I am a philosopher of neuroscience and memory. I study how the concept of memory plays an explanatory role in neuroscience and how to understand memory's place in our cognitive architecture. I am also interested in the connections between learning, skill, and automaticity.

My research brings together two perspectives. First, I aim to identify the central assumptions underlying memory research using tools and concepts from philosophy of science. Second, my approach to philosophy of mind is empirically-informed: I consider experimental findings as a guide in thinking about basic philosophical questions concerning the nature of memory. 

I am a Minerva postdoctoral research fellow in the department of philosophy at Bochum. I am also a lecturer in the Biological Thought Program at the Open University of Israel. 

In 2021, I submitted my PhD at the Hebrew University in the Department of Philosophy. In my dissertation I examined whether memory can be characterized as a unified scientific phenomenon. My doctoral studies were conducted as part of an Interuniversity PhD Program in History and Philosophy of Biology.

I run the International Memory Reading Group with David Colaço.

I contributed to an article about memory in Haaretz (Hebrew): PDF | Haaretz link

My last name is pronounced: na-JEN-son.