Who we
are

Yuval Nir
Yuval Nir Ph. D Principal investigator
Background:

Computer science & cognition (M.Sc., TAU), Neurobiology (Ph.D., WIS), and Sleep research (Postdoc, UW-Madison)

I'm interested in:

understanding sensory disconnection in sleep, anesthesia, and related states; functional organization of LC-NE neuromodulation; how sleep supports learning and memory; and understanding how sleep changes in neuropsychiatric disorders

Other Passions:

I love percussion & running

Noa Regev Noa Regev
Noa Regev Ph. D Lab manager
Background:

Medical Sciences (B.Sc.,TAU) and Neuroscince (Ph.D., TAU)

I'm interested in:

the neural changes that differ sleep from wakefulness along the auditory processing hierarchy.

Other Passions:

Reformer Pilates and workout walking (super underrated!)

Flavio Schmidig
Flavio Schmidig Ph. D
Background: Experimental psychology (M.Sc., Bern) and cognitive neuroscience (Ph.D., Bern)

Experimental psychology (M.Sc., Bern) and cognitive neuroscience (Ph.D., Bern)

I'm interested in:

Understanding how sleep modifies (episodic) memories, exploring sleep as an altered state of consciousness, and learning during sleep.

Other Passions:
Games make me happy. Like playing cards or sports, for example handball. On top, an intense discussion cheers me up anytime.
Twitter/LinkedIn:: @FlavioSchmidig
Barak Hadad
Barak Hadad Ph. D Post-doctoral student
Background:

Electrical Engineering and Physics (B.Sc., TAU). M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering focusing on Optical Tweezers and Superoscillations (TAU). Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering focusing on the intersection of Machine-Learning and Optics (TAU)

I'm interested in:

Understanding the mechanism of sensory disconnection during sleep while learning electrophysiology and playing around with Neuropixels

Other Passions:

I’m all about striking yoga poses, waking up without an alarm, and embracing a healthy lifestyle, but let’s be real—I also make sure to reserve some quality time for my cheesy soulmate, pizza

Ella Bar Ella Bar
Ella Bar Ph. D. Student Jointly supervised with Rony Paz, Weizmann Institute
Background:

Psychology, Cognitive science and Neuroscience (B.A., Ben-Gurion University). M.Sc. in Neurobiology (WIS)

I'm interested in:

memory consolidation processes during sleep and in generalization processes during sleep and wake following reinforcement learning.

Other Passions:

I love to draw, create crafts with my kids, and to travel to beautiful places.

Ph.D. students
Noa Matosevich Noa Matosevich
Noa Matosevich Ph. D. Student
Background:

Biology, Psychology, and Neuroscience (B.Sc., TAU). M.Sc. in neuroscience (TAU).

I'm interested in:

discerning between behavioral and perceptual arousal. My research focuses on the Locus Coeruleus noradrenaline system (LC-NA) and its influence on the sleep-wake cycle and disengagement from the environment.

Other Passions:

I love drawing and reading books.

Rotem Falach Rotem Falach
Rotem Falach M .Sc. Student
Background:

Computer Science (B.Sc., College of Management). Software Engineering Team Leader at Medtronic.

I'm interested in:

the connection of sleep to different human pathologies, such as epilepsy and Alzheimer.

Other Passions:

I love gymnastics training and playing drums.

Linkedin: Rotem Falach
Vlad Zheleznyakov
Vlad Zheleznyakov Ph. D Student
Background: M.D. General Medicine (South Ural State Medical University). M.D. Neurology (Almazov National Medical Research Centre).
I'm interested in: EEG as a key to understanding the pathophysiological processes underlying neurological pathology.
Other Passions: Video games: playing and creating. Philosophy and classic literature.
Omer Ben Barak Omer Ben-Barak
Omer Ben-Barak M. Sc. Student
Background:

Biomedical Engineering & Neuroscience (B.Sc., TAU).

