Iqra completed her PhD within the framework of MSCA-ITN H2020 project multitouch. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher working jointly with Giulia Liberati at UCLouvain and Jan Van den Stock at KU Leuven as part of the Weave FWO project. Her post-doctoral research investigates the neural representations underlying thermoception and social cognition within the insular cortex. By combining intracerebral EEG recordings in epileptic patients with insular implants and fMRI–behavioral assessments in patients with frontotemporal dementia, this project aims to unravel how the insula supports thermoceptive and socioemotional functions, and how their disruption contributes to neurodegenerative disorders.