Does self-disclosure of therapists in psychotherapy contribute to the treatment and to the client? The answer is yes, but it depends on for whom and when.
In an interdisciplinary research project in which Bar-Ilan University neuroscientists and musicologists joined forces, they found that group drumming leads to behavioral and physiological synchronization: the heartbeats of the drummers are coordinated, promoting a social bond and strengthening the ability to cooperate. The research was published in the Scientific Report journal.
This May Bar-Ilan University will award an honorary doctorate to Dr. Tal Zaks, Chief Medical Officer of Moderna, which partnered in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Attention-Deficit\Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most talked-about topics in the field of education and parenting. A common belief is that a quiet and stimuli-free environment might help children with ADHD to concentrate. Findings from a research study conducted at Bar-Ilan University's School of Education contradicts this assumption.
What happens when gender, religion and law intersect? Bar-Ilan University is holding an international conference that will address such issues as the theological challenges that feminism poses to Judaism, Islam and Christianity, multiculturalism, law, and legal dilemmas related to religion and minorities, and more.
Exposure to antibiotics in the first days of life is thought to affect various physiological aspects of neonatal development. A new study, led by Bar-Ilan University's Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, reveals that antibiotic treatment within 14 days of birth is associated with reduced weight and height in boys – but not girls -- up to the age of six.
Without the proper cultural context, one might even find the title to be somewhat offensive. Rest assured, Hitler didn’t own a Haggadah and even if he did, a book hasn’t been written about it.
The Torah commands us to wipe out the memory of Amalek (Deuteronomy 25; 19), the arch enemy of the Jewish people. Since the wicked Haman was a descendent of Amalek (Esther 3:1), symbolic acts are performed to blot out his name. As early as the fifth century CE, Haman effigies were hung on rooftops in the Land of Israel and Babylonia, and on Purim, were burned in large bonfires. However, Christian zealots accused the Jews of burning Jesus under Haman’s guise, and attacked Jews and damaged their property.
For decades, faith in government and “establishment” institutions (e.g., politicians, big business, the media, physicians) has been declining. During the COVID pandemic, various factors have further undermined public trust in “the experts.” First, expert advice has sometimes been inconsistent an
Searching for the origins of human language, we often look for similarities with animal communication. Beyond the existing parallels in sound-producing mechanisms, there are also statistical principles related to production and communicational efficiency. One of these principles is the "Law of Brevity", which states that there is an inverse relationship between word length and usage that optimizes informational coding against the effort of producing sounds.
