| Project Title | Principal Investigator | Co-investigator | Funding Agency | Project Staff | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoga and Schizophrenia - A comprehensive assessment of Neuroplasticity (Y-SCAN) | Dr. Shivarama Varambally | Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Rita Christopher, Dr. Rose Dawn Bharath, Dr. Monojit Debnath, Dr. Mariamma Philip, Dr. B.N. Gangadhar | Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance | Dr. Kiran Basawaraj Bagali, Mr. Thrinath Mullapudi, Mr Kaushik | Ongoing |
| 2 | Therapeutic effects of yoga in depression: A neurobiological investigation | Dr. Muralidharan K. | Dr. B.N. Gangadhar, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Rose Dawn Bharath, Dr. Sathyaprabha T.N., Dr. Mariamma Philip, Dr. Monojit Debnath, Dr. Sneha Karmani, Dr. Kaviraja Udupa | DST-SATYAM | Dr. Praerna Bhargav, | Completed |
| 3 | Brazil-India-China collaborative study in brain connectivity and neuromodulation techniques | Dr. B.N. Gangadhar | Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. Naren P. Rao, Dr. P.T. Sivakumar, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G. | DST-Government of India | Ms. Chhaya Kurhade Ms. Pooja K | Completed |
| 4 | Examination of therapeutic efficacy and potential mechanisms of yoga treatment in schizophrenia | Dr. Naren P. Rao | Dr. Shivarama Varambally | DST-SATYAM | Mr. Umesh Thonse, Ms. Sahana Shiri | Completed |
| 5 | Medical thermography and gas discharge visualization technique: A diagnostic approach for type 2 Diabetes based on non-contact Infrared thermal Imaging and Electrophotonic imaging: A multicentric study | Dr. Hemant Bhargav | Dr. Rashmi Arasappa, Dr. Naren P. Rao, Dr. B.N. Gangadhar, Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi | DST-SERB | Dr. Lakshmi Nishitha, Mr. Suman Bista, Ms. Nethravathi | Completed |
| 6 | Yoga Based Intervention for Opioid Dependence: Efficacy and Potential Mechanisms | Dr. Hemant Bhargav | Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr Rashmi A., Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha, Dr. A. Vedamurthachar | DST-SATYAM | Dr. Sumana V Mr. Shubham Sharma | Ongoing |
| 7 | Effect of yoga and meditation on hippocampal volumetry and memory among people with chronic drug resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: A comparative study before and after epilepsy surgery | Dr. Malla Bhaskara Rao | Dr. Arivazhagan A., Dr. Sanjib Sinha, Dr. P. Satishchandra, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. Jamuna Rajeswaram, Dr. Jitender Saini, Dr. Rita Christopher, Dr. Sathyaprabha T.N., Dr. Thennarasu K. | DST-SATYAM | Dr. Praveen Angadi, | Completed |
| 8 | A study of therapeutic effects of yoga-based intervention in patients with somatoform pain disorder | Dr. Geetha Desai | Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. B.N. Gangadhar | AYUSH-Government of India | Ms. Kankan Gulati Ms. Sreelakshmi | Ongoing |
| 9 | Implicit cognition and mirror neuron activity following yoga in healthy individuals | Dr. Shivarama Varambally | Dr. Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, Dr. Naren P. Rao, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G. | CCRYN | Dr. Usha Rani M.R., Mr. Vidyasagar Pilli | Completed |
| 10 | Psycho-neuro-endocrinological markers of stress and the response to a yoga-based intervention in first degree relatives of schizophrenia patients (FDRS) | Dr. Sathyaprabha T.N. | Dr. Jagadisha Thirthalli, Dr. Sneha J. Karmani, Dr. Rita Christopher | CCRYN | Dr. Usha Rani M.R., Mr. Vidyasagar Pilli | Withdrawn |
| 11 | Development, validation and feasibility of mother-baby yoga in post-partum psychosis and depression | Dr. Rashmi Arasappa | Dr. Prabha S. Chandra, Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. Sunder Nag, Dr Hemant Bhargav | CCRYN | Dr. Usha Rani M.R., Mr. Vidyasagar Pilli | Completed |
| 12 | Understanding neurohemodynamic correlates of ‘OM chanting’: A functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study | Dr. Naren P. Rao | Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Jitender Saini | CCRYN | Dr. Vinod Kumar, Ms. Shree Raksha Bhide | Completed |
| 13 | Effect of yoga on mirror neuron activity among patients with depression: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study | Dr. Rashmi Arasappa | Dr. Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta | CCRYN | Dr. Vinod Kumar, Ms. Shree Raksha Bhide | Withