Tamar Makin () is an Israeli neuroscientist who is a professor of neuroscience at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. Her research considers brain augmentation and motor function.

Early life and education

Makin studied at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...

. She was awarded Fellowship to study brain plasticity at the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

, where she was eventually made a principal investigator.

Research and career

In 2016, Makin joined the faculty at

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, where she was made a professor of Cognitive Neuroscience. Her research considers brain plasticity. At UCL, Makin studied how artificial limbs were represented in the brains of people with amputations. She moved to the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

in 2022, where was awarded a

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Starting Grant. Makin is a professor of

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in the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Unit. Makin is interested in the reorganisation of the adult brain. She is interested in how habitual behaviour (e.g. the use of a prosthesis or motor augmentation) impacts the reorganisation of the brain. Makin combines neuroscience, psychology and bioengineering and to help people benefit from brain plasticity.

Selected publications

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Makin, Tamar Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Israeli neuroscientists Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford British neuroscientists Jewish neuroscientists Medical academics at the University of Cambridge