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My journey into neuroscience began unexpectedly through photography. While exploring my camera’s capabilities, I discovered long exposure photography, that magical technique that transforms fleeting lightning bolts and rushing traffic into visible streaks of light. This sparked a deeper curiosity: how do we perceive motion, and what happens in our brains when we process visual information?

I’m a Postdoctoral Associate at Rutgers University, where I develop biologically informed neural network models to understand brain dynamics. Before joining Rutgers, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College London, investigating conscious visual perception and neuroaesthetics, including fascinating cases like the Riddoch syndrome, where brain injury patients can only see objects when they’re in motion. My formal training includes a PhD in Neuroimaging and MSc in Neuroscience from King’s College London, and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the American University of Beirut.

Throughout this academic journey, I’ve remained captivated by the neural mechanisms that shape how we perceive and experience our visual world. Photography remains my creative outlet alongside scientific research. When I’m behind the camera, I’m drawn to landscapes where I can capture the dynamic elements often overlooked, like drifting clouds, flowing water, and crowds moving through cityscapes. Using techniques like long exposures and photo stacking, I try to reveal motion in ways our brains typically miss.