Nachshon Korem

Nachshon Korem is an Associate Research Scientist in Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. He holds a PhD in Biological Psychology from the University of Haifa (2019). His research focuses on understanding how psychopathology and prior experience shape decision-making processes at behavioral and neural levels, particularly in PTSD and trauma-exposed populations.

Education:

• PhD in Biological Psychology, University of Haifa, 2019

Research Interests:

• PTSD mechanisms and treatment outcomes
• Decision-making under uncertainty
• Cannabinoid receptor involvement in trauma responses
• Neuroimaging of fear memory consolidation
• Ketamine neurobiology in psychiatric disorders

His work integrates computational modeling, neuroimaging, and clinical data to advance PTSD understanding.

Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals like JAMA Network Open, Biological Psychiatry, and Psychopharmacology. Recent work includes connectome-based PTSD prediction models and cannabinoid receptor imaging in trauma survivors.

Awards:

• 2023 Leading Research Achievement Award (Brain & Behavior Research Foundation)

Lab Affiliation: Harpaz-Rotem Lab, Yale School of Medicine