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Project Associate reachoutamirtha@gmail.com LinkedIn Back Back to People Page Back Lab Team, Doctoral Candidate Amirtha Varshini Project Associate CBM, A-BIG-NET Amirtha Varshini is a Project Associate at the Centre for Brain and Mind. She has a Master's degree in Biochemistry. You can find her lost in a good book or humming her favourite tunes when she's not in the lab.

Professor, Department of Biostatistics binukumarb@gmail.com Google Scholar Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team Dr B Binu Kumar Professor, Department of Biostatistics

Project Associate dineshbabuparamasivam@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team Dineshbabu P Project Associate CBM, A-BIG-NET Psychiatric Social Worker at the Centre for Brain and Mind (CBM), with extensive experience in clinical psychosocial assessments and longitudinal mental health research. I work closely with diverse clinical populations across disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, addiction, and OCD, with a focus on understanding psychosocial factors, illness trajectories, and functional outcomes over time. My role integrates clinical practice and research within a multidisciplinary setting, providing a rich and continuous learning experience.

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Junior Research Fellow (Centre for Brain Mapping) joycegodinho25.jg@gmail.com LinkedIn Back Back to People Page Back MRI/EEG Team, Doctoral Candidate Joyce Godinho Junior Research Fellow (Centre for Brain Mapping) CBM Joyce Godinho is a Junior Research Fellow at the Centre for Brain and Mind. She is passionate about understanding the intricacies of the human brain and its impact on cognition, behaviour, and rehabilitation. She holds a Master's degree(MSc.) in Neuropsychology from the National Forensic Sciences University(NFSU), with extensive experience in EEG and Event-Related Potential (ERP) analysis. Her research delves into the neural mechanisms driving sports performance. She explored how cognitive processes shape decision-making, attention, and motor control in athletes, including Indian national level kabaddi players.

Clinician Scientist (Equivalent to Assistant Professor) in Psychiatry hariprasadgv93@gmail.com ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8508-2604 Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team Dr Hari Prasad G V Clinician Scientist (Equivalent to Assistant Professor) in Psychiatry CBM Psychiatrist with over 7 years of diverse clinical experience in clinical neuroscience and exposure to psychiatric genetics. Experienced in the clinical characterization of mood and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, administration of structured diagnostic interviews, and life chart–based assessment of longitudinal course and lithium response.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry arunnimhans05@gmail.com Google Scholar Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team Dr Arun Kandasamy Professor, Department of Psychiatry Arun Kandasamy is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences. His clinical interests are Psychiatry, Public Health, Psychopharmacology, Neurobiology, Psychopathology, Neurobiology and Brain Physiology, Addiction Psychiatry, Neuropsychopharmacology, Comorbidity, Addiction Psychology

Psychiatric Social Worker (Research), Doctoral Student ainakurian.98@gmail.com ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8708-7505 Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team, Doctoral Candidate Aina Kurian Psychiatric Social Worker (Research), Doctoral Student CBM

Project Associate hema.hp17@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team, Doctoral Candidate Hemavathi BN Project Associate CBM, A-BIG-NET Hi, I am Hemavathi a Project Associate 1 at GenECT. With a Master's degree in Psychology, I have work experience with Addition Medicine, Women and Child development and community outreach awareness programmes. I enjoy cooking, craft works and traveling.

MRI Technician sridharank052003@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back MRI/EEG Team Sridharan K MRI Technician I am working as an MRI Technician at the Centre for Brain and Mind. I graduated with a B.Sc. in Radiology and Imaging Technology from Government Chengalpattu Medical College under Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai. Previously, I worked as a quality assessor at 5C Network, Bengaluru.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry Google Scholar Back Back to People Page Back Investigator Team Schizophrenia Dr Venkatasubramanian G Professor, Department of Psychiatry Dr. Venkatasubramanian Ganesan (Venkat) is a Professor of Psychiatry & Consultant Psychiatrist at Schizophrenia Clinic & The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. He co-ordinates the InSTAR Program for Schizophrenia (www.instar-program.org ) as well as the WISER Neuromodulation Program (www.wiser-program.org ) at NIMHANS. His areas of research interest include: Clinical Neurobiology & Metabolic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Psychiatry, and Brain Imaging in Psychiatry. He heads the Translational Psychiatry Laboratory at the Neurobiology Research Centre, NIMHANS Atmaram, S. K., Pathak, H., Manohar, H., Sreeraj, V. S., Venkatasubramanian, G. , & Kommu, J. V. S. (2025). Localizing dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for noninvasive brain stimulation in adolescents: A comparison between BeamF3 and 10–20 EEG systems: A cross-sectional study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry , 67 (3), 346–349. https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_972_24 Elachola, M. A., Pathak, H., Bagali, K., Suhas, S., Sreeraj, V. S., & Venkatasubramanian, G. (2025). Exploring the factors and outcomes of clozapine discontinuation in India: A retrospective analysis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry , 106 , 104424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2025.104424 Parlikar, R., Boopathy, P., Pathak, H., Damodaran, D., Selvaraj, S., Chhabra, H., Nayok, S. B., Thimmashetty, V. H., Bose, A., Agarwal, S. M., Shivakumar, V., Sreeraj, V. S., Narayanaswamy, J. C., & Venkatasubramanian, G. (2025). Boosting and maintaining the response to transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in schizophrenia with persistent hallucinations: A retrospective exploratory study from a naturalistic clinical cohort. Asian Journal of Psychiatry , 107 , 104457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2025.104457 Samantaray, S., Goyal, N., Kesavan, M., Venkatasubramanian, G. , Bose, A., Shreekantiah, U., Sreeraj, V. S., Das, M., Raj, J., & Kumar, S. (2025). Impact of EEG Reference Schemes on Event-Related Potential Outcomes: A Corollary Discharge Study Using a Talk/Listen Paradigm. Brain Topography , 38 (2), 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10548-025-01103-4 Spurthi Thatikonda, N., Narayanaswamy, J. C., Venkatasubramanian, G. , Reddy, Y. C. J., & Sundar Arumugham, S. (2025). Differential Functional Connectivity of Frontolimbic Circuit During Symptom Provocation in Distinct Symptom Profiles of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Connectivité fonctionnelle différentielle du circuit frontolimbique durant la provocation de symptômes dans des profils symptomatiques distincts du trouble obsessionnel-compulsif. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry , 07067437251328368. https://doi.org/10.1177/07067437251328368

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