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Labeling of the nervous system of the C. elegans maleOren-Suissa group
Maternal behaviorKimchi group
Olfactory fingerprintsSobel group
Bats: studying the neurobiology of navigationUlanovsky group
Stress responsive neurons in the mouse brainChen group
ON-OFF direction selective neurons in the retinaRivlin group
Differential activations in anxiety during learningPaz group
Tracking the same neurons across multiple days in calcium imgaing dataZiv group
Organization, function and plasticity of prefrontal circuitsYizhar group
Imaging the human brain: ultra-high field MRI and new biomarkers for brain functionSchmidt group
Whole-brain deconstruction of behavioral mechanismsKawashima group
Systems neuroscience of brain-body interactionsLivneh group

Scientific News

  • The Weizmann Institute of Science Receives $50 Million from the Azrieli Foundation to Help Humanity Unlock the Mysteries of the Brain

    Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:37:24 +0200

    Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science

    Read more about The Weizmann Institute of Science Receives $50 Million from the Azrieli Foundation to Help Humanity Unlock the Mysteries of the Brain

  • “Emotional COVID-19”: How the Global Pandemic Affected the Mental Well-Being of Israelis

    Sun, 08 Aug 2021 12:11:17 +0300

    Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science

    Read more about “Emotional COVID-19”: How the Global Pandemic Affected the Mental Well-Being of Israelis

appointments

  • Dr. Yarden Cohen
    Senior Scientist
  • Dr. Michal Ramot
    Senior Scientist

prizes

  • Recipient of the 2022 FENS EJN Award
    Prof. Schwartz Michal
  • Morris L. Levinson Prize in Biology
    Dr. Ziv Yaniv

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  • Is motor-cortical neuronal activity during movement preparation hard-wired or under conscious control? An intracranial study in humans

    Jul 3, 2025
    Prof. Uri Maoz
    add the event Is motor-cortical neuronal activity during movement preparation hard-wired or under conscious control? An intracranial study in humans to the calendar
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  • NeuroTheory

    May 17, 2026
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