Abdel Gouda
Hunter College

Scientific Interests: 
Abdel Gouda is interested in consciousness research. He is currently working with Dr. Paul Glimcher at New York University, using the neuroeconomic and robust mathematical frameworks he pioneered to empirically study questions of the mind which were previously exclusively in the realm of philosophical thought such as volition, dualism, and decision-making. Over the summer Abdel worked with Dr. Dinesh Pal at The University of Michigan where he modulated the ‘level’ of consciousness in rats using psychedelics to try and gain a better understanding of what exactly consciousness is.
 
Career Goals and Plan: 
Abel aims to pursue a Ph.D. to continue doing research on consciousness. He hopes to explore psychedelics as a tool for manipulating that aspect of the mind. If possible, doing his own psychedelic-assisted clinical work, informed by his concurrent research is something he  would be very interested in.