Welcome

I am a postdoctoral researcher with Hartley Lab, where I am investigating how memory consolidation processes affect learning across development.

I completed my Cognitive Science PhD in 2024 with Brown Univeristy’s Laboratory of Neural Computation and Cognition. During my PhD, I explored reinforcement learning models and how representations (neural, cognitive, and computational) support flexible and adaptive learning. I received my Bacherlor’s in Computer Science and a minor in Cognitive Science from Princeton in 2017.

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Publications

Jaskir, A., Frank, M.J. (in preparation.). “Discovering analogous structure supports transfer in human reinforcement learning”.

Gallo, M., A.A. Hamid, A. Jaskir, J. Bretton, T. Pan, D. Ofray, M.J. Frank, C.I. Moore, K.G. Bath (in preparation.). “Early life adversity alters dopamine signaling underlying diminished reward sensitivity and slowed reinforcement learning in mice”.

Jaskir, A. & M.J. Frank. 2022 “On the normative advantages of dopamine and striatal opponency for learning and choice.” eLife.

Media spotlights

“Carney’s Brainstorm Program Hosts Its Second Annual Brainstorm Challenge Awards”

“Five Brown Ph.D. students receive 2023-2024 Graduate Awards in Brain Science”

“Recent discoveries in computational neuroscience hold important implications for how humans learn and make decisions”