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Amir Homayun Hallajian is a PhD candidate at Radboud University with a background in biomedical engineering and psychology from Tehran University, Iran. His research focuses on how humans achieve mutual understanding during communication. Using computational modeling and neuroimaging techniques like dual-fMRI, he explores how context shapes the interpretation of words, gestures, and other communicative signals during interactions.
Previously, Amir studied how social cognition differs in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This sparked his curiosity about the mechanisms that enable people to interpret and respond to each other in real-time, even when signals are ambiguous or context-dependent.
Outside of academia, Amir enjoys reading philosophical and classical novels and traveling to connect with new cultures and people.