I work at the Centre for Consciousness Studies, NIMHANS, India.
I am an engineer turned neuroscientist. I am a mentor and an engineer at heart who loves technology, neuroscience in general, and non-ordinary states of consciousness in particular. I have a non-linear career trajectory with respect to my career and my life in general. I have a decade of experience in the research areas of Working Memory, Neuromodulation, Advanced biosignals analysis, Meditation Research and Sleep. I like learning in general, reading, good food, travel once in a while to see the world. Recently, I have picked up interest in physical fitness.
I will be building a world class team to study Sense of Self and how is it modulated in a variety of neuro-psychitric conditions and non-ordinary states of Consciousness. I am picky and have strong opinions on the methods/tools used to do churn knowledge. I have shifted to an agnost from an atheist recently (primarily as a side effect of Consciousness research). I do care about the way science is done and loathe the impact factor and pseudo-prestige in academia. I believe in flat hieracrhy, open science and no subtle -isms. I am a sucker for deep work and I value mental health, relations and values. I like working with people who are self driven, with growth mindset, reflective and collaborative.
If you are someone with a similar thought process or totally orthogonal to the above, please send an email to me at rhlvenugopal@gmail.com.
I had lots of fun, learnt a lot and made great friends at BAMB2024, MESEC 2024 and CIFAR 2024. I live online here.
