GAL MARKOVITCH – MA student
Gal is an M.A. student in Medical Psychology at Emek Yezreel College. She completed her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Haifa. She works as a research assistant on the Safe Heart project as part of the interoception team, where she focuses on EEG research and neuroscience, and particularly interested in neural signatures associated
EDEN LANDESMA- BA student
Eden is a B.A. student in Cognitive Science and a B.Sc. student in Information Systems at the University of Haifa. She participated in the Nova project, working alongside Ophir, Noah, Gal, and Michal to manage the control group. Currently, Eden works as a research assistant, collaborating with Amir and Alex on the Alice system and
AYALA DIAMANT- B.A. Student
Ayala is a B.A. student in Cognitive Science and Psychology at the University of Haifa. She is currently working as a research assistant on the NOVA project, analyzing the experiences of survivors of extreme traumatic events involving altered states of consciousness. Her primary research interests include bodily self-consciousness, sensorimotor integration, and altered states such as
SHIRA GERRU- B.A. Student
Shira is a B.A. student in Psychology at the University of Haifa. She is currently working as a research assistant on the unreal project, focusing on the EEG study. Shira’s main interest include mental health, mind- body connection and the neural underpinnings of mental disorders. In her free time, Shira enjoys traveling, cooking and spending
SHAI SAYEGH- B.A. Student
Shai is a B.A. student in Psychology and Biology with a Concentration in Neuroscience at the University of Haifa. She currently works as a research assistant on the “NOVA” project, analyzing the experiences of survivors of extreme traumatic events involving altered states of consciousness. Shai’s primary academic interests include trauma and PTSD, the mind-brain relationship,
YAHAV AVIDAN- B.A. Student
Yahav is a B.A. student in Cognitive science and Psychology at the University of Haifa. She is currently working as a research assistant on the Unreal project, focusing on the EEG study. Her main interest lies in the relationship between consciousness and neuroscience, exploring how the brain relates to the mind and vice versa. She
MARY GRANKIN- M.A. Student
Mary is an M.A. student in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Haifa, where she also completed her B.A. in Psychology and Cognitive Science. During her undergraduate studies, she worked on the Nova survivors’ research as part of the interoception team. Her current research focuses on the therapeutic effects of psychedelics on severe mental health
TZUK POLINSKY- MA student
Tzuk is a B.A. student in cognitive science and mathematics at Haifa University. He joined us after spending three years in robotics automation and developing image processing algorithms. His primary interests lie in the mathematics behind metacognition and learning, as well as understanding how past experiences influence the current cognitive state.
YONATAN (YONI) STERN – PhD student
Yoni is a Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at Haifa University, co-supervised by Prof. Danny Koren and Dr. Roy Salomon, and an Azrieli Graduate Fellow. He is also a clinical psychology intern at Rambam’s psychiatry division and the ZOHAR clinic for early psychosis detection and intervention. Yoni holds an M.A. in Cognitive Science and a
PAZ BAR-TAL – MSc Student
Paz Bar-Tal is an MSc student in Neuroscience. Her main interest is the relationship between emotions, perceptions, and the brain, and she aspires to reveal how external experiences shape this relationship. In her spare time, Paz likes to travel, play the piano and write.