I recieved my Bachelor’s degree from Loyola College, Chennai, and Master’s degree from the University of Madras, both in Zoology. I then obtained my Ph.D. in Neuroscience from National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, followed by a short stint as Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Boston). In my Ph.D. research, I studied the patterns of neural activity and neuroanatomical connections of neurons of the digit representation of the primary somatosensory area (3b) of macaque monkeys. I also studied the plasticity of somatosensory and motor cortical maps of monkeys and rats. In my post-doctoral fellowship, I studied the midbrain circuits underlying the initiation of locomotion using optogenetics and neuroanatomical tracing in transgenic mice. Currently, at IIT Gandhinagar, I am interested in understanding the cognitive and neural mechanisms of human multimodal tactile perception.

You can find me on the football field in the evening; I love to cook and ride my motorbike on the weekends. I also do some art in my free time – Leslee Lazar – Visual Artist / Neuroscientist

I am a faculty member at National Institute of Design. I have a Mechanical Engineering degree and a Masters in Design from NID. I have  worked in the field of engineering design in automotive, Industrial, Medical and Aerospace Industry. I have offered Industrial design services to Indian MSME companies and Start up firms. I am passionate to integrate design with various fields of science and apply to develop products, services and systems. I am a learner and a  passionate teacher. I teach various subjects such as New Product design and development, Design Process, Service & System Design and Design Entrepreneurship & Innovation. I love playing chess and soccer during my free time.

I’m a second-year master’s student. I received an MBBS degree from Thiruvananthapuram Medical College and aspire to be a clinician and scientist. At Taper Lab, I am working on tactile perception in Schizophrenia. Apart from that, I enjoy movies, cooking, travelling, spending time alone and meditating. 

As a 4th year Bachelor’s in Interaction Design student at UID, Karnavati University, I have a keen interest in designing seamless user experiences and conducting research. I’m currently working on my graduation project at the TaPer Lab. I’m exploring how interaction design can elicit the visual perception of tactile textures and enhance user experience. Besides, I love travelling, reading books, binge-watching movies and painting! You can catch me at the gym or doing yoga in the mornings. 

I hold a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Sri Venateswara University, Tirupati; and a master’s degree in Cognitive Science from IIT Gandhinagar. I am Currently working on Body Representations & Tool embodiment, other interests include computational modelling, cognition of language and embodied cognition. I watch a lot of Cinema and like to discuss about them, also have keen interests in History, maps and Cryptography.

I have recently joined TaPer lab as a PhD student. Before this, I worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Behavioral Science (CBS) Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. I have received a master’s degree in cognitive science from the Center of Behavioral and Cognitive Science (CBCS) at the University of Allahabad. During this time, my focus was exploring the intriguing relationship between bilingual experiences and general purposive executive control. My educational foundation includes a bachelor’s degree in Botany from Ramjas College, University of Delhi. Apart from research, I like to go for long walks, read (Hindi satire), do Yoga, and watch psychological thrillers.

I am a post graduate student in the department of Cognitive and Brain Sciences at IIT Gandhinagar, interested in looking at the interaction between language and perception to understand the role of language in cognition. My current research focuses on cross linguistic variation across language communities and to investigate its effect on depth and gradation of perception (tactile and textural). I hold a Masters degree in linguistics and Bachelors in English.