Kohitij Kar, York University

Research

Crc

Latest papers

Facial expression discrimination emerges from partially overlapping neural subspaces of detection and identity.
Nature communications · 2026 · senior author
Masked attribution-based probing of strategies as a computational framework to align human, non-human primate, and model explanations.
Communications psychology · 2026 · senior author
Hierarchical optimization predicts plasticity in the macaque inferior temporal cortex following object training.
Nature communications · 2026 · senior author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Display calibration for virtual and augmented reality
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$148,410
Probing the mechanisms of primate visual intelligence
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Probing the mechanisms of primate visual intelligence
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$45,000

All 4 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Facial expression discrimination emerges from partially overlapping neural subspaces of detection and identity.

Wehrheim M, Alamooti ST, Ramezanpour H, Kar K

Nature communications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-76106-1 PMID: 42649167

02

Masked attribution-based probing of strategies as a computational framework to align human, non-human primate, and model explanations.

Muzellec S, Alghetaa YK, Kornblith S, Kar K

Communications psychology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s44271-026-00502-y PMID: 42443382

03

Hierarchical optimization predicts plasticity in the macaque inferior temporal cortex following object training.

Sörensen LKA, DiCarlo JJ, Kar K

Nature communications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74816-0 PMID: 42420264

04

Low-cost, portable, easy-to-use kiosks to facilitate home-cage testing of nonhuman primates during vision-based behavioral tasks.

Ramezanpour H, Giverin C, Kar K

Journal of neurophysiology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00397.2023 PMID: 39015072

05

The Quest for an Integrated Set of Neural Mechanisms Underlying Object Recognition in Primates.

Kar K, DiCarlo JJ

Annual review of vision science2024First author

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-vision-112823-030616 PMID: 38950431

06

The Impact of Scene Context on Visual Object Recognition: Comparing Humans, Monkeys, and Computational Models.

Djambazovska S, Zafer A, Ramezanpour H, Kreiman G, Kar K

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.27.596127 PMID: 38854011

07

Multimodal investigations of emotional face processing and social trait judgment of faces.

Yu H, Lin C, Sun S, Cao R, Kar K, Wang S

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences2024

DOI: 10.1111/nyas.15084 PMID: 37965931

Display calibration for virtual and augmented reality

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Murray, Richard

Keywords: augmented reality; calibration; colour perception; computer graphics; display technology; head-mounted displays; multisensory perception; spatial vision; virtual reality; visual perception

$148,410

Probing the mechanisms of primate visual intelligence

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Kar, Kohitij

Keywords: visual cognition; macaque electrophysiology; artificial intelligence; chemogenetic perturbation; inferior temporal cortex; neural mechanisms; dynamic scene recognition; prefrontal cortex; population coding; dorsal and ventral stream

$12,500

Probing the mechanisms of primate visual intelligence

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kar, Kohitij

Keywords: visual cognition; macaque electrophysiology; artificial intelligence; chemogenetic perturbation; inferior temporal cortex; neural mechanisms; dynamic scene recognition; prefrontal cortex; population coding; dorsal and ventral stream

$45,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2021Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Kar, Kohitij

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Crc Dear Professor Kar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Facial expression discrimination emerges from partially overlapping neural subspaces of detection and identity." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Probing the mechanisms of primate visual intelligence" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]