26.5.14 בין 11:00-12:00בלובי קומת ה-600לפרטים נוספים- ביה"ס לטיפול באומנויותהפקולטה למדעי הרווחה והבריאות

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26.5.14 החל מהשעה 17:30חדר 640, בניין ראשי (ליד האקדמון)לפרטים נוספים והרשמה:04-8249281החוג ללשון עברית

They say there is no joy like the joy at another’s misfortune, but at what age do we already know how to feel and express it?
Until now, researchers believed that children didn’t develop such a sophisticated emotion until the age of seven, but a new study conducted at the University of Haifa found evidence of schadenfreude in children as young as two. “The study strengthened the perception that schadenfreude is an evolutionary mechanism that develops within us as we cope with situations of inequality,” said Prof. Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory, of the University of Haifa’s Psychology Department, who led the study.

21.5.14 בשעה 16:30 חדר 570, בניין חינוך ומדעים לפרטים נוספים: 04-8240699 החוג למתמטיקה

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 בין 17:30 ל18:30אולם 146, אודיטוריום הספרייהלפרטים נוספים: 04-8240949המרכז למחקר הרב-תחומי של הגניזה הקהירית

In a new study conducted by the Sagol Department of Neurobiology at the University of Haifa and published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers report that they've found a way to improve memory by manipulating a specific molecule that is known to function poorly in old age and is closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
The researchers even succeeded, for the first time, in manipulating the molecule’s operations without creating any cognitive impairment.

27.5.14 בין 17:30-18:30אולם 207, המשכן לאומנויותלפרטים נוספים- ביה"ס לטיפול באומנויותהפקולטה למדעי הרווחה והבריאות

For about half the women in Israel, giving birth for the first time and the transition into motherhood is associated with moderate to severe crisis, according to a new study conducted at the University of Haifa that examined for the first time how deep the experience of crisis after giving birth is. “The birth of a child is considered to be a positive event, however many women respond to the birth of their first child and the transition into motherhood with difficult feelings of general distress that can lead to severe emotional symptoms,” said Dr. Yeela Tomsis, who conducted the study.