He has previously held various academic and administrative positions at the University – head of the Physics Institute, head of the Advanced Studies Institute, rector and president. He was among the initiators and founders of the Center for Neural Computation and is currently a member of the Center where he also teaches. Prof. Gutfreund is the director of the Einstein Center and is the University’s appointee responsible for Albert Einstein’s intellectual property; he heads the executive committee of the Israel Science Foundation and is the chairperson of the “Basha’ar – Academic Community for Israeli Society” association. Prof. Gutfreund received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1966 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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The Andre Aisenstadt Chair in theoretical physics, Emeritus
The Andre Aisenstadt Chair in theoretical physics, Emeritus
He has previously held various academic and administrative positions at the University – head of the Physics Institute, head of the Advanced Studies Institute, rector and president. He was among the initiators and founders of the Center for Neural Computation and is currently a member of the Center where he also teaches. Prof. Gutfreund is the director of the Einstein Center and is the University’s appointee responsible for Albert Einstein’s intellectual property; he heads the executive committee of the Israel Science Foundation and is the chairperson of the “Basha’ar – Academic Community for Israeli Society” association. Prof. Gutfreund received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1966 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Adi Hovav-Lixenberg, Yirat Henshke, Tirzah Kreisel, Eran Lottem, Mati Joshua
Nature Communications (2026)
Silvana C Araujo, B. Lacoste, Luis Moreira, Oihane Horno, Eran Lottem, Joaquim Alves da Silva, Boris Gutkin, Christian K. Machens, Susana Q. Lima
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)
Haimson, B., Gilday, O.D., Lavi-Rudel, A., Sagi, H., Lottem, E., Mizrahi, A.
Sci Adv. (2024)
Haim, S., Ofir, N., Deouell, L.Y., Landau, A.N., Lottem, E.
J Neurosci. (2025)
Liu, Z., Reiner, R., Loewenstein, Y., Lottem, E.
Biol Psychiatry. (2025)
Vertechi, P., Lottem, E., Sarra, D., Godinho, B., Treves, I., Quendera, T., Lohuis, M.N.O, Mainen, Z.F.
Neuron. (2020)
Lottem, E., Banerjeem, D., Vertechi, P., Sarra, D., Lohuis, M.O, Mainen, Z.F.
Nature Communications. (2018)
Matias, S., Lottem, E., Dugué, G.P., Mainen, Z.F.
Elife. (2017)
Correia, P.A., Lottem, E., Banerjee, D., Machado, A.S., Carey, M.R., Mainen, Z.F.
Elife. (2017)
Lottem, E., Lörincz, M.L., Mainen, Z.F.
J Neurosci. (2016)
Dugué, G.P., Lörincz, M.L., Lottem, E., Audero, E., Matias, S., Correia, P.A., Léna, C., Mainen, Z.F.
PLoS One. (2014)
Lottem, E., Gugig, E., Azouz, R.
J Neurophysiol. (2014)
Lottem, E., Azouz, R.
J Neurosci. (2011)
Lottem, E., Azouz, R.
J Neurosci. (2009)
Lottem, E., Azouz, R.
J Neurophysiol. (2008)
We are looking for talented, creative and motivated students and postdocs to join our team.
Eran Lottem
Assistant Professor
Email: eran.lottem@mail.huji.ac.il
Phone: +972-52-7450155
Address: The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences
The Suzanne and Charles Goodman Brain Sciences Building,
Level 1, Room 2104, Edmond J. Safra Campus,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 9190401
The Suzanne and Charles Goodman Brain Sciences Building,
Level 1, Room 2104, Edmond J. Safra Campus,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 9190401
