I hold a Master of Arts in General Linguistics from Razi University, Iran, and a Master of Science in Cognitive Science from the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany. Building on this interdisciplinary foundation, I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. at RPTU Kaiserslautern. My research focuses on the neurocognition of creative thinking, emotion regulation, and cognitive neuropsychology, aiming to advance our understanding of the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying creativity, problem solving, and psychological well-being.

• Exploring the Differential Effects and Latency of Optimized Pulses in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• Creative Thinking and Emotion Regulation
• Solo vs. Group Creativity
• The Neural Basis of The Unconscious Drives Behind Creative Thinking

• Role of learning, stress and underlying brain circuits involving prefrontal-limbic interactions in the development of chronic back pain. A fNIRS study in the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim.
• Attachment to pets and anxiety disorder: The shared link via attachment to humans" An ECG study in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy department of the University of Saarland.
• Iranian Languages Atlas (the West Team) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Anonby, Carleton University, Canada, and Dr. Mehdi Fattahi, Razi University of Kermanshah, Iran. iranatlas.net/index.html

• Neurocognition of Creativity
• Brain Stimulation, and Neuropsychology of Mental Disorders
• Emotion Regulation
• Neuro-Psycholinguistics
• Neuroimaging Studies

• Judgment and decision making
• Neuroscience Labrotation (EEG)
• Cognition Labrotation (VR)

• Taheri-Ardali, M., Anonby, E., Ebrahimi, Z., & others. (2021). The online atlas of the languages of Iran: Design, methodology, and initial results. Jostarhay-e Zabani, 12, 231–291.
• Ebrahimi, Z., Saberi, K., & Moradkhani, S. (2019). Women’s features of speech based on Lakoff’s approach: The effect of age. Jostarhay-e Zabani, 9(6), 187–212.
• Ebrahimi, Z., & Moradi, R. (2018). The study on power and certainty in the language of Kurdish speakers in Kamyaran, based on Lakoff’s dominance approach. Zaban Pazhohi, Alzahra University, Tehran.

• Ebrahimi, Z., Eymann, V., Bergström, K., Lachmann, T., Czernochowski, D., & Jaarsveld, S. (2023, October). Exploring the interplay between working memory, intelligence, and creativity. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics (Fechner Day), Assisi, Italy.
• Ebrahimi, Z., Bergström, K., Jaarsveld, S., & Lachmann, T. (2024, August). Solo vs. team creativity: Where does creativity flourish most? Paper presented at the CogSci Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• Ebrahimi, Z., Beck, A., Eymann, V., & others. (2025, March). The role of working memory on intelligence and creativity. Paper presented at the TEAP Conference, Frankfurt, Germany.
• Ebrahimi, Z., Jubran, O., & Lachmann, T. (2025, May). Focus or distraction? The role of preferred and non-preferred music in a virtual basketball decision task. Paper presented at the CSCS Conference, Zürich, Switzerland.
• Ebrahimi, Z., Lachmann, T., Czernochowski, D., & Wüstenberg, T. (2025, June). Does sadness make us more or less creative? An fNIRS study on the impact of emotional states on creative thinking. Paper presented at SfNC2025: Creativity & Changing Brains, Paris, France.

• Ebrahimi, Z., Beck, A., Bergström, K., Jaarsveld, S., & Lachmann, T. (2025, July). The maze of creative thinking: Pathways of traits, states, and intelligence in shaping creativity. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, San Francisco, California, USA.

• Female Researcher Scholarship Issued by Gender Equality, Diversity and Family Affairs Office · Oct 2019

EEG, fNIRS, TMS

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fNIRS study in collaboration with Core Facility for Neuroscience of Self-Regulation