Though those red and black chairs and tables outside Sterling don't look so comfortable, they are surprisingly easy to sit on when you're having an interesting conversation. Ziv Ben-Zion and I chatted on one of those hot-and-cold mornings on the red and black chairs. Ziv is a post-doc in Neuroscience here at Yale. He comes from northern Israel, and received his Bachelors and PhD degrees from Tel Aviv University.
Here at Yale, Ziv is working in two labs to try and help figure out how processes of learning, memory & decision making happen in the general population, and how do these processes change in people suffering from stress- and anxiety-related disorders. His interest in the neuroscience of emotions started during his Bachelors, that then led to thinking about neural mechanisms of emotional disorders. In his PhD, Ziv focused on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), trying to understand why some people develop PTSD after trauma exposure, while some do not. Ziv is motivated by the fact that results of his research may really help people- in Israel, in the states, and all over the world.
Though he only arrived in July, Ziv has explored a lot of New Haven. Some notable restaurants and bars he has found are @thetrinitybar , @elm_city_social and @geronimotequilabar . He also mentioned that the Yale Post Doc Association and OISS events have given him excellent opportunities to make connections with friends!
Ziv's word of advice is to make sure that your job is like your hobby. Do something you're interested in, and you will never get bored!
Ziv Ben-Zion, 1st year post-doc, Neuroscience, from Israel
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