Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Expert Explains Science of Thinking
Dr Srikanth Dandotkar, a cognitive psychologist, explains that thinking is not just automatic but a complex process that can be trained.
He says that understanding how the brain works can help students study smarter.
The brain receives information from our senses as electrical signals and processes it to create our conscious experiences.
This understanding can make us more aware of attention and distraction, help us remember better, and make us less prone to biases and illusions.
Dr Dandotkar encourages students to pause and think about the process of thinking itself.
Understanding how the brain functions can help students study smarter, not just harder.
Thinking is a complex process that involves interpreting information and responding to it.
The brain receives information from our senses as electrical signals and processes it to create our conscious experiences.
Understanding the science of thinking can make us more aware of attention and distraction, help us remember better, and make us less prone to biases and illusions.
Dr Srikanth Dandotkar, a cognitive psychologist, encourages students to think about the process of thinking itself.
- Who
- Dr Srikanth Dandotkar, a cognitive psychologist and associate professor of Psychology at the University of Southern Indiana
- What
- The science of thinking and how understanding it can help students study smarter
- When
- At a time when students are preparing for exams
- Where
- Hyderabad, India
- Why
- To help students understand that thinking is a skill that can be trained for better results
- Expert
- Dr Srikanth Dandotkar, Cognitive Psychologist
- Institution
- University of Southern Indiana
- Key Benefit
- Helps students study smarter
- Brain's Language
- Electrical signals
- Thinking Process
- Interpreting and responding to information