Perception, Action & Cognition

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Lab members

Devpriya Kumar (devpriya [at] iitk.ac.in)

Department of Cognitive Science, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Research: Primary research area of perception, action, self and consciousness

Dhuniraj Chettri

Graduate Student, Department of Humanities and Social Science, IIT Kanpur

About: Dhuniraj Chettri is currently investigating the underlying cognitive mechanism of the autism spectrum. He is also interested in understanding other neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD, LD etc. He is a certified rehabilitation psychologist and has worked with children with neurodevelopmental disorders before starting his PhD. He has completed his MPhil in rehabilitation psychology from NIMH (National Institute for Mentally Handicapped, currently known as NIED). Outside the lab, he is engaged in mental health programs and advocacy.

Shivani Pande

Graduate Student, Department of Cognitive Science

About: Shivani is investigating the role of predictions on attention and awareness. Her primary research interests are attention, motivation and emotions.

Niteesh Deep Sharma

MS-R Student, Department of Cognitive Science

Thesis: Intentions in human cognition: Investigating the interplay with cognitive processes.

Tanvi Wadhwani

MS-R Student, Department of Cognitive Science

About: Tanvi did her bachelors in life sciences and biotechnology. She is interested in the intersection of perception, awareness and temporality. Currently, she is trying to understand how the brain rhythms influence the same. Her favourite past times are star gazing, trying out different physical and esports, exploring random and new stuff and watching anime.

Priyanshi Jangra

MS-R Student, Department of Cognitive Science

Thesis: Investigating the nature of online motor correction under continuous availability of visual information.

About: Priyanshi is currently investigating how humans correct their movements in real time when visual information is continuously available. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She is broadly interested in the study of perception and motor action.