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Professor Roy Salomon is a Full Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Haifa. His research primarily explores perceptual consciousness and bodily-self-consciousness, utilizing advanced techniques such as virtual reality, computational models, and neuroimaging. He earned his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute of Science, and completed postdoctoral training at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) focusing on the neuroscience of consciousness and the self.
In 2016, he founded the Lab of Self & Consciousness, which investigates the construct of the “Self” and its relation to consciousness in both healthy and clinical populations. His research is known for its innovative approach to empirically studying fundamental questions such as "What is the self?" and "How do we know what is real?" Prof. Salomon has made significant contributions to understanding non-typical states of consciousness, including those experienced in psychosis and under psychedelics.
Prof. Salomon is a co-founder and board member of SafeHeart, a non-profit NGO dedicated to assisting trauma survivors, particularly those affected by the large-scale terror attack during the Supernova music festival in October 2023. His work in this area is pioneering in understanding trauma processing under altered states of consciousness, offering new insights and potential therapeutic approaches for trauma and related mental health conditions.