hello :)
My name's Ammar. I'm a lab tech at MIT working with Nancy Kanwisher. My research focuses on the functional organization of the brain, which I pursue using a mix of neuroimaging and computational modeling. See my publications to get a sense of my most recent work.
I plan to apply to graduate school this fall of 2024. My interests lie in using computational and empirical methods to answer questions about the brain's functional landscape: what are the consequences of (functional) architecture and objective in high-level perception? & how can we make mechanistic specifications that satisfy biological constraints while faithfully capturing behavior? All of this in service of understanding the principles underlying biological & artifical intelligence.
I graduated from UCLA in 2023, studying neuroscience while working with Alcino Silva. I was born and raised in a city east of Los Angeles, where I was lucky to be raised by a mom and two older sisters. We are a tight-knit bunch.