Unlocking the Neuroscience of Torah Study
Exploring the brain signatures of Jewish spiritual practices.
Unlocking the Neuroscience of Torah Study
Exploring the brain signatures of Jewish spiritual practices.
About the Torah and Neuroscience Initiative (TANI)
Our Vision
- We aim to explore the intersection of neuroscience and Jewish spirituality.
- Our research focuses on understanding the body and brain signatures of Torah study.
- This project will be the first large-scale neuroscientific study of Torah learning that seeks to uncover the unique experiential, biological and brain correlates of this core Jewish spiritual practice.
Our Team
Isaiah Kletenik, MD
The Torah and Neuroscience Initiative (TANI) is led by Isaiah Kletenik, MD, a Cognitive Neurologist and researcher with expertise in cognition and network neuroimaging.
David Silbersweig, MD
A world-leading expert in functional neuroimaging and spirituality
Michael Ferguson, PhD
A neuroscientist and pioneer in the field of neurospirituality
Pesha Kletenik, EdD
Expert in learning, Jewish education and Educational Psychology