Shira Baror, Ph.D.

Shira Baror is a postdoc at the Neuroscience Institute at NYU in NY, under the supervision of prof. Biyu He. Her interest is to understand spontaneous behavior and cognition, exploring different spontaneous dynamics in perception, memory and thought, and the interactions between them. Shira completed her B.A. in Psychology and Cognitive Studies at the Open University, and has completed her M.A and PhD at Bar Ilan University, in the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, under the supervision of prof. Moshe Bar. Her thesis focused on exploration and exploitation in associative processes.

Shira moved to NY with her husband (Michael) and three kids (Yonatan, Itamar and Avigail) in 2019, after spending two years in Africa on a diplomatic mission. In NY, Shira loves running in Central Park, running after her kids, and hunting for the best coffee places in the city. The full NYC coffee map can be provided upon request.