Dr. Joy Benatov
Head of Laboratory: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Lab The Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Lab is dedicated to understanding and addressing the social-emotional processes that underlie depression and suicide risk, with a focus on youth and vulnerable populations. Our work integrates rigorous research with the development of interventions that can be implemented in schools […]
Prof. Zohar Eviatar
Language Learning and Executive Function Laboratory
Dr. Yasmin Shalhoub-Awwad
Dr. Sarit Szpiro
Head of Laboratory: Amplilab – Amplifying People’s Abilities in And out of The Lab Dr. Szpiro’s research is at the intersection of assistive technologies and home based learning paradigms to support typical and special populations including children, older adults, people with visual impairments, and autism. Dr. Szpiro uses cutting edge technologies including computer vision, augmented reality, […]
Dr. Yafit Gabay
Head of Laboratory: Learning and Language Research Laboratory Research Conducted in the Lab Socuses on Cognitive Aspects of Learning and its Breakdown in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Yafit and her team Focus on Different Phases of Skill Learning, from initial Acquisition (online learning) to Memory Consolidation (offline learning). A Major Part of the Research is also dedicated to […]
Prof. Michal Shany
Dr. Orly Lipka
Head of Laboratory: At-Risk Students and Teacher Training Research Laboratory
Prof. Orly Rubinsten
Head of Laboratory: The Numerical Neurocognitive Research Laboratory We Investigate High-Level Human Cognitive Functions Using Experimental Psychology, |Neuropsychology, and Electrophysiological Approaches (Event-Related Potential Technique – ERP). Our aim is to better understand computations throughout the brain and the cognitive system, and to be able to contribute to the predictive markers of intact and deficient development of […]
Prof. Raphiq Ibrahim
Head of Program: Clinical Arabic program in Learning Disabilities My main research interests are in psycholinguistics and neuropsychology. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, my work focuses on the cognitive and neurocognitive underpinnings of visual word perception, reading processes, speech perception and production. Specifically, the combination of three major levels: brain, cognition and behavior are a key […]
Dr. Shelley Shaul
Head of Laboratory:The Neurocognitive Laboratory for Early Childhood: Prevention and Intervention of Learning Disabilities The early childhood laboratory was established in order to develop early identification tests (behavioral and brain-based) for at risk children for learning disabilities and behavioral and computerized interventions for at-risk groups from the age of 3 years old. The main topics […]
