Cognitive Neuroscienc

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The neural basis of cognitive functions

Perception

Memory

Language

Decision makingLearning

Emotion

AttentionConsciousness

We can now study high-level cognitive functions in the healthy

human brain

NeuroimagingThe development of non-invasive neuroimaging techniques:

o Functional MRIo Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)o EEG

Unique to Tel Aviv University

• Simultaneous recording of EEG-fMRI and EEG-TMS

• Studying both brain function and brain structure

• Developing new methodologies for brain imaging

• Invasive electrophysiological recordings in patients –

including single unit in humans

• A new EEG center in the school of Psychological

Sciences

• We cover a great variety of cognitive functions

Cognitive Neuroscience Labs

at TAU• Prof. Naama Friedman: Neuropsychology of

Language: developmental and acquired language disorders

• Prof. Tal Siloni: Neural and cognitive basis of language processing: a psycholinguistic approach

• Dr. Roni Katzir: Computational linguistics. Learnability of natural languages. Computer simulation of grammar.

• Prof. Lilach Shalev-Mevorach: Neuropsychology of attention: cognitive and neural basis of ADHD

• Prof. Dominique Lamy: The cognitive and neural basis of attention and consciousness

Cognitive Neuroscience Labs

at TAU• Dr. Ricardo Tarrasch: Effects of mindfulness on

cognitive functions and dysfunctions

• Dr. Roy Mukamel: Interaction between perception and

action. Imitation and observational learning in healthy

subjects and patients with motor deficits

• Dr. Roy Luria: Mechanism for the updating and

creation of representation in working memory

• Prof. Yonatan Goshen: The cognitive and neural

basis of memory: recall and recognition

• Prof. Marius Usher: computational models of

cognition: decision making

Cognitive Neuroscience Labs

at TAU• Prof. Talma Hendler: The neuro-behavioral

dynamics of human emotional experience and their role in the cause and alleviation of mental disorders

• Prof. Yair Bar-Haim: The neuro-cognitive basis of anxiety disorders.

• Prof. Yaniv Assaf: Measuring brain micro-structure and neuroplasticity with MRI in human and rodents.

• Prof. Galit Yovel: The cognitive and neural basis of high-level visual processing. Face and object recognition

The neural basis of cognitive functions

Perception

Memory

Language

Decision making Learning

Emotion

Attention

Consciousness

Center of Research Excellence in

Cognitive Sciences