ESP Biography



SUNDARARAMAN RENGARAJAN, Neuroscience PhD student & digital health founder




Major: Neuroscience/ Rehab Science

College/Employer: I'm a PhD Candidate at Northeastern University

Year of Graduation: G

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Sundar is a PhD student in Neuroscience at Northeastern University, where he studies how the brain processes attention, rhythm, and eye movements. His research explores how illusions, timing, and visual rhythms reveal the brain’s inner workings, especially in autism. Beyond academics, he is the founder of a digital health startup that builds game-based tools to help young people with Type 1 Diabetes manage their health in fun and engaging ways. He has also been deeply involved in teaching, mentoring, and community events, and enjoys bringing together science, music, and interactive activities. Outside the lab, Sundar is a violinist trained in Carnatic music and an active volunteer in Boston’s cultural community.



Past Classes

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S15377: Autism is "Awetism" in Splash 2022 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2022)
Most people annotate autism negatively due to mass of information out there talking about it as a disorder. But neurodiversity like autism has its own set of positive traits. Although autism is a spectrum condition, there are skills that are pretty common. This course would discuss the “awesome” skills of autistic individuals, how they function uniquely neurologically, why do we need to research autism and the need for being inclusive. This will be a fun seminar-based learning course.