Reeteka
@reeteka.bsky.social
Neuroscientist 💝genetics 🥰 stem cells. Research focus: how genomic risk (and protective) factors shape neurologic and psychiatric disorders
My recent article in @thehindu.com - recent research tells us how stress can exaggerate our brain’s fear response (fight/flight/freeze) … potentially linked to PTSD, anxiety disorders
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
My recent article in @thehindu.com - recent research tells us how stress can exaggerate our brain’s fear response (fight/flight/freeze) … potentially linked to PTSD, anxiety disorders
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Today, on #InternationalMensDay, let’s talk about men’s mental health.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Today, on #InternationalMensDay, let’s talk about men’s mental health.
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We invite you to our upcoming workshops, “Shaping Research through lived expertise”, upcoming weekend at The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore. Our goal with these is to increase patient-public participation in research. All workshops are FREE, but prior registration is required: forms.gle/VTfe1NNKYez8...
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We invite you to our upcoming workshops, “Shaping Research through lived expertise”, upcoming weekend at The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore. Our goal with these is to increase patient-public participation in research. All workshops are FREE, but prior registration is required: forms.gle/VTfe1NNKYez8...
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Nancy Berlinger, PhD, a senior research scholar at hastingscenter, discusses a new report about the cultural narratives of #dementia and how they can affect the quality of life and the care of patients.
🎧 Listen now: ja.ma/3LDILF2
🎧 Listen now: ja.ma/3LDILF2
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nancy Berlinger, PhD, a senior research scholar at hastingscenter, discusses a new report about the cultural narratives of #dementia and how they can affect the quality of life and the care of patients.
🎧 Listen now: ja.ma/3LDILF2
🎧 Listen now: ja.ma/3LDILF2
Second edition of National Mental Health Festival - In Bangalore next month:
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
Manotsava | 8-9 Nov, 2025 | Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru
Open and free for all, Manotsava invites anyone curious about how mental health shapes our everyday lives.
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Second edition of National Mental Health Festival - In Bangalore next month:
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
How do emotions begin in the brain? I summarize findings from a recent study… out in @thehindu.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
How do emotions begin in the brain? I summarize findings from a recent study… out in @thehindu.com
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Forgotten studies from the early 20th century are helping scientists probe how and whether individual cells can learn and remember.
What Can a Cell Remember? | Quanta Magazine
A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory…
www.quantamagazine.org
August 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Forgotten studies from the early 20th century are helping scientists probe how and whether individual cells can learn and remember.
In the Venn diagram of ‘proactive approach to mental heath of students’ and ‘gender stereotyping in Indian academia’: #callingoutbias
theprint.in/opinion/iit-...
theprint.in/opinion/iit-...
IIT Kharagpur wants students to run to mommy. ‘Campus Mothers’ is regression not innovation
By soliciting the active participation of women as ‘Campus Mothers’, the initiative is likely to exclude men from this important initiative.
theprint.in
July 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
In the Venn diagram of ‘proactive approach to mental heath of students’ and ‘gender stereotyping in Indian academia’: #callingoutbias
theprint.in/opinion/iit-...
theprint.in/opinion/iit-...
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Scientists face many pressures, plenty of which are about identity. For transgender scientists, that pressure can loom particularly large. For a piece in @natmethods.nature.com, Vivien Marx interviewed scientists who identify as transgender and spoke to allies.
#LGBTQSTEM #PrideInSTEM #TransInSTEM
#LGBTQSTEM #PrideInSTEM #TransInSTEM
Some resources for an empowered Pride
Scientists need strength to face the many hurdles they will come across in their trajectory.
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June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Scientists face many pressures, plenty of which are about identity. For transgender scientists, that pressure can loom particularly large. For a piece in @natmethods.nature.com, Vivien Marx interviewed scientists who identify as transgender and spoke to allies.
#LGBTQSTEM #PrideInSTEM #TransInSTEM
#LGBTQSTEM #PrideInSTEM #TransInSTEM
How do our brains bridge decisions to actions? My article in @thehindu.com science column today:
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www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...
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www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...
When you want to move, does your brain know before you’ve decided?
Discover the science behind conscious decisions and actions in the brain with neuroscientist Dr. Reeteka Sud's research.
www.thehindu.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
How do our brains bridge decisions to actions? My article in @thehindu.com science column today:
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www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...
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www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sci...
Please note change in venue due to Bangalore ☔️.. #pint25 in Bangalore will now be at Skydeck, at MG Road.
See you tomorrow!
See you tomorrow!
Bangalore peeps… join us next week for #pint25. Visit pintofscience.in to register.
May 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Please note change in venue due to Bangalore ☔️.. #pint25 in Bangalore will now be at Skydeck, at MG Road.
See you tomorrow!
See you tomorrow!
Bangalore peeps… join us next week for #pint25. Visit pintofscience.in to register.
May 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Bangalore peeps… join us next week for #pint25. Visit pintofscience.in to register.
Call for proposals open till May 15:
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
Home - Mannotsava - National Mental Health Festival
Mannotsava: A mental health festival connecting the public, professionals, researchers, artists, and advocates on a shared platform for awareness and support.
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Call for proposals open till May 15:
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
www.nationalmentalhealthfestival.com
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Today marks the beginning of #LesbianVisibilityWeek. In STEM lesbians tends to face more harassment and more professional devaluation compared to straight and even gay male colleagues.
Challenging this toxic culture is the collective responsibility of the community!
Challenging this toxic culture is the collective responsibility of the community!
April 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today marks the beginning of #LesbianVisibilityWeek. In STEM lesbians tends to face more harassment and more professional devaluation compared to straight and even gay male colleagues.
Challenging this toxic culture is the collective responsibility of the community!
Challenging this toxic culture is the collective responsibility of the community!
No longer just a “seat at the table”, we need a new table!
#InternationalWomensDay
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
#InternationalWomensDay
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Tear down the leaky pipeline and build something better
Women in academia don’t just need a seat at the table. They need the table redesigned
www.nature.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:54 AM
No longer just a “seat at the table”, we need a new table!
#InternationalWomensDay
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
#InternationalWomensDay
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Check out our book, MIND: THE GAP, featuring chapters on mental health policy, #neurodivergence, and what the latest research can tell us about causes of #mentalillnesses; available to download FREE at the link 👇
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MIND: The Gap | PDF to Flipbook
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February 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Check out our book, MIND: THE GAP, featuring chapters on mental health policy, #neurodivergence, and what the latest research can tell us about causes of #mentalillnesses; available to download FREE at the link 👇
heyzine.com/flip-book/49...
heyzine.com/flip-book/49...
Focused on teaching science in classroom, avoiding the pitfalls of “fact-centric” pedagogy, my article that I co-wrote with Anil Challa, in ‘i wonder..’ science magazine:
publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/5719/1/5FF.%...
publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/5719/1/5FF.%...
February 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Focused on teaching science in classroom, avoiding the pitfalls of “fact-centric” pedagogy, my article that I co-wrote with Anil Challa, in ‘i wonder..’ science magazine:
publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/5719/1/5FF.%...
publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/5719/1/5FF.%...
Sharing a snapshot of our work in mental health outreach, funded by IndiaBioScience
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Mental Illness FAQs - IndiaBioscience Outreach Grant 2024 - YouTube
This explainer video series focuses on breaking stigmas surrounding psychiatric illnesses and spreading knowledge. Supported by IndiaBioscience and Rohini Ni...
youtube.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:37 AM
Sharing a snapshot of our work in mental health outreach, funded by IndiaBioScience
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #QueerinSTEM
prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
November 18, 2024 at 8:55 AM
November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #QueerinSTEM
prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
