Daphna received a BA from Tel-Aviv University, double majoring in Psychology and Humanities. She then went on to receive a PhD in Neuroscience from Rutgers University, trained as a postdoc at Stanford University's Psychology Department, and founded the Learning Lab at Columbia in 2007. Research in the Learning lab is focused on how the brain supports learning, memory and decision-making in humans, adopting an integrative approach that combines functional brain imaging (fMRI) with patient and developmental studies. Dr. Shohamy’s work has been recognized with Young Investigator Awards from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society and the Society for Neuroeconomics and the Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association for Psychological Science.