about Me
I am a researcher in cognitive science studying the mind from the neural and computational level, to the social and cultural.
My work is guided by the conviction that no single level of analysis is sufficient on its own: understanding the mind requires bridging mechanisms in the brain with models of cognition, lived experience, and the collective structures that shape meaning.
Methodologically, my work bridges theoretical and experimental paradigms through computational modeling alongside mixed-methods studies with human participants.
I apply these approaches across four intersecting domains:
Political and Religious Cognition: As an extension of understanding cultural cognition, examining how unique social instituitions impact our behaviour.
Non-Visual Attention and Perception: Understanding how acoustic & tactile perception work, and influence the way understand our environment.
Consciousness and Phenomenology: Investigating the temporal and spatial qualities of phenomenology and altered states of consciousness.
Social Modelling: Understanding how dyadic interactions can be modelled computationally through digital twins and cognitive architectures (act-r).
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Murad Mastrouk 