Aamir Sohail π¬π§ π΅π°
Social learning β Bayesian modeling β Artifical intelligence

ποΈ I am an MRC Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods (AIM) DTP PhD student based at the Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH), University of Birmingham.
π§ My research interests involve using experimental tasks and computational modeling to understand social decision-making across humans and AI. I am also more broadly interested in the impact of AI on society, and in particular towards how science is conducted.
I am supervised by Lei Zhang and Patricia Lockwood.
π π³οΈβπ π I am also passionate about facilitating inclusivity and diversity in academia, as well as promoting open and reproducible science.
π Education

University of Birmingham
PhD Psychology (2023-2027)
University of Nottingham
MSc Brain Imaging (2018)
Imperial College London
BSc Biomedical Science (2016)
π Quick Bio

I completed a BSc in Biomedical Science at Imperial College London, with my final-year project supervised by Anne Lingford-Hughes and Sam Turton, followed by an MSc in Brain Imaging at the University of Nottingham under the supervision of Jan Derrfuss and Claudia Danielmeier. I then worked as research and administrative support at the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN) at the University of Reading under Anastasia Christakou.
Outside of work I enjoy playing snooker π± (high break of 63), going on meandering walks πΆ, watching cricket π and listening to music πΆ
Click here to see some NIFTIs and GIFS of my π§ (Thatβs a GIF of my white-matter nulled T1 above!)
βοΈ Contact Me
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to inquire about opportunities, collaborations, or to just have a chat! I will try to respond to you as soon as I can π
Address:
Room 110
Centre for Human Brain Health
School of Psychology
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK
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news
Sep 1, 2025 | β°οΈ I recently attended the European Forum Alpbach in Austria for the second time, meeting with old friends, discussing a better Europe and going on many great hikes! |
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Aug 6, 2025 | π With other members of the ALPN Lab, I discuss the importance of hosting summer placements for school students in a new preprint! |
Jul 5, 2025 | π₯ Together with neurosurgeon Marianna Kapsetaki and cardiothoractic surgeon Rohan Pancharatnam, we discuss the potential benefits of flow in surgery. Read it here in the Journal of Surgical Education! |
May 28, 2025 | π Excited to have research from my time at the University of Reading finally published in The Journal of Physiology! Read it here! |
May 23, 2025 | π» Enjoyed providing a gentle introduction to R as part of a workshop organised by Lei Zhang and CENTRE-UB at the University of Birmingham! |