Leon Y. Deouell, MD, PhD
Jack H. Skirball chair in neuroscience
I was toward the end of my medical studies when I first met patients with neuropsychological deficits like unilateral neglect and got fascinated with the link between the brain and cognition. I feel privileged for being able to study this, with students and collaborators, ever since. I am a member of a the department of psychology and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Neuroscience where I head the neuroimaging unit. I am also a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Empirical Aesthetics.
Maysan Bader,
PhD Student, Neuroscience
I research auditory perception in humans. More precisely, my current research involves learning the temporal boundaries of sounds and their interactions using EEG with behavioral tasks. My background is originally in Computer Science so I'm also interested in Brain/Machine interactions.
Avigail Meir,
MA Student, Clinical Neuropsychology
I investigate whether regularities in the environment can be learned spontaneously without attention. I am interested in the ability to distinguish and measure cognitive processes using physiological measurements such as EEG and eye tracking, in hope to advance our ability to understand and diagnose congenital and acquired cognitive difficulties.
PERSONNEL
Dan Harel
PhD Student, Psychology
I’m a direct-track PhD student at the ELSC Institute, studying perception and perceptual decision-making with an emphasis on computational approaches. I’m especially interested in developing quantitative tools that connect behavior, theory, and data, and in identifying general principles in cognition. I hold a BSc in Cognitive Sciences and a BA through the Amirim Honors Program in the humanities. Alongside my research, I teach modern art as a teaching assistant in Amirim. I previously spent a semester at UC San Diego and I’m eager for interdisciplinary collaborations
Shira Papiashvili,
MA Student, Cognitive Science
I study the neural and behavioral responses to anticipatory timing, focusing on the dynamics of these predictions.
I’m particularly interested in exploring new paradigms to address our questions, as well as novel ways of thinking about attention and awareness.
Outside the lab, I'm also the Cognitive Science department coordinator.
Email me at: shira.papiashvili@mail.huji.ac.il
Gal Chen,
PhD Student, Psychology
I study non-conscious processing, and specifically, what happens in the brain when we don't listen. More broadly, I'm extremely interested in the way in which external and internal contents reach consciousness, and how it is determined. Also a big fan of data and science fiction.
email: galrefa.chen at mail.huji.ac.il
Noa Guttman
PhD Student, Neuroscience
Jonathan Nir,
PhD Student, Neuroscience
I investigate how people process visual information in complex environments and why we sometimes fail to notice things even when looking directly at them. I'm also interested in how internal cognitive processes can be detected and measured using eye-tracking and other physiological responses. Outside of science, I try to spend as much time as possible at the beach.
email: jonathan.nir at mail.huji.ac.il
Danna Pinto PhD,
Post Grad,
Neuroscience
I study how visual objects are encoded in the human brain during sustained perception and how these neural representations evolve over extended viewing times. My research examines how different levels of consciousness and attention shape the dynamics of visual processing, aiming to understand where, when, and under what conditions these processes occur. To address these questions, I use intracranial EEG recordings to map the temporal and spatial patterns of neural activity underlying sustained perception and conscious awareness.
Chen Frenkel,
PhD Student,
Psychology
I study how explicit and implicit visual expectations are represented in the brain. I use machine learning algorithms to understand how our expectations are represented in the brain when we expect something. I try to understand if these expectations play out the same when we look forward to the future or dwell on the past.
Alumni
PhD students
Shlomit Yuval-Greenberg (Psychology) 2004 – 2009 - PI, Tel Aviv University
Liad Mudrik (Psychology, Tel Aviv University) 2005 - 2011
Alon Keren (ICNC) 2008 – 2011
Ido Amihai (Neurobiology) 2008 - 2013
Michal Ramot (ICNC) 2006 - 2013
Shani Shalgi (Cognitive Sciences) 2008- 2016
Assaf Breska (Psychology) - PI, Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Tali Shrem (Psychology) 2009 - 2016
Tal Golan (ELSC) 2013 - 2018 - PI, Ben Gurion University
Dvorah Marciano (Psychology, Rationality Center) 2013 - 2018 - PI, Hebrew University
Edden Gerber (ELSC) 2010 - 2018
Tamar Regev (ELSC) 2012- 2020 - Postdoctoral Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carmel Auerback-Asch (ELSC) 2016-2024
Ruoyi Cao (ELSC) 2017-2024
Gal Vishne (ELSC) 2019-2025
Post-doctoral Fellows and research associates
Dr. Hagit Magen 2006 - 2007
Dr. Nicholas Holmes 2007 - 2009
Dr. Nofya Zinger 2013- 2016
Dr. Mathias Luthi 2017-2018
Dr. Ariel Furstenberg