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Research

Active Investigations

A complete view of ongoing research across sleep, meditation, cognition, circadian biology, and wellbeing at CCS, NIMHANS.

20 Total Projects
5 Research Areas
8 PhD Projects
6 Funded Projects

DST-CSRI Project

Evaluation of cognitive dysfunction in conditions of Insomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness — Efficacy of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on cognition and sleep

Sleep

PhD Project

Neurophysiological basis of dreaming — A comprehensive polysomnography study in healthy human volunteers

Sleep

Sahaj Marg Project

Meditation and neuroplasticity — A study on Heartfulness meditators using EEG and MRI

Meditation

DST-SERB Project

Efficacy of photoperiod manipulation in establishing stress integration and cognitive recovery in ventral subicular-lesioned rats — A behavioural and molecular study

Circadian

PhD Project

Neural oscillatory dynamics and cognition — A neurophysiological study

Cognition

PhD Project

Efficacy of Isha Yoga (Shambhavi Mahamudra) on Cognition and Well-being — A Neuropsychophysiological and Imaging study

Meditation

DST-SATYAM Project

Meditation, Sleep Organization and Well-Being from an Indian Perspective — Evaluation of Micro Sleep Architecture Dynamics, Sleep Consciousness and Psychological Well-Being in Practitioners of Vipassana Meditation

Sleep

DST-SATYAM Project

A Study of Consciousness Measures and Synchrony between Brain and Cardiovascular Dynamics in Yoga Experience

Meditation

Post-doctoral Project

Efficacy of EEG and ERPs as diagnostic biomarkers of prodromal AD — A pre and post CBT intervention study

Cognition

PhD Project

Efficacy of short photoperiod regime on cognitive functions in ventral subicular lesioned rats — A behavioral and electrophysiological study

Circadian

DST-SERB Project

Functional connectivity changes during traditional Vipassana practice — an fMRI study

Meditation

DST-CSRI Project

Chronic Pain — Understanding the cognitive, perceptual, affective underpinnings — A search for a cognitive model

Cognition

PhD Project

Neurophenomenological Evaluation of Time Scales of Perception and Modulatory Effect of Resonance Frequency Breathing Intervention in Adolescent Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Cognition

PhD Project

Exploring the Effect of Virtual Reality Assisted Induction of Lucid Dreaming — A Neurophenomenological Study of Dream Awareness

Sleep

PhD Project

Mapping of EEG Microstate Dynamics and the Effect of Frontal-Midline-Theta Training on Phenomenology of Spontaneous Mentation

Cognition

PhD Project

A Neurophysiological and Phenomenological Study of Yoga Nidra

Meditation

PhD Project

EEG Signatures of Meditation Proficiency among Long-term Meditation Practitioners — An Exploratory Study

Meditation

DST-SATYAM Project

Assessment of Neurophysiology and Phenomenology of Dreaming among Long-term Practitioners of Meditation: A Window to Explore the Enduring Effect of Meditation on Consciousness

Meditation Sleep

SKY Project

Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Practice and Wellbeing: A Pilot Study to Explore the Importance of Neuro-visceral Integration in Wellbeing

Meditation Wellbeing

SpARC funded project

Development and Validation of Rajayoga Well-being Scale

Meditation