Dr. Abigail Livny-Ezer
The Diagnostic Neuroimaging Lab focuses on the diagnosis and prognosis of brain pathologies, in particular the way the brain reorganizes due to acute and chronic neuro-pathologies and how such reorganization in both brain structure and function corresponds with cognitive outcome.
Our research focuses on the function and dysfunction of neuronal networks responsible for higher cognition, in neuropathologies. The aim of our studies is to deepen the understanding of cognitive impairment and neuronal reorganization in brain disorders.
Our research applies multimodal neuroimaging acquisition and analytical techniques together with demographic, clinical, cognitive and genetic data aimed to improve diagnosis, predict prognosis and personalize treatment in such clinical populations.
The lab is located in Sheba Medical Center and is involved in several clinical diagnostics and innovative applications to assist neurosurgeons and other clinicians.
Brain Disorders Research
Clinical Neuroscience
Imaging Research
- Livny A., Cohen K., Tik N., Tsarfaty G., Rosca P., Weinstein A. The effects of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) on brain structure and function. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2018 Sep; 28(9):1047-1057. PMID: 30082140. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924977X18302669?via%3Dihub
- 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. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7272462/
- 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; PMID: 27208321. https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/39/6/1056/29415/Long-term-Variability-in-Glycemic-Control-Is
- Livny A., Biegon A., Kushnir T., Harnof S., Hoffman C., Fruchter E., Weiser M. Cognitive Deficits Post-Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Association with Injury Severity and Gray Matter Volumes; Journal of Neurotrauma. 2017 Apr 1;34(7):1466-1472; PMID: 27750571. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/neu.2016.4598
