▁an ▁Isra eli ▁neu ros cient ist . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Psych ological ▁Sciences ▁and ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Neu ros cience ▁at ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁University . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁psych obi ology ▁department , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁was ▁appointed ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Ph D ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Psych ological ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Jo el ▁special izes ▁in ▁the ▁brain ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁human ▁and ▁animal ▁behavior . ▁She ▁has ▁published ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁articles ▁in ▁scientific ▁journ als ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁pri zes ▁and ▁research ▁gr ants , ▁including ▁the ▁Buch man ▁Foundation ▁grant , ▁the ▁M if al ▁H ap ais ▁Prize ▁and ▁a ▁European ▁Foundation ▁grant . ▁She ▁received ▁the ▁college ▁re ctor ▁comm end ation ▁for ▁excell ence ▁in ▁teaching . ▁ ▁Jo el ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁particip ant ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁disc ourse ▁rel ating ▁to ▁brain ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁sex es ▁and ▁related ▁claims ▁of ▁ne uro sex ism ▁within ▁the ▁scientific ▁community . ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁research , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁such ▁thing ▁as ▁a ▁" male ▁brain " ▁or ▁a ▁" f em ale ▁brain ", ▁and ▁she ▁gives ▁lect ures ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁in ▁both ▁scientific ▁and ▁lay ▁convent ions ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁▁ ▁Jo el ▁began ▁her ▁academic ▁career ▁during ▁her ▁comp uls ory ▁military ▁service ,