Post-doctoral Fellow
Email: tsif_h@yahoo.com
Research Interests: Brain activity and eye-movements patterns in reading among learning disabled children and teenagers using EEG and eye-tracking measures; Executive control and its effect on reading; Effects of reading and cognitive training.
Education:
PhD at the University of Haifa, Dep. of Learning Disabilities. supervisor Prof. Zvia Breznitz. Ph.D Research topic: The error detection mechanism among dyslexic and regular readers using ERP.
M.A. (Summa Cum Laude) , in the diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities from the University of Haifa, Faculty of Education, Dept. of Learning Disabilities.
M.Sc. at Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Dept. of Neurobiochemistry.
B.Sc. at Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Life Sciences.
Publications:
Horowitz-Kraus T, Breznitz Z. “Reaction time and accuracy in erroneous vs correct responses among dyslexic and regular readers: from letters to sentences”. Dyslexia. 2010 Aug 23.
Horowitz-Kraus T, Breznitz Z. “Can the error detection mechanism benefit from training the working memory? A comparison between dyslexics and controls – an ERP study”. PLoS One. 2009 Sep 25;4(9):e7141.
Horowitz-Kraus T, Breznitz Z. “An error-detection mechanism in reading among dyslexic and regular readers–an ERP study”. Clin Neurophysiol. 2008 Oct;119(10):2238-46. Epub 2008 Aug 29.
Accepted:
Horowitz-Kraus, T., & Breznitz, Z. (accepted). “Error Detection Mechanism at Words and Sentences: A Comparison between Readers with Dyslexia and Skilled Readers”, The international journal of developmental disabilities and education.
Horowitz-Kraus, T. ”Does Development Affect the Error-related Negativity of Dyslexic and skilled readers in Reading? An ERP study”, Developmental Neuropsychology.
Book Chapter:
Horowitz-Kraus, T. (Accepted for publication). The error detection mechanism among dyslexic and skilled readers: Characterization and plasticity. In Z. Breznitz, O. Rubinsten, & D. Molfese (eds). Listening to Many Voices: Reading, Writing, Mathematics and the Brain. Springer Publishers, New York, NY, USA .
