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Behnaz Jarrahi is a neuroscientist whose research combines neuroimaging, advanced data analysis, and philosophical inquiry into the nature of the mind and consciousness. She earned her M.S. in Management from Stanford University and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from ETH Zurich. Prior to this, she completed a bachelor's and master's degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan, along with additional bachelor's degrees in mathematics, chemistry, and brain science with honors. Her passion for studying the brain and understanding the mind led her to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA's Semel Institute for Human Neuroscience, and she is currently affiliated with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Jarrahi has served as an instructor and principal investigator for an NIH-funded K25 research project. In addition to her work in neuroscience, she continues to explore her interests in neurophilosophy, having earned an M.A. in philosophy with a focus on the philosophy of mind and cognitive science.
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