2024: Visiting Researcher
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, USA

Seit 2022: Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Neuropsychology, Ruhr University Bochum

2020-2022: Postdoctoral Researcher
Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Sweden

2017: Visiting Researcher
Spinoza Center for Neuroimaging, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2017: Visiting Researcher
University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands

2014-2019: PhD in Psychology (magna cum laude)
Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg
Thesis: Plasticity and stability of the cortical wiring in the human visual system

2010-2013: M. Sc. in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology (with distinction)
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2006-2010: B. Sc. in Clinical Psychology
Tabriz University, Iran

• Ahmadi K, Pereira JB, van Westen D, Pasternak O, Zhang F, Nilsson M, Stomrud E, Spotorno N, Hansson O (2024) Fixel-Based Analysis Reveals Tau-Related White Matter Changes in Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease. J Neurosci 44(18):e0538232024. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0538-23.2024
   
• Molz B, Herbik A, Baseler HA, de Best P, Raz N, Gouws A, Ahmadi K, Lowndes R, McLean RJ, Gottlob I, Kohl S, Choritz L, Maguire J, Kanowski M, Käsmann-Kellner B, Wieland I, Banin E, Levin N, Morland AB, Hoffmann MB (2023) Achromatopsia-Visual Cortex Stability and Plasticity in the Absence of Functional Cones. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 64(13):23. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.64.13.23
   
• Cicognola C, Mattsson-Carlgren N, van Westen D, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Palmqvist S, Ahmadi K, Strandberg O, Stomrud E, Janelidze S, Hansson O (2023) Associations of CSF PDGFRβ With Aging, Blood-Brain Barrier Damage, Neuroinflammation, and Alzheimer Disease Pathologic Changes. Neurology 101(1):e30-e39. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207358
   
• Ahmadi K, Pereira JB, Berron D, Vogel J, Ingala S, Strandberg OT, Janelidze S, Barkhof F, Pfeuffer J, Knutsson L, van Westen D, Palmqvist S, Mutsaerts HJ, Hansson O (2023) Gray matter hypoperfusion is a late pathological event in the course of Alzheimer's disease. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 43(4):565-580. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678X221141139
   
• Molz B, Herbik A, Baseler HA, de Best PB, Vernon RW, Raz N, Gouws AD, Ahmadi K, Lowndes R, McLean RJ, Gottlob I, Kohl S, Choritz L, Maguire J, Kanowski M, Käsmann-Kellner B, Wieland I, Banin E, Levin N, Hoffmann MB, Morland AB (2021) Structural changes to primary visual cortex in the congenital absence of cone input in achromatopsia. Neuroimage Clin 33:102925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102925
   
• Puzniak RJ, McPherson B, Ahmadi K, Herbik A, Kaufmann J, Liebe T, Gouws A, Morland AB, Gottlob I, Hoffmann MB, Pestilli F (2021) CHIASM, the human brain albinism and achiasma MRI dataset. Sci Data 8(1):308. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01080-w
   
• Lowndes R, Molz B, Warriner L, Herbik A, de Best PB, Raz N, Gouws A, Ahmadi K, McLean RJ, Gottlob I, Kohl S, Choritz L, Maguire J, Kanowski M, Käsmann-Kellner B, Wieland I, Banin E, Levin N, Hoffmann MB, Morland AB, Baseler HA (2021) Structural Differences Across Multiple Visual Cortical Regions in the Absence of Cone Function in Congenital Achromatopsia. Front Neurosci 15:718958. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.718958
   
• Ahmadi K, Fracasso A, Puzniak RJ, Gouws AD, Yakupov R, Speck O, Kaufmann J, Pestilli F, Dumoulin SO, Morland AB, Hoffmann MB (2020) Triple visual hemifield maps in a case of optic chiasm hypoplasia. Neuroimage 215:116822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116822
   
• Carvalho J, Invernizzi A, Ahmadi K, Hoffmann MB, Renken RJ, Cornelissen FW (2020) Micro-probing enables fine-grained mapping of neuronal populations using fMRI. Neuroimage 209:116423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116423
   
• Puzniak RJ, Ahmadi K, Kaufmann J, Gouws A, Morland AB, Pestilli F, Hoffmann MB (2019) Quantifying nerve decussation abnormalities in the optic chiasm. Neuroimage Clin 24:102055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2019.102055
   
