Welcome to the Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab
The Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab (CBDL) now operates across two locations. While part of our team continues their work at NBRC, we have established a fully functioning lab at IIT Jodhpur within the Center for Brain Science and Applications, housed under the School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.
We study how the human brain supports cognition, emotion, and language — combining behavioural experiments, EEG, and fMRI with AI-driven analytics and advanced signal processing. Our work spans attention, memory, perception, and speech, with dedicated research into Autism, cognitive flexibility, and healthy aging.
Through computational modelling, large-scale network analysis, and open neuroimaging data, we investigate how brain networks learn and adapt across the lifespan.
We welcome students and collaborators who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of neuroscience through experiments, data science, and artificial intelligence.
Exploring how brain dynamics shape human cognition and behaviourThe Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab sits at the intersection of neuroscience, systems biology, psychology, and computational modelling, driven by a single fundamental question: how does the brain give rise to thought, perception, and behaviour? We approach this question with a modern, integrative toolkit — combining EEG, MEG, MRI, and eye-tracking with data-driven methods, AI, and machine learning to study neural processes across multiple scales, in both healthy individuals and clinical populations. Our team is spread across two vibrant research hubs: the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar, and the School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AIDE) at IIT Jodhpur. We are a genuinely interdisciplinary group, bringing together researchers from biology, mathematics, statistics, biomedical engineering, and computer science — united by a shared curiosity about the brain. At the heart of our work is the ambition to understand how large-scale brain networks coordinate to produce complex mental functions and support adaptability across the human lifespan. Our research is funded by some of India’s foremost scientific agencies, including the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), and IIT Jodhpur Core Funding, along with postdoctoral fellowship programs under DST and DBT. |
Be Part of the Discovery
By volunteering in our research, you become an active contributor to some of the most exciting frontiers in modern science. Your participation directly fuels our efforts to:
- Uncover the brain’s hidden mechanisms — helping us understand how the mind truly works
- Inspire the next generation of AI — your brain’s activity informs smarter, more human-like learning algorithms
- Advance neurotechnology — contributing to tools and systems that bridge biology and machine intelligence
- Decode brain function — deepening our collective understanding of perception, cognition, and behaviour
- Shape future clinical solutions — your involvement today could help transform how we diagnose and treat neurological and psychiatric conditions tomorrow
Volunteering is safe, non-invasive, and deeply meaningful. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or simply curious about the brain, there’s a place for you in our research.
Join us. Help us decode the brain — and in doing so, help redefine what’s possible for human health, lifespan changes and brain inspired artificial intelligence.
Funding Sources
Department of Science and Technology
Science and Engineering Reasearch Board
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Human Resource and Development