Dr Preethi Hegde
Senior Research Fellow
email: [email protected]
Research Interests:
I have worked on effects of stress related neuronal alterations using animal models. Now my interest is do something which will directly affect mankind.
Thesis Title:
Behavioural and electrophysiological approaches to assess the efficacy of environmental enrichment in extinction of fear memory in wistar rats. (PhD @ NIMHANS, 2011)
Effect of acute immobilization stres on neuronal activities in the hippocampus and amygdala during sleep-wakefulnes cycle in rats.
(MPhil @ NIMHANS, 2007)
Education:
2007-2011: PhD (Neurophysiology) - NIMHANS
2005-2007: MPhil
2000: MSc (Medical Physiology)
Awards
email: [email protected]
Research Interests:
I have worked on effects of stress related neuronal alterations using animal models. Now my interest is do something which will directly affect mankind.
Thesis Title:
Behavioural and electrophysiological approaches to assess the efficacy of environmental enrichment in extinction of fear memory in wistar rats. (PhD @ NIMHANS, 2011)
Effect of acute immobilization stres on neuronal activities in the hippocampus and amygdala during sleep-wakefulnes cycle in rats.
(MPhil @ NIMHANS, 2007)
Education:
2007-2011: PhD (Neurophysiology) - NIMHANS
2005-2007: MPhil
2000: MSc (Medical Physiology)
Awards
- Dr R N Moorty award for the year 2007 for securing highest marks in post graduate degree (M.Phil.)in Neurophysiology.
- Dr B K Anand Research Prize for the year 2008, for the paper entitled “Stress-induced changes in sleep and associated neuronal activity in rat hippocampus and amygdala”. Neuroscience 153 (2008) 20–30.
- FOANS-2010 Overseas Travel Fellowship Award to attend 5th Congress of FOANS and 28th Meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences, Lucknow, India, Nov 2010.
- IBRO Alumini best poster prize for the paper entitled “Timing of environmental enrichment exposure affects extinction of fear memory in rats” at Congress of FOANS and 28th Meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences, Lucknow, India, Nov 2010