About Me

👨🏽‍🎓 I am a psychologist with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, currently pursuing a PhD in Comparative Neuroscience and Psychology at Ruhr University Bochum with a DAAD scholarship.

🐦 My research focuses on social cognition in pigeons, using a combination of behavioral experiments, computational modeling, and fMRI techniques to explore the cognitive abilities of birds.

My broader research interests include comparative psychology, the evolution of cognition, consciousness, sleep, and animal behavior.

My Journey

Science and animals have always been my greatest passions, but the road to my PhD was far from straightforward.

From the beginning of my studies, I sought out opportunities beyond the classroom, engaging in science communication through Neurotransmitiendo, and helping organize webinars for the Argentinian Society for Behavioral Science, NeuroTechX, and other initiatives.

I also developed a strong foundation in teaching, serving as an assistant in courses on Neuroscience, Research Methods, Applied Neurophysiology, and Neuroanatomy.

However, the economic crisis in Argentina led me to explore career paths beyond academia. I worked as a Data Analyst Coordinator at The Walt Disney Company, applying SQL, Excel, and Python to analyze data and develop machine learning models. While this experience honed my analytical skills, I soon realized that my true passion lay in research.

Fortunately, I was awarded a DAAD PhD scholarship, allowing me to return to academia and investigate the evolution of social cognition through the lens of the avian brain.