Taufik is interested in understanding the building blocks of the human brain (neurons), and the ultimate manifestation of their collective activity (oscillations to cognition – depending on the scale of investigation). His collaborations with amazing scientists and students allow him to contribute to research on memory, eye movements, epilepsy, biophysical properties of neurons, computational modelling, mathematical modelling, neuromodulation (electrical, music, optical), development of physical tools (optical, electrical), and brain machine interfaces. These multi-scale endeavors likely satisfy a personal desire to realize the title of a very formative book introducing him to the field of experimental neuroscience, entitled “From Neuron to Brain” – which he has adopted as his lab’s name.