The Neural Processing and Brain Networks Lab
Yaara Erez Lab
Our multidisciplinary research focuses on neuroimaging of the human brain to identify and understand functional brain networks. Our research is in the intersection of neuro-engineering and cognitive neuroscience, and we use multiple imaging modalities to understand brain function. We use computational approaches for data analysis such as machine learning and develop methods for individual-oriented neuroimaging in clinical populations such as patients with brain tumours. We aim to understand basic neural mechanisms as well as apply scientific methods and knowledge to clinical use.
Yaara Erez
Principal Investigator
I was trained in Computer Science and Psychology (Tel-Aviv University, double-major B.Sc., Summa cum Laude) and worked as a software developer in the industry. I then moved back to university to pursue a PhD and a career in science. I did my PhD in systems neuroscience at the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University. After a short postdoctoral project at the School of Psychological Sciences at Tel-Aviv University, I moved to the UK to work with John Duncan at the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge. I then established my independent research programme at the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge as a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow. I joined the Faculty of Engineering at Bar-Ilan University in 2021.
We are looking for students at all levels as well as postdoctoral researchers!
Get in touch if you are interested: yaara.erez@biu.ac.il
