I work as a research assistant studying early cognition in newly hatched domestic chicks (Gallus gallus), investigating their spontaneous preferences for dynamic visual cues like self-propulsion, speed variation, and upward or downward motion. I'm particularly interested in how such innate sensitivities support survival, social bonding, and the evolutionary roots of perception and cognition.

Previously I've completed a BSc in Psychology at Queen Mary University of London, where I explored temporal perception in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris). My dissertation focused on how these insects might use time-related cues such as duration to guide their behaviour.

When I’m not decoding chick brains or asking whether bees can tell time, I’m probably out running 10Ks or racing through a book like it has a finish line!

Email: ishani.nanda@qmul.ac.uk