I'm interested in:

developing a new method, based on advanced imaging modalities, to improve pupillometry in clinical contexts

Other Passions:

Sport is my addiction. Recently I have started to sculpt paper mache, I hope to stick with that too.

M. Sc. Students
Noam Zelinger
Noam Zelinger Ph. D
Background: Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students alumna (TAU)
I'm interested in: Understanding neuromodulator systems function and regulation, especially in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases.  
Other Passions: books (especially Fantasy and Sci-Fi), yoga, painting, and cooking
Uddi Kimchi
Uddi Kimchi M. Sc.
Background:

B.Sc. in Biology and Psychology with an emphasis on Neuroscience (TAU)

I'm interested in:

studying how sleep is affected from neuropsychiatric conditions

Other Passions:

plant enthusiast, painting, and scuba diving

Alumni
Efrat Magidov, now @ Industry
Efrat Magidov, now @ Industry
Background:

Ph.D. student (2013-2018)
biology & philosophy

Research:

neuropharmacology and sensory perception

Yaniv Sela Yaniv Sela, now @ Harvard
Yaniv Sela, now @ Harvard
Background:

Ph. D. Student
Computer Science & Neuroscience (B.Sc., Bar-Ilan Uni.). M.Sc. in Neuroscience (TAU)

I'm interested in:

the properties and mechanisms of the sensory disconnection of sleep along the auditory processing hierarchy.

Other Passions:

Board game nights, with milkshakes and pizzas.

now: Harvard

Hagar Sagiv Hagar Gelbard-Sagiv, now @ Industry
Hagar Gelbard-Sagiv, now @ Industry
Background:

Ph. D Postdoctoral Fellow (2014-2019)
computer science, physics and cognitive neuroscience

Research:

Neural basis of sensory disconnection during sleep

Chief Scientist in Actiview.io

Hanna Hayat Hanna Hayat, now @ UCLA
Hanna Hayat, now @ UCLA
Background:

Ph. D M.Sc. student (2014-2016)
Biomedical Engineering (B.Sc., Technion)

Research:

: optogenetics and sleep

Omer Sharon Omer Sharon, now @ Berkeley
Omer Sharon, now @ Berkeley
Background:

Ph. D
Cognitive Science & Economics (B.A., Hebrew Uni), Neuroscience (M.Sc., TAU)

I'm interested in:

neural activity during sleep underlying changes in memory consolidation in aging and dementia. As well as, brain modulation using non-invasive transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation.

Other Passions:

: When not in front of a screen, I love surf-skiing Mediterranean oscillations, gardening and playing with my dog.

Linkedin: Omer Sharon
Twitter: @omerxsharon
Research gate: Omer-Sharon
Shiri Makov Shiri Makov, now @ BIU
Shiri Makov, now @ BIU
Research:

M.Sc. student (2014-2016)
Neuronal tracking of speech during wakefulness and sleep (in collaboration with Elana Zion Golumbic at Bar Ilan U.)

Currently:

PhD Student in the lab of Elana Zion Golumbic at Bar Ilan University.

Aaron Krom Aaron Krom, now @ UPenn
Aaron Krom, now @ UPenn M.D.
Background:

Experimental & Theoretical Physics (Masters, Cambridge), Medical Degree (Oxford), Residency in Anaesthesia, Hadasssah Hospital

I'm interested in:

understanding the neural mechanisms of loss of consciousness and sensory disconnection under anaesthesia.

Other Passions:

I love hiking in nature, but in reality, spend most of my time in the hospital, in the lab, or looking after my 3 kids.

Lottem Bergman, now neurosurgeon @ TASMC
Lottem Bergman, now neurosurgeon @ TASMC
Yael Gat Yael Gat
Yael Gat M .Sc. student
Background:

Psychology Biology & Neuroscience (B.Sc., Ben Gurion University)

I'm interested in:

the role of sleep in memory consolidation and learning in health and disease.

