Aarushi Verma

Undergraduate Thesis Student (aarushi.verma_ug2023@ashoka.edu.in)

Aarushi Verma is a fourth-year Psychology and Cognitive Sciences major at the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Ashoka University. She is currently doing her undergraduate capstone thesis project in the MBBS Lab. Her thesis looks at effective connectivity in the brain networks linked to speech perception in schizophrenia.

Aditi Gudi

Undergraduate Thesis Student (aditi.gudi_ug2023@ashoka.edu.in)

Aditi Gudi is an undergraduate thesis student at the MBBS Lab in the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences at Ashoka University. Aditi is currently pursuing her undergraduate capstone thesis on investigating traumatic brain injury in Haryana's boxing community and its cognitive and clinical Implications.

Anika Rajvanshi

Undergraduate Thesis Student (anika.rajvanshi_ug2023@ashoka.edu.in)

Anika Rajvanshi is a fourth-year Psychology major at the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Ashoka University. She is currently completing her undergraduate thesis at the MBBS Lab, investigating sensorimotor dynamics across natural and urban environments using Virtual Reality and their implications for mental health

Arijit Bhattacharya

Ph.D. Student (arijit.bhattacharya_phd23@ashoka.edu.in)

Arijit Bhattacharya is a Ph.D. student in Cognitive Computational Neuroscience at the MBBS Lab, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Ashoka University. Arijit is currently an OxCIN Global Scholar at The University of Oxford. His research interests lie in the areas of MR Spectroscopy and functional MRI, music cognition, emotion, and Statistical Modelling in Neuroscience. He graduated with B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Biotechnology from the School of Biotechnology, KIIT Deemed to be University. Arijit has been trained in cognitive neurology from the Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) and is currently a jointly supervised PhD student between Ashoka University and NIMHANS. Arijit is continuing his current research work as a collaborative research project between Ashoka University and the National Neuroimaging Facility, National Brain Research Center (NBRC). He is also an Indian Flute and Sitar player with several national-level awards. He writes blogs on neuroscience and music on his webpage “Mr. Musical Brains”.

Dipanjan Ray

Principal Investigator (dipanjan.ray@ashoka.edu.in)

Dipanjan was trained as a physician-physiologist. In his doctoral thesis, he developed a novel method to (re)construct 3D Vectorcariograms from 2D Electrocardiograms and established its clinical translatability. In his postdoc, he shifted from the cardiac signals to the most complex biological system of all: the human brain. Using functional MRI and brain connectivity analysis he provided insights into the neural processing of visual stimuli. In his second postdoc, he employed magnetoencephalography to examine how human brain perceives statistical regularities in the environment. In recent times, his research has focused on mental health and mental health conditions including depression and anxiety. When he is not getting bogged down with debugging his codes, or hiking in the Himalayas, or communicating with the dead through reading...you can find him... thinking!

Janani Balaji

Undergraduate Thesis Student (janani.balaji_ug2023@ashoka.edu.in)

Janani Balaji is a fourth-year Psychology major at the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Ashoka University. She is currently completing her undergraduate capstone thesis entitled 'Mapping Variations in Sensorimotor-Affect Profiles Using VR' at the MBBS lab, utilising VR to investigate variations in sensorimotor profiles across varying mood states.

Krutika Srivastava

Undergraduate Intern (krutika.srivastava_ug2023@ashoka.edu.in)

Krutika is a 4th-year Psychology major in the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Ashoka University, minoring in Performing Arts. The minor comes from her lifelong passion for dance! In the MBBS lab, she is working on the emotion and music cognition project with Arijit as an intern.

Manya Bhatnagar

Undergraduate Research Intern (manya.bhatnagar_ug2024@ashoka.edu.in)

Manya Bhatnagar is a Computer Science and Mathematics major at Ashoka University, with an interest in applying computational methods to interdisciplinary problems. Her interests lie at the intersection of computer science and its applications in biology, psychology, and music. In the MBBS Lab, she is currently working on a research project on the application of modern machine learning algorithms in music structure analysis as part of her research internship. She enjoys working across disciplines and bringing together perspectives from different fields to explore questions in the life sciences and the human experience. 

Parmeshwar Dewangan

PhD Student (parmeshwar.dewangan_phd23@ashoka.edu.in)

Parmeshwar (Param) is a Ph.D. student in Cognitive Neuroscience at MBBS lab, Department of Psychology, Ashoka University. His research interests lie in mathematical frameworks for brain theories encompassing perception, cognition, learning, thoughts and complex processes of understanding. Particularly he is interested in scientific study of the phenomenological properties of conscious experience. Wisdom literature and Indian philosophies have consistently been integral to his life, providing him with a philosophical understanding of consciousness. Param comes from a physics background, his postgraduate thesis was centered on substructures in galaxy groups and clusters. His hobbies include cricket, table tennis, gym workouts, travel, poetry-story writing, and a bit of acting.

Soibam Shyamchand Singh

Postdoctoral Fellow (soibam.singh@ashoka.edu.in)

S. S. Singh was always intrigued by the complexity of human thought processes—most of all, by its underlying predictability. After an MSc in theoretical physics, he pursued this fascination through a Ph.D. in computational neuroscience. His research explores system-level brain organization using graph theory and dynamical systems approaches. He has investigated the universal scaling laws that govern neural architecture, and later studied on how audiovisual illusions affects the brain network topologies by conducting fMRI and behavioral experiments. Currently, he examines how heritability influences the geometric arrangement of brain regions, analyzing large-scale imaging and genetic data to uncover the inherited blueprints of brain organization.

Sandip Paul

Sandip is a medical doctor with a strong interest in neuroscience. He completed his MBBS at IPGMER, Kolkata, followed by an interdisciplinary master’s in Medical Science and Technology at IIT Kharagpur. His work is driven by a commitment to bridging the gap between medical professionals and engineers. Alongside his clinical and research training, he is a tech-savvy creator focused on building and refining applications, and he remains curious about tools and processes—both within and beyond coding—that can make professional workflows more efficient.

Sourabh Bhaumik

Sourabh is an entrepreneur, storyteller, and tech enthusiast who thrives at the intersection of business, AI, and human experience. As the founder of UDS, aaocab and several creative ventures, he blends strategy with imagination, building solutions rooted in empathy and real-world needs. A passionate photographer and theatre lover, he brings a keen eye for detail and emotion into everything he creates. Whether it’s shaping meaningful products, crafting narratives, or exploring new ideas, Sourabh is driven by curiosity, optimism, and a belief in the power of diverse perspectives.  

linkedin.com/in/srksourabh

https://sourabhbhaumik.com

Anandita Saksena

Former Capstone Thesis Student 

Department of Psychology, Ashoka University

Master's thesis: Navigating Parental Experiences in ASD Clinics: Unveiling Challenges, Barriers, and Support Systems

Pranati Mahajan

Former Capstone Thesis Student

Department of Psychology, Ashoka University

Master's thesis: Predictive Processing in Schizophrenia: Exploring Top-Down and Bottom-Up Effective Connectivity During Visual Shape Completion.

Anushka Ravishankar

Former Capstone Thesis Student

Department of Psychology, Ashoka University

Master's thesis: Eating Disorder Behavioural and Psychological Features in an Indian Community Sample: A Network Analysis 

Ismail Bouziane

Former Master's Student

The University of The Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

Master's thesis: Investigating Anxiety Associated Changes in Effective Connectivity in Sensorimotor Cortices