.‏

Independent Effects of Valence and Memorability in Visual Statistical Learning

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2024

Friedman-Oskar, M., Sahar, T., Makovski, T., & Okon-Singer, H.

Richter, T., Stahi, S., Mirovsky, G., Hel-Or, H., & Okon-Singer, H. (2024). Disorder-specific versus transdiagnostic cognitive mechanisms in anxiety and depression: Machine-learning-based prediction of symptom severity. Journal of Affective Disorders, 354, 473-482

Disorder-specific versus transdiagnostic cognitive mechanisms in anxiety and depression: Machine-learning-based prediction of symptom severity

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2024

T Richter, S Stahi, G Mirovsky, H Hel-Or, H Okon-Singer‏

Abado, E., Aue, T., Pourtois, G., & Okon‐Singer, H. (2024). Expectancy and attention bias to spiders: Dissecting anticipation and allocation processes using ERPs. Psychophysiology, 61(6), e14546.‏

Expectancy and attention bias to spiders: Dissecting anticipation and allocation processes using ERPs

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2024

Abado, E., Aue, T., Pourtois, G., & Okon-Singer, H.

Ashkenazi, S., Danan, Y. & Okon-Singer, H. Mathematical anxiety is associated with reduced visuospatial working memory: the impact of emotional and spatial distracting information. Curr Psychol 43, 34947–34961 (2024).

Mathematical anxiety is associated with reduced visuospatial working memory: the impact of emotional and spatial distracting information

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2024

Ashkenazi, S., Danan, Y. & Okon-Singer, H.

Günther, V., Strukova, M., Pecher, J., Webelhorst, C., Engelmann, S., Kersting, A., ... & Suslow, T. (2023). Cognitive Avoidance Is Associated with Decreased Brain Responsiveness to Threat Distractors under High Perceptual Load. Brain Sciences, 13(4), 618.

Cognitive Avoidance Is Associated with Decreased Brain Responsiveness to Threat Distractors under High Perceptual Load.

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2023

Günther, V., Strukova, M., Pecher, J., Webelhorst, C., Engelmann, S., Kersting, A., ... & Suslow, T.

Abado, E., Aue, T., & Okon-Singer, H. (2022). Spider vs. Guns: Expectancy and Attention Biases to Phylogenetic Threat Do Not Extend to Ontogenetic Threat.

Spider vs. Guns: Expectancy and Attention Biases to Phylogenetic Threat Do Not Extend to Ontogenetic Threat.

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2023

Abado, E., Aue, T., & Okon-Singer, H.

Friedman-Oskar, M., Sahar, T., Makovski, T., & Okon-Singer, H. (2023, December 27). The Effect of Negative Stimuli in Incidental Learning: The Case of VSL. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/g6mh9

The Effect of Negative Stimuli in Incidental Learning: The Case of VSL‏

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2023

Friedman-Oskar, M., Sahar, T., Makovski, T., & Okon-Singer, H.

Agassi, O. D., Hertz, U., Shani, R., Derakshan, N., Wiener, A., & Okon-Singer, H. (2022). Using clustering algorithms to examine the association between working memory training trajectories and therapeutic outcomes among psychiatric and healthy populations. Psychological Research, 1-12.

Using clustering algorithms to examine the association between working memory training trajectories and therapeutic outcomes among psychiatric and healthy populations.

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2023

Agassi, O. D., Hertz, U., Shani, R., Derakshan, N., Wiener, A., & Okon-Singer, H.

Abado, E., Okon-Singer, H., & Aue, T. (2023). Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying cognitive biases to emotional information: Latest developments and new directions. Biological Psychology.‏

Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying cognitive biases to emotional information: Latest developments and new directions

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2023

Abado, E., Okon-Singer, H., & Aue, T

Eidelman-Rothman, M., Reuveni, O., Keil, A., Kritzman, L., Freche, D., Okon-Singer, H., & Levit-Binnun, N. (2023). Attentional Engagement and Disengagement: Quantifying Attentional Shifts Utilizing the Steady State Visual Evoked Potentials. bioRxiv, 2023-10.‏

Attentional Engagement and Disengagement: Quantifying Attentional Shifts Utilizing the Steady State Visual Evoked Potentials

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2023

Eidelman-Rothman, M., Reuveni, O., Keil, A., Kritzman, L., Freche, D., Okon-Singer, H., & Levit-Binnun, N.

Ram, Y., Collins-Kreiner, N., Gozansky, E., Moscona, G., & Okon-Singer, H. (2022). Is there a COVID-19 vaccination effect? A three-wave cross-sectional study. Current Issues in Tourism, 25(3), 379-386.‏

Is there a COVID-19 vaccination effect? A three-wave cross-sectional study

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2022

Ram, Y., Collins-Kreiner, N., Gozansky, E., Moscona, G., & Okon-Singer, H.

Abado, E., Hertz, U., Aue, T., & Okon-Singer, H. (2022). Expectancy and attention bias in low and high injection fear: faster evidence accumulation in reliable attention bias toward injections.‏

Expectancy and attention bias in low and high injection fear: faster evidence accumulation in reliable attention bias toward injections

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2022

Abado, E., Hertz, U., Aue, T., & Okon-Singer, H

Givon-Benjio, N., & Okon-Singer, H. (2022). The role of fear in hierarchical processing of fear-related stimuli. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.‏

The role of fear in hierarchical processing of fear-related stimuli.

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2022

Givon-Benjio, N., & Okon-Singer, H.

Bar-Sella, A., Richter, T., Zilcha-Mano, S., & Okon-Singer, H. (2022). How social experiences affect interpretation bias among individuals with non-clinical depression: The role of ostracism. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 819143.‏

How Social Experiences Affect Interpretation Bias Among Individuals With Non-clinical Depression: The Role of Ostracism

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2022

Bar-Sella, A., Richter, T., Zilcha-Mano, S., & Okon-Singer, H.