Neuroscience

The Hebrew University’s neuroscience community has won worldwide recognition as a source of ground-breaking research. The breadth of disciplines drawn upon – the biological, chemical, physical and social sciences, as well as the humanities – provides a broad and deep dimension to Hebrew University brain research. In fact, Hebrew University neuroscientists have already taken remarkable strides towards treating and curing diseases, through a drug (Exelon) developed to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, a treatment proven to ameliorate the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, and advances in artificial limb control.

The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC)

Israel's largest institute for brain research has recently been launched at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, initiated by the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation. This newly equipped center will enable the university to be ranked among the top five worldwide institutions in brain research.  Scientists will pursue five different cooperative fields of brain research:

• Studying genes, molecules and nerve cells in the brain
• Investigating the structure and function of local neuronal circuits
• Researching electrical activity and the communication between areas of the brain, in order to understand how senses, movement and thoughts are created
• Studying cognitive processes and human brain function
• Building computational models of the nervous system

Read an Overview of the ELSC and visit The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences website. 

View Video: Parkinson's Disease Research and Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery 
(Professor Hagai Bergman and Dr. Zvi Israel) 

Download these ELSC brochures:

Fusing Mind and Brain | A New Brain Research Agenda | The Jerusalem Brain Sciences Building 

Additional reading on HU's achievements in brain sciences

The Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation (ICNC) at Hebrew University

The National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel (NIPI)

The National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel Dinner

Heads up Kobe Bryant! HU Researchers Discover That Basketball Players' Tendency to Try for Another 3-pointer is a Mistake

Does the fact that a player scored the last time make him more likely to try another three-pointer?

Hebrew University Brain Sciences Researcher Receives Swartz Prize in US from Society for Neuroscience

An innovator in brain sciences

New Research Distinguishes Roles of Conscious and Sub-conscious Awareness in Information Processing

Study questions role of conscious awareness in information processing

Researchers Show How Motherhood Behavior is Influenced by Alterations in Brain Function

Findings suggest that motherhood is associated with a previously un-described form of multisensory processing in the auditory cortex