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def hello(visitor):                     
     if visitor.you == 'new':
        introduce_self(
        myName = 'Keiland',
        myWork = ['Cognitive Science' ,
                  'Neuroscience', 'AI',
                  'Data Science']
        myLocation = '@ UCI')
     else: 
        welcome_back()

In a Nutshell

Complex systems surround us: the ebbs and flows of the stock market, animals foraging for food, or our social networks. Like most scientists, I wish to define the key parts of systems, the underpinnings of their dynamism, and the outcomes of their interactions. I'm chiefly concerned with a system which is perhaps the most complex, yet personal of the lot.

Sitting on top of your shoulders is not only what allows you to read and comprehend this paragraph, but defines "you" in the first place; from your favorite song, the fact you like ketchup but not tomatoes, your fear of spiders, to your hopes, dreams, and aspirations. We are defined by the patterns of activity of billions of cells in our brain.

Through the brain we perceive and interact with the cosmos, allowing some of humanity's greatest achievements. Yet, we're not born with the ability to do this. Rather, we learn over days, years, and lifetimes. My work aims to understand the principles of systems that allow this continual learning and remembrance to occur.