Baland Jalal is a Danish neuroscientist at Harvard University's Department of Psychology, specializing in clinical neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, and the biology of altered states of consciousness. He is widely recognized for his research on sleep paralysis, with Expertscape ranking him as the leading global expert on the topic in 2023. Media outlets such as CNN, the BBC, and The Daily Telegraph have also described him as a leading authority in the field.
Jalal earned his Ph.D.