Florina Uzefovsky

Associate professor, studying the biological basis of empathy in typical and atypical development

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

So proud of this paper, led by Dr. @IdoShal Summarizes our initial work on Empathic Disequillibrium and charts future directions. Take a look :)

[Ido Shalev @IdoShal]

🧵New paper! Five years ago, we, @FUzefovsky, Dr Alal Eran, and I, introduced empathic disequilibrium, the mismatch between cognitive and emotional empathy. In our article published in @TrendsCognSci, we discuss its theoretical and clinical implications.

https://t.co/ihwCK4Fses

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Check out our new paper on empathic disequillibrium development!

[Ido Shalev @IdoShal]

Excited to share our new study tracking how empathic disequilibrium develops in children aged 3–12! Led by
@FUzefovsky and together with Dr Rebecca Waller (@EDENLabUPenn) and @nickjameswagner, we found that both forms of empathic disequilibrium are common across development.

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Finally published! In a longitudinal study (N=250) we show that empathy development is a dynamic, bidirectional process. We found that children's cognitive empathy buffered personal distress for mothers at high risk for maltreatment.
https://t.co/GMITbPeh8c
@Meidan_Adi @IdoShal

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Come work with me!

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

@NogaCohen2 @AtheerMassarwe @UofHaifa Sounds really interesting! Looking forward to reading this.

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Check out our new study where we characterize groups of children who receive a late diagnosis of autism. This sheds light on possible biases/clinical challenges which impede timely diagnosis.
When datascience and clinical insight meet!

[Ido Shalev @IdoShal]

So proud to be part of this study with the amazing Dan Aizenberg, @FUzefovsky, and Dr. Alal Eran leading the way.

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Check this out! By the talented @DoriFloris and the EU-AIMS team

[Dorothea Floris @DoriFloris]

Thrilled to share our latest publication in @NatMentHealth 🚨

We explored the multimodal neural signature of face processing in autism using normative modeling and linked ICA in the EU-AIMS dataset.

Read more here: https://t.co/qXLO55zrMD

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Check out our new paper! No better way to do research 😊

[Noa Gueron Sela @GueronNoa]

New paper led by Yael Dann in collaboration with bestie @FUzefovsky looking at paternal depressive symptoms and infants' early empathy responses (spoiler: not necessarily what you would expect).
https://t.co/IVroODWlQM

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Interested in biological markers of empathy? Completed your PhD and thinking of next steps? Come work with me through the Azrieli post-doc fellowship. Details here 👇
https://t.co/F8cDZX2zXv

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Why does this matter? Beyond understanding social difficulties, empathic disequilibrium could be a stable behavioral marker for schizophrenia—helping advance diagnosis, treatment, and stigma reduction.

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Schizophrenia is complex, but empathic disequilibrium may hold the key to understanding some of the related social challenges. Check out our newest paper 🧵
https://t.co/jTZoW7WbN2

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

This effect is highly consistent across studies, much more than empathy.

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

@GueronNoa @Meidan_Adi

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

How do infants and young children empathize with others' emotions? Our latest study sheds light on a key distinction: emotional empathy is valence-specific, while cognitive empathy functions similarly across emotions. Here's what we found 🧵
https://t.co/163uZRA5lw

[Florina Uzefovsky @FUzefovsky]

Our findings suggest that fostering emotional empathy for joy (not just distress) could play a crucial role in supporting positive social development in children.