Model Systems

 

The complexity of biological systems can be overwhelming. This is especially true for our brains, which are composed of billions of neurons, each connected via thousands of synapses to other neurons (and the connectivity is dynamic and changes all the time). Therefore, most fundamental, seminal discoveries in biology in general and in neuroscience in particular, were achieved through the use of relatively “simple” model organisms. Each animal has its own advantage (e.g. low number of neurons, transparent brain, genetic or behavioural tractability, regenerative capacity) facilitating major discoveries. Together, these models provide a wide perspective enabling to generalize biological principles across organisms all the way to humans.

 

Researchers in this field:

 

Prof. Dinorah Friedmann-Morvinski

E-mail: dino@tauex.tau.ac.il
 

Lab Website: https://dinorah2908.wixsite.com/dfm-lab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Yoav Gothilf

Email: yoavg@tauex.tau.ac.il 

Lab Website:https://gothilflab.wixsite.com/gothilflab

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Oded Rechavi

Email: odedrech@mail.tau.ac.il 

Lab Website: https://www.odedrechavilab.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Tom Schonberg

Email: schonberg@tauex.tau.ac.il 

Lab Website: https://www.schonberglab.sites.tau.ac.il/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Mark Shein-Idelson

Email: sheinmark@tauex.tau.ac.il

Lab Website: www.evolutionaryneuralcodinglab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. David Sprinzak

Email: davidsp@tauex.tau.ac.il 

Lab Website: https://www.sprinzak.sites.tau.ac.il/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Omri Wurtzel
 

Email: owurtzel@tauex.tau.ac.il

Lab Website: https://www.wurtzellab.sites.tau.ac.il