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Tel-Aviv University
Maya holds an MA in cognitive psychology from Tel Aviv University and a B.A in psychology from Reichman University, in the Honors excellence program. For the past 7 years, she is the lab manager at CABlab headed by Professor Boaz Ben David, who is also her mentor for her Ph.D. Her current research in the lab focuses on the perception of emotion and relationship between emoji and text in social computer mediated communication.
Tel-Aviv University
Yehuda I. Dor completed his M.A. in Clinical Psychology at the Hebrew University in 2015, and a Clinical psychology internship at Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in 2020. He is currently a Ph.D. student at Tel-Aviv University, a researcher at the CANlab in Reichman University and a licensed clinical psychologist working in private practice. His research interests are the cognitive, sensory and emotional processes underlying effective communication, the processing of emotional cues in speech, and the various domains involved in age-related differences in speech perception.
University of Haifa
Tami Harel-Arbeli, PhD student, Gerontology department in Haifa university. Tami's research centers on speech perception in aging, and especially on older adults' use of contextual information in language processing. She is interested in the cognitive costs and benefits in the use of context. In the lab she uses an eye tracker to explore online language processing in older and younger adults.
Outside the lab, Tami is an audiologist working for a startup company developing solutions to improve speech understanding in noise and she teaches speech perception in Achva academic college.
She has a B.A and M.A in communication disorders from Tel Aviv University.
University of Haifa
Gal is a PhD student at the University of Haifa, she also works as a speech and language pathologist at an Early Childhood Development Center.
She holds a B.A in Communication Disorders from Tel-Aviv University, and completed her M.A at the University of Haifa.
Gal is interested in individual differences in speech perception and in the interplay between top-down and bottom-up processes within speech perception in aging. Her research uses eye-tracking to explore the on-line processing of spoken language.
Publications and recent conferences:
Nitsan, G., Banai, K., & Ben-David, B. M. (2022). One Size Does Not Fit All: Examining the Effects of Working Memory Capacity on Spoken Word Recognition in Older Adults Using Eye Tracking. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 841466-841466.
Nitsan, G., Wingfield, A., Lavie, L., & Ben-David, B. M. (2019). Differences in Working Memory Capacity Affect Online Spoken Word Recognition: Evidence from Eye-Movements. Trends in Hearing, 23, 2331216519839624
Nitsan, G., Banai, K., & Ben-David, B. M. (2020).
The Effects of Working Memory Load and Working Memory Capacity on Online Spoken Word Recognition: Evidence From Eye Movements. Presented at the 12th Speech in Noise Workshop organized by European research group within the speech and hearing community, Toulouse, France.
Lior Tidhar is a Social psychologist specializing in interpersonal relationships. Currently, as a PhD Student, Lior's research examines the influence of stereotypes and intergroup relations on the perception of emotions in speech. Specifically, he studies how age, gender and ethnic stereotypes change the way we perceive the emotion expressed by the stereotyped speaker.
He has additional interest in Embodied Cognition Theory and also in new technologies used in the social-cognition field of study.
Reichman University
Shir is a clinical psychologist (in internship) and a PhD student at Reichman University. She currently works at the Child and Adolescent outpatient clinic at the "Geha Mental Health Center", and as a teaching assistant for Prof. Mario Mikulincer at RU.
As a PhD Student at the IDC (Reichman University), Shir is advised by Prof. Mario Mikulincer and Prof. Boaz Ben David. Under their guidance, she investigates the relation between Attachment Theory and sensory perception.
She holds a B.A. in Psychology Communication Disorders from the IDC (Reichman University), an M.A. in clinical psychology and in Social Psychology from the IDC (Reichman University), and is a graduate of the Educational Psychology program at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Publications:
Nagar, S., Mikulincer, M., Nitsan, G., & Ben-David, B. M. (2022). Safe and sound: the effects of experimentally priming the sense of attachment security on pure-tone audiometric thresholds among young and older adults. Psychological Science, 33(3), 424-432.
