Faculty-in-charge
Dr. Shantala Hegde
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Primary Affiliation:
Additional Professor and Consultant Neuropsychologist Clinical Neuropsychology Unit & Neurorehabilitation Services, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru-29, India. Principal Investigator Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance CPHI Fellow Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance Fellow-Spotlight story Secondary Affiliations:
1. Adjunct Professor, NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme (NIAS-CSP), National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus Bengaluru – 560012. India. 2. Former Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston MA 02115. |
Dr. Hegde, is also a musician (Vocalist) trained in the Hindustani Classical Music tradition and composed and sung for a music CD named ‘Uma Sahasram’. She continues to learn under the tutelage of Smt Bharathi Prathap, a leading musician of the Agra Atrauli Gharana in the country.
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Office: +91 80 2699 5183
Lab: +91 80 2699 5369
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Office: +91 80 2699 5183
Lab: +91 80 2699 5369
Ph.D. Scholars
Vasudha Hande H
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Pursuing PhD in Clinical Psychology at NIMHANS since: July 2017
Topic of Research : Music perception, phonological skills, cognitive functions in children with specific learning disability and typically developing children with and without musical training Children with SLD are known to have deficits in phonological processing and other cognitive functions like attention, working memory, visuo-spatial perception and long term memory. Processing of certain aspects of music like rhythm is similar to the processing of language. Music perception is an important pre academic skill that is known to predict children’s reading skills. The current study aims to assess music perception, phonological skills and cognitive functions in children with SLD and compare it with typically developing children. Study also aims to understand the benefits of music training on language processing by testing the same skills in children who are trained in music. |
Prathima A.R.
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Pursuing PhD in Clinical Psychology at NIMHANS since: January 2020
Topic of Research: Development of music and rhythm based cognitive remediation program and its effectiveness in patients with mild-moderate Traumatic brain injury. Ms. Prathima A.R. is currently a PhD scholar and junior consultant in the Department of Clinical Psychology at National Institute of Mental health ad Neuroscience (NIMHANS), Bangalore. As a professional singer and a clinical psychology graduate herself, she was keenly interested in understanding how brain processes music and on how music can be used in treatment programs in patients with psychiatric and neurological conditions. She completed her M.Phil (2017-2019) in clinical psychology from NIMHANS. As part of her MPhil dissertation work she carried out a study exploring musical and neurocognitive deficits, emotion perception and social cognition in patients with mild-moderate depression. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Clinical Psychology since January 2020, under guidance of Dr. Shantala Hegde. Her current doctoral work is in the area of Traumatic brain Injury. Cognitive deficits such as deficits in attention, executive functions and memory play crucial role in functional and occupational recovery in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Patients with TBI can also develop comorbid psychiatric conditions such as depression and anxiety. Her PhD research work aims at developing music and rhythm based cognitive remediation program, targeting cognitive deficits in patients with mild-moderate TBI. This study has its implication in being able to develop and use alternative approaches in treatment of TBI. |
Topoti Baruah
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Senior Research Fellow since : February 2021
Pursuing PhD in Clinical Psychology at NIMHANS since: August 2021 Topics of Research:
Ms. Topoti Baruah joined NIMHANS on Feb, 2021 after completing her M.Phil in Clinical Psychology from LGBRIMH, Tezpur in November 2020. Her topic of MPhil dissertation was to study the memory deficit in persons with OCD and its impact on psychopathology. She did her graduation from Andhra University in Human Genetics, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, and completed her Master’s in Biotechnology from Gauhati University. Later she went on to pursue Masters in Psychology from Cotton University, Guwahati. She is trained in Indian Classical and other dance forms, currently she is working in the Music Cognition Laboratory, as a senior research fellow in the Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance funded project. |
Vinayaka Yadav
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Pursuing PhD in Clinical Psychology at NIMHANS since: August 2021
Topic of Research: Neuropsychological profile and MRI correlates of multiple sclerosis – A follow up pre-post exploratory study Ms. Vinayaka Yadav joined NIMHANS in 2018 as MPhil Clinical Psychology scholar. As part of the MPhil dissertation she carried out the study to explore neurocognition, anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) under the guidance of Dr. Shantala Hegde. Post her MPhil, she has also served in the institute as clinical psychologist and junior consultant, in the adult psychiatry unit. Consecutive to her joining for PhD in 2021, she is actively continuing to work in the area of RRMS and neuropsychology, under the guidance of Dr. Shantala Hegde. As MS is a significantly challenging neurodegenerative condition, deficits in neurocognition like attention, information processing, working memory are common and play crucial role in affecting the disease course and outcome with bearing on patient’s overall quality of life. Patients with MS can also commonly experience comorbid psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression. The PhD research aims to explore neuropsychological profile (neurocognition, mood and quality of life) and MRI correlates in patients with RRMS over one year follow up. |
Research Fellows
Lab Alumni
Ph.D. Scholar(s)
M.Phil. Students
Music Cognition and Neuropsychology Specialization:
K Pallavi
Shradha Chandrashekar
Aditya Agarwal
Prathima A R
Bakul Dua
Shikha Ahuja
Asem Babina Devi
Nisha Chandrashekaran
Amrita Biswas
Neuropsychology Specialization:
Vinayaka Yadav
Research Fellows:
Dr. Sujas Bhardwaj
K Pallavi
Shradha Chandrashekar
Aditya Agarwal
Prathima A R
Bakul Dua
Shikha Ahuja
Asem Babina Devi
Nisha Chandrashekaran
Amrita Biswas
Neuropsychology Specialization:
Vinayaka Yadav
Research Fellows:
Dr. Sujas Bhardwaj
