I earned my Master's Degree in Psychology from the University of Tehran. My thesis, supervised by Dr. Nima Ghorbani, explored how experiences of reduced self-salience, known as self-lessness, relate to mental well-being and self-regulation.​​​​​​​
My research interests revolve around the cognitive and experiential dimensions of selflessness, particularly how such states can be induced through practices like meditation, the use of psychedelics, and other transformative experiences. I am also interested in how these states influence information processing, decision-making, attention, and emotional regulation from a cognitive perspective, as well as their potential therapeutic mechanisms.
​​​​​I currently work in the Extended Cognition Lab, the Virtual Reality branch of the Brain and Cognition Lab at the University of Tehran, under the supervision of Dr. Javad Hatami. Our lab focuses on the transformative potential of virtual reality. How altering sensory and self-related cues can open new pathways for experiencing reality and the self.
My role in the lab spans from helping initiate and shape its foundation to mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in developing and conducting experimental research. I also manage a long-term research project exploring the neural and cognitive dynamics of creative thinking in altered environments using neuroimaging tools.​​​​​​​