Short Bio

Dr. David Omer is a neuroscientist studying the neural circuits that support complex behavior. He received his Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed postdoctoral training at leading research institutes in Germany and Israel. He discovered that hippocampal place cells encode not only an individual's own location but also the positions of others, expanding current understanding of social spatial representation in the brain. In 2019, he joined the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, where he founded Israel's first laboratory using the common marmoset as a model organism. His lab investigates the neural mechanisms underlying navigation in physical and social environments. His recent work includes the first demonstration that nonhuman primates use vocal labels to refer to specific individuals, providing new insights into the neural and evolutionary foundations of vocal communication and language.