Khatereh Borhani
Principal InvestigatorDr. Khatereh Borhani is an assistant professor in the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences (ICBS) at Shahid Beheshti University. She completed her PhD in Joint program in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Bologna (Center for studies and research in Cognitive Neuroscience) and University College London (Action and Body group). Prior to joining the ICBS as a faculty member, she conducted one-year postdoctoral research fellowship at Shahid Beheshti University.
Neda Ghaemi
PhD StudentI am Neda and I received my master's degree in industrial engineering. Currently I am a PhD student in cognitive neuroscience at ICBS. my research interests include social influence and its neural undepinings. I am interested to study how our decision making is affected by others' influence and what the role of social norms is in between. My PhD is Co-supervised by Dr Bakouei.
Melika Farhadi Fard
MSc StudentMelika is pursuing a master's degree in cognitive science with a focus on cognitive rehabilitation at Shahid Beheshti University (ICBS). Her expertise in psychology has led her to take a keen interest in the social cognition development of children. Melika's research is currently centered around the impact of temperament and cognition on behavior and emotions, with a specific emphasis on the levels of shyness exhibited by children.
Farzan Barkhordari
MSc StudentThroughout my psychology studies, my interest in social cognition and its role in mental and neurodevelopmental disorders grew. I am currently studying cognitive science to pursue my passion for exploring how our social brain shapes our thinking, interactions with others, and overall experiences, particularly in the context of mental and neurodevelopmental conditions. Also , I am involved in my master's thesis research, focusing on the investigation of social decision-making in individuals with ADHD.
Hossein Azadi Kaymoor
MSc StudentHossein was studying marine engineering at Amirkabir University of Technology, but he decided to follow his passion, so he changed his field and did his bachelor's degree in psychology at Imam Khomeini International University. Currently he’s pursuing his scientific journey in social cognition at SCON Lab. His master’s thesis focuses on neural underpinnings of social decision-making under the supervision of Prof. Vahid Nejati and Dr. Borhani.
Negin Khodaei
MSc StudentI am currently a master’s student in cognitive science at Shahid Beheshti University. Prior to this, I completed my undergraduate studies in psychology. My research project delves into the cognitive processes associated with changes of mind and social influence. Specifically, I am investigating human social perceptual decision-making using psychophysics and within the context of various mental conditions, such as alexithymia and autism.
Zahra Karami
ResearcherZahra got her bachelor's degree in psychology at Kharazmi University. Because of her interest in brain and neuroscience, she bridged from psychology to cognitive neuroscience. After getting her master's degree in Cognitive Rehabilitation, she started researching the effect of Alexithymia on social decision-making.
Alumni
MSc Student
Fatemeh Jafari, 2024, Cognitive Science
Mohammad Reza Bigham, 2024, Cognitive Science
Mina Hosseinnezhad, 2024, Cognitive Science
Rezvan Roushani, 2024, Cognitive Science
Sahar Saberi Jamal, 2024, Cognitive Science
Pouya Bagheri, 2024, Cognitive Science
Ahmad Hamzezadeh, 2023, Cognitive Science
Mohammad Hosein Majidi, 2023, Cognitive Science
Fatemeh Ebrahimi, 2023, Cognitive Science
Hamideh Mosalmannejad, 2023, Cognitive Science
Negar ALiyari, 2023, Cognitive Science
Zahra Soltani, 2023, Cognitive Science
Sahar Pishvaei, 2022, Cognitive Science
Niloofar Saeedi, 2022, Cognitive Science
Morteza Erfani, 2022, Cognitive Science
Zahra Aghakarimi, 2022, Cognitive Science
Alireza Taghipanahi, 2022, Cognitive Science
Shakiba Abedzadeh, 2022, Cognitive Science
Hossein Samani, 2022, Psychology
Mina Barati, 2022, Cognitive Science
Radmehr Bahrami, 2022, Cognitive Science
Yasaman Hashemi, 2022, Clinical Psychology(PhD)
Ali Ghadimi, 2022, Cognitive Science
Nasim Ghazazani, 2022, Cognitive Science
Arezoo Ghandchi, 2021, Cognitive Science
Ahmad Lotfi, 2021, Cognitive Psychology
Nastaran Kazemian, 2021, Cognitive Science
Zahra Zarei, 2021, Cognitive Science
Elahe Asadpoor, 2020, Cognitive Science
Elahe Ghandehari, 2020, Cognitive Science
Roshanak Mohammadi, 2019, Child and Adolescence Psychology
Neshat Ahmadi, 2019, Cognitive Science
Hoda Habibi, 2019, Child and Adolescence Psychology
