Congratulations to our wonderful PhD candidates – Gadi Drori, Ophir Netzer, and Reina Van Der Goot for running the first subjects in our new imaging studies. Slab is excited to collect EEG and fMRI data in two groundbreaking studies: “Unreal,” which investigates the neural mechanisms underlying the sense of reality (e.g., our ability to discriminate

In the beginning of the new academic year, we conducted a festive lab meeting during which we discussed our New Year’s scientific resolutions, cherished the incredible view from our new lab at Haifa University, and ate some mediocre pizza (note to self: never order pineapple pizza again).

After months of preparation and renovation, our state-of-the-art lab at Haifa University is now open! We are thrilled to share the first picture of our lab meeting in this incredible space, which features both a sea view and a mountain view that might distract us from science from time to time (we know where we’ll

During the large-scale terror attack launched by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, terrorists attacked the 3,500 attendees of the Supernova music festival. Over 360 festival attendees were killed, and dozens were kidnapped to Gaza as hostages. Several victims were reportedly raped before they were murdered or kidnapped. Thus, the survivors of the event experienced acute,

As part of our yearly tradition, we all gathered at the beautiful beach house in Beit-Yanai for a day of relaxation and bonding. To celebrate the end of the academic year, we had a delicious breakfast, experienced a delightful sound-healing workshop, and shared our most desired research ideas. Of course, we didn’t miss another opportunity

A new Slab paper published in NeuroImage investigates the neural basis of Body Ownership, Sense of Agency, and Multisensory Integration using fMRI and the Rubber Hand Illusion paradigm. In this preregistered study, we employed the Moving Rubber Hand Illusion in fMRI to unveil the neural systems of Sense of Agency (SoA) and Body Ownership (BO),

In a new paper published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B with Professor Adam Zaidel, we debunk the fallacy of ‘unisensory’ stimulation and discuss why the brain needs a self to sense the world. In a nutshell, we maintain that there is no true ‘unisensory’ stimulation, nor has there ever been. To enable

As much as we enjoy gathering for lab meetings indoors, it would be a shame not to make use of the incredible forest located just around the corner. During our first festive lab meeting of the semester, we explored the magnificent green spaces at Haifa University and enjoyed a sunny morning in the wild.

Ophir and Yoni, PhD students in our lab, presented their work in the Technion Behavioral Data Science Symposium. This symposium brought together researchers from academia and industry who work on topics at the intersection of behavioral science and data science. Our students presented their work on implicit and explicit aspects of Sense of Agency, expectations and

Our lab participated in the 10th Israeli Conference on Cognition Research (ISCOP) in Akko. The students: Yoni, Reina, Ophir and Oded, shared their work in talks and posters, presenting the investigation of the psychophysical, physiological, and behavioral measures of Sense of Reality and Sense of Agency. During the conference we enjoyed meeting and discussing science with