Birnbaum, G. E., Kanat-Maymon, Y., Mizrahi, M., Barniv, A., Nagar, S., Govinden, J., & Reis, H. T. (2018). Are you into me? Uncertainty and sexual desire in online encounters and established relationships. Computers in Human Behavior, 85, 372-384.
Shachar earned his Bachelor's degree in Social Work, followed by both a Master's and a PhD in Psychology, all at Bar Ilan University.
His expertise lies in cognitive enhancement for the elderly, with a specific focus on innovative cognitive training methods and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques.
Shachar is a Co-Founder & CEO of Cortex, an Israeli center dedicated to memory improvements
Publications:
Ben Izhak, S., & Lavidor, M. (2023). Strategy and Core Cognitive Training Effects on Working Memory Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Cognition and Development, 1-28.
Ben Izhak, S., Diedrich, L., Antal, A., & Lavidor, M. (2023). Beyond social engagement: cognitive training leads to greater cognitive improvement in older adults. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 1-19.
Niv is a current PhD student with a comprehensive background, holding a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Reichman University and a Master's in Music Therapy from the University of Haifa. He is advancing his studies with a third degree in Psychology at Reichman University, focusing on the interplay between psychology and psychedelic therapies to foster social change. This focus is supplemented by significant training in MDMA and Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. As a qualified Jungian psychotherapist from Bar-Ilan University, Niv adds substantial depth to his professional endeavors. He has garnered extensive experience working in mental health hospitals and with individuals with ASD and developmental disabilities, offering him a broad perspective on mental health challenges and interventions. Niv's scholarly interests also encompass the study of Jewish and other cultures' mysticism and spiritual practices, enriching his holistic view of therapy. Motivated by the significant potential of psychedelic therapies, Niv has joined the lab, attracted by its dedication to pioneering, interdisciplinary research.
Tchelet E. Bressler is an undergraduate student in the 3rd year of their Psychology program at Reichman University, participating in the prestigious honors program. Their current project in the lab focuses on attention and the auditory domain, aiming to expand the knowledge of the impact of the Nearness Hand Effect.
Gaia Omer Gali Einstein is an undergraduate student in her second year of the Psychology program at Reichman University, participating in the prestigious honors program. Her current project in the lab focuses on the relative roles of prosody and semantics in emotion recognition abilities, specifically among younger adults.
Gaia is an undergraduate student in third year of her Psychology program at Reichman University, participating in the prestigious honors program. Her current project in the lab examines the possible impacts of the non-profit organization “Primary Emotional Support” on both the volunteering therapists and the people receiving help. As part of her work Gaia is conducting interviews with the volunteers in the organization, as well as using different methods to assess the feasibility of the interventions, contributing significantly to the team’s efforts in social change and community projects.
Nitzan is an undergraduate student in his 3rd year of his psychology program at Reichman University, participating in the prestigious Honors program. Nitzan's current project in the lab focuses on the influence of the sense of attachment security on different sensory tresholds such as hearing touch, aiming to dicover how the two influenced by each other. As part of his work in the lab Nitzan is working on an undergraduate thesis and reviewing how a sense of attachment security will affect ones score in two point discrimination tests- indicating the sensitivity for touch.
Noa Fried is an undergraduate student in her second year of the Psychology program at Reichman University, participating in the prestigious honors program. Her current project in the lab focuses on the relative roles of prosody and semantics in emotion recognition abilities among older adults. The research aims to understand whether older adults struggle when focusing on just one aspect of communication.
Ely Bazaz is an undergraduate student in his second year of his Psychology program at Reichman University, participating in the prestigious honors program. His current project in the lab focuses on speech perception in noise using an eye tracker device, aiming to shed light on the speed and effort that is required for processing speech in adverse conditions among older populations. As part of his work in the lab, Ely engages in running experiments and data analysis, contributing significantly to the team's efforts in understanding the hardships experienced by some in speech perception.
Jonathan is a graduate of the Psychology program at Reichman University, participating in the prestigious honors program. Their current project in the lab focuses on effort in speech perception, aiming to explore the usage of pupillometry to investigate effort in speech perception.
