Nervous System and Brain Disorders

Prof. Tova Most

Rehabilitation and education of hard of hearing and deaf individuals

Prof Most’ research activities focus on the effect of hearing loss and the use of various sensory aids (hearing aids, cochlear implants) on the perception and production of spoken language The research relates to individuals from in a wide range of ages and various degrees of hearing loss from unilateral and mild hearing loss to profound deafness Prof Most also studies the ramifications of a hearing and communication deficiency on the individual's academic, social and emotional functioning. She examines their functioning in the various life environments of education, family, community and occupation, focusing on the individuals with hearing loss as well as their parents, friends, teachers and employers . She provides a holistic approach and broad indepth understanding of the ramifications of the hearing loss on the individual's functioning

Prof. Most, PhD, is at the Department of Communication Disorders, Steyer School of Health Professions, Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Counselling and Special Education, Jaime and Joan Constantiner School of Education. Prof. Most research focuses on the rehabilitation and education of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Her research work has been published in leading international scientific journals including 95 research manuscripts, 15 book chapters and a book in the area of education and rehabilitation of deaf and hard of hearing children and adults.

Nervous System and Brain Disorders

Prof. Yuval Nir

Prof. Nir, PhD, is at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and is a member of the Sagol School of Neuroscience . He completed his PhD at the Weizmann Institute of Science and his postdoctoral training at center for sleep and consciousness, University of Wisconsin -Madison. He has won several awards, including the Adelis Neuroscience Prize. https://yuvalnirlab.com /

Sleep

Sleep is a universal behavior that is present across the animal kingdom . We spend a third of our lives sleeping, but still do not fully understand what it is for. Prof. Nir is studying the relation between sleep and cognition using a unique combination of animal and human research : what it is about sleep that keeps us ‘disconnected’ from the external environment?

How does sleep promote learning and memory?

Can we harness sleep to improve neuropsychiatric diagnosis and counteract neurodegeneration?