Other Passions:

I love acro-yoga jams, sunset runs and Tahini

Maya Geva-Sagiv Maya Geva Sagiv, now @ UC Davis
Maya Geva Sagiv, now @ UC Davis Ph. D Postdoctoral Fellow
Background:

Electrical Engineering (B.Sc., Technion), Computational Neuroscience (Ph.D., WIS, Ulanovsky lab).

I'm interested in:

studying the neural correlates of memory processes during sleep in humans and exploring whether brain stimulation during sleep may be an effective avenue for enhancing memory.

Other Passions:

Yoga is my retreat and I love exploring new places and cultures.

Amit Marmelshtein Amit Marmelshtein, now @ U. Freiburg
Amit Marmelshtein, now @ U. Freiburg Ph.D. Student
Background:

Computer Science & Neuroscience (B.Sc., Bar-Ilan Uni.). M.Sc. in Neuroscience (TAU)

I'm interested in:

the neural mechanisms supporting consciousness and behavioral responsiveness. Specifically, what neural changes accompany different levels of arousal – from wakefulness to sleep-deprivation, sleep and anesthesia – that may account for the dramatic changes in behavior.

Other Passions:

reading nonfiction, Spanish, Texas Hold’em poker, interested in philosophy and anything meta.

Twitter: @MarmelAm
Research gate: Amit Marmelshtein
Barak Lavy Barak Lavy
Barak Lavy M .Sc. student
Background:

Electrical engineering (B.Sc., Technion), Physics (B.Sc., Technion), Hardware engineering team leader at IDF.

I'm interested in:

Changes in neuronal response to auditory stimulations during falling asleep.

Other Passions:

I love Playing basketball, travelling and of course – sleeping.

Daniel Yamin Daniel Yamin
Daniel Yamin M .Sc. student
Background:

Computer Science and Cognitive Science (B.Sc., Open University). Software Engineer at Allot. Software Engineer at Microsoft

I'm interested in:

studying episodic memory and its neural basis without explicit report

Other Passions:

Build things. poker. board games. travel to exotic destinations

Twitter: @yamindanie
Linkedin: Daniel Yamin
Research assistants
Darya Narbayev
Gal Zatelman
Collaborators
Thomas Andrillon
Thomas Andrillon
Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm)
Lior Appelbaum Lior Appelbaum
Lior Appelbaum
Bar-Ilan University
Hagai Bergman Hagai Bergman
Hagai Bergman
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Noa Bergman Noa Bregman
Noa Bregman
TASMC
Chiara Cirelli Chiara Cirelli
Chiara Cirelli
University of Wisconsin
Ami Citri Ami Citri
Ami Citri
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Luis de Lecea Luis de Lecea
Luis de Lecea
Stanford University
Firas Fahoum Firas Fahoum
Firas Fahoum
TASMC
Itzhak Fried Itzhak Fried
Itzhak Fried
UCLA
Israel Gannot Israel Gannot
Israel Gannot
Tel-Aviv University
ניר גלעדי Nir Giladi
Nir Giladi
TASMC
Talma Hendler Talma Hendler
Talma Hendler
Tel-Aviv University
Revital Hershkovich
Revital Hershkovich
TASMC
Itamar Kahn Itamar Kahn
Itamar Kahn
Columbia University
Rafi Malach Rafi Malach
Rafi Malach
Weizmann Institute of Science
Marcello Massimini Marcello Massimini
Marcello Massimini
University of Milan
Rony Paz Rony Paz
Rony Paz
Weizmann Institute of Science
Tony Pickering Tony Pickering
Tony Pickering
University of Bristol
Inna Slutsky Inna Slutsky
Inna Slutsky
Tel-Aviv University
ido Strauss Ido Strauss
Ido Strauss
TASMC
Riva Tauman Riva Tauman
Riva Tauman
TASMC
Giulio Tononi Giulio Tononi
Giulio Tononi
University of Wisconsin
Vlad Vyazovskiy Vlad Vyazovskiy
Vlad Vyazovskiy
University of Oxford
Ofer Yizhar Ofer Yizhar
Ofer Yizhar
Weizmann institute