Nervous System and Brain Disorders

Prof. Rachel Kizony

Prof. Rachel Kizony, PhD, the Department of Occupational Therapy, is an occupational therapist. Prof. Kizony completed her PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and her postdoctoral training at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Cognition and everyday function

Prof. Kizony’s research aims to achieve a better understanding of how cognition and specifically functional cognition is linked to a person’s ability to participate in everyday activities by integrating her expertise in neurological rehabilitation, the aging process, and rehabilitation technologies. Specifically, she is exploring the role of cognition in everyday function, conducting clinical studies in various populations such as poststroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, and cancer.

Furthermore, she developed interventions targeting functional cognition and daily participation, some of which incorporate telerehabilitation. Currently she is investigating brain activation during the performance of cognitive tasks to better understand mechanisms underlying the cognitive performance.