• Ahmadi K, Herbik A, Wagner M, Kanowski M, Thieme H, Hoffmann MB (2019) Population receptive field and connectivity properties of the early visual cortex in human albinism. Neuroimage 202:116105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116105
   
• Eick CM, Ahmadi K, Sweeney-Reed CM, Hoffmann MB (2019) Interocular transfer of visual memory - Influence of visual impairment and abnormalities of the optic chiasm. Neuropsychologia 129:171-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.03.018
   
• Ahmadi K, Fracasso A, van Dijk JA, Kruijt C, van Genderen M, Dumoulin SO, Hoffmann MB (2019) Altered organization of the visual cortex in FHONDA syndrome. Neuroimage 190:224-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.02.053
   
• Arngrim N, Hougaard A, Ahmadi K*, Vestergaard MB*, Schytz HW, Amin FM, Larsson HBW, Olesen J, Hoffmann MB, Ashina M (2017) Heterogenous migraine aura symptoms correlate with visual cortex functional magnetic resonance imaging responses. Ann Neurol 82(6):925-939. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25096
   
• Hoffmann MB, Thieme H, Ahmadi K (2017) Potenzial von fMRT für die Funktionsüberprüfung des pathologischen Sehsystems [Potential of fMRI for the Functional Assessment of the Pathological Visual System]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 234(3):303-310. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-103960
   
• Ahmadi K, Pouretemad HR, Esfandiari J, Yoonessi A, Yoonessi A (2015) Psychophysical Evidence for Impaired Magno, Parvo, and Konio-cellular Pathways in Dyslexic Children. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 10(4):433-40. https://doi.org/10.4103/2008-322X.176911

• 2023: Erwin L. Hahn Institute's brain-art competition ARTifact, Essen 
  Winning artwork Hippocampal Moon (200€)
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• 2021: Greta & Johan Kock’s foundation grant for medical research, Lund, Sweden
  10.000€ research funds for the project Clinical use of novel diffusion-MRI markers in Alzheimer’s disease
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• 2021-2022: Lund University MultiPark travel grant, Lund, Sweden
  2.000€ in total covering conference registrations and travel costs
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• 2022: ISMRM Summa Cum Laude Merit Award, London, UK
  Selected abstract in top 5% of all submissions
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• 2015-2018: Marie Curie Ph.D Fellowship, Magdeburg
  Research Training in Computational Visual Neuroscience
   
