Nori Jacoby
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Academic focus:
Cognitive science, psychology
Current research project:
Perception and culture co-evolution
Previous positions:
- Research group leader, Computational Auditory Perception Group, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt, 2018-2024
- Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Center for Science and Society, Columbia University, 2016–2018
- Postdoctoral researcher, Cognitive science, University of California, Berkeley, 2016
- Postdoctoral researcher, Neuroscience, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014–2016
Academic background:
- Ph.D., Computational neuroscience, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2014
- M.S., Mathematics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2003
- B.Sc., Mathematics and physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2000
Last book read:
“Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions” by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths et al
In your own time/when not working:
Spending time with my family, learning to ski
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
Perception
What most excites you about Cornell:
I am very excited about the scientific research environment, meeting and working with new people.
Social media:
@norijacoby