• 2010: Top Student Award, Tabriz, Iran
  Undergraduate Class Ranked: 1st/50

Poster Presentations

• Ahmadi, K., Stawarczyk, D., Pfaffenrot, V., Gomes, C. A., Kashyap, S., Patai, Z., Norris, D. G., Axmacher, N. (2024). Laminar profiles of hippocampal subfields are differentially associated with navigation strategies. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Seoul, South Korea.
• Rau, E. M. B., Herweg, N. A., Heinen, R., Ahmadi, K., Axmacher, N. (2024). Functions of the medial temporal lobe in memory and navigation of abstract conceptual spaces. Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), Vienna, Austria.
• Kashyap, S., Gomes, C. A., Ahmadi, K., Axmacher, N., Uludag, K. (2024). A new proposed workflow for processing high spatial resolution MRI data with multiple sessions. Cognitive Computational Neuroscience (CCN), Boston, USA.
• Ahmadi, K., Pereira, J. B., Berron, D., Vogel, J., Ingala, S., Strandberg, O. T., Janelidze, S., Barkhof, F., Pfeuffer, J., Knutsson, L., van Westen, D., Mutsaerts, H. J., Palmqvist, S., Hansson, O. (2021). Tau and synaptic biomarkers but not amyloid-β are associated with cerebral perfusion in the Alzheimers disease spectrum. Alzheimer’s Association Internation Conference (AAIC), Virtual conference.
• Cicognola, C., Janelidze, S., Van Westen, D., Ahmadi, K., Hansson, O. (2021). Cerebrospinal fluid platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta measured in Biofinder 2: an early biomarker in the Alzheimers disease continuum? Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD), Boston, USA.
• Puzniak, R. J., McPherson, B., Ahmadi, K., Herbik, A., Kaufmann, J., Liebe, T., Gouws, A. D., Morland, A. B., Gottlob, I., Hoffmann, M. B., Pestilli, F. (2020). Chiasmal malformations dataset: a unique neuroimaging testbed. Vision Science Society (VSS), Virtual conference.
• Hoffmann, M. B., Molz, B., Herbik, A., de Best, P., Raz, N., Gouws, A. D., Ahmadi, K., Lowndes, R., Mclean, R. J., Kohl, S., Gottlob, I., Choritz, L., Maguire, J., Kanowski, M., Käsmann-Kellner, B., Wieland, I., Banin, E., Levin, N., Baseler, H. Morland, A. B. (2020). Visual cortex stability and plasticity in the absence of functional cones in achromatopsia. Vision Science Society (VSS), Virtual conference.
• Ahmadi, K., Fracasso, A., Puzniak, R. J., Gouws, A. D., Yakupov, R., Speck, O., Kaufmann, J., Pestilli, F., Dumoulin, S. O., Morland, A. B.,Hoffmann, M. B. (2019). Triple hemi-field input to the visual cortex in a patient with chiasmal hypoplasia. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Rome, Italy.
• Carvalho, J., Ahmadi, K., Invernizzi, A., Hoffmann, M. B., Renken, R., Cornelissen, F. W. (2019). Micro-probing the visual cortex: high-resolution mapping of neuronal sub-populations. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Rome, Italy.
• Puzniak, R. J., Ahmadi, K., Kaufmann, J., Gouws, A. D., Morland, A. B., Pestilli, F., Hoffmann, M. B. (2019). Quantification of nerve decussation abnormalities in the optic chiasm. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Rome, Italy.
• Prabhakaran, G., Al-Nosairy, K. O., Tempelmann, C., Ahmadi, K., Hoffmann, M. B. (2019). Brain activity in input-deprived visual cortex in glaucoma no fMRI-evidence of plasticity. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Rome, Italy.
• Ahmadi, K., Fracasso, A., Gouws, A. D., Morland, A. B., Dumoulin, S. O., Hoffmann, M. B. (2017). Functional organization of the visual cortex in a unique case of achiasma. Society for neuroscience (SfN), Washington, D.C., USA.
• Ahmadi, K., Fracasso, A., van Dijk, J. A., Kruijt, C., van Genderen, M., Dumoulin, S. O., & Hoffmann, M. B. (2017). Cortical plasticity in FHONDA: a new inherited visual system disorder. European conference on visual perception (ECVP), Berlin.
• Ahmadi, K., Pouretemad, H. R., Esfandiari, J., Yoonessi, A. (2013). Investigation of magno, parvo and koniocellular pathways in children with dyslexia. International conference of cognitive sciences (ICCS), Tehran, Iran.

Talks

• 2024: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Singapore
  Laminar profile of hippocampal subregions during spatial navigation
• 2022: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), London, UK
  Tau accumulation is associated with fiber-specific white matter degeneration in Alzheimers disease
• 2022: Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease (ADPD), Barcelona, Spain
  Disentangling fiber-specific white matter alterations in relation to hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease
• 2021: Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease (ADPD), online
  Altered cerebral blood perfusion in Alzheimers disease spectrum and its association with amyloid-β and tau pathology
• 2018: Brain-in-depth (BID) - Symposium on layer-dependent MRI, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg
  Macroscopic and mesoscopic cortical organization in congenital visual pathway abnormalities
• 2018: 4th European Days of Albinism, Hurdal Vision and Activity Center, Oslo, Norway
  Altered organization of the visual cortex in FHONDA syndrome
• 2016: Society for Neuroscience (SfN), San Diego, CA, USA
  Ahmadi, K., Fracasso, A., van Dijk, J. A., van Genderen, M., Dumoulin, S. O., & Hoffmann, M. B. Altered retino-cortical connections and visual cortex reorganization in the recently discovered FHONDA syndrome.

• Seminar and Practical Course Applied neuropsychological methods - MRI
  Since winter term 2022/2023; M. Sc. Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
• Seminar Aging, dementia and memory disorders
  Summer term 2024; M. Sc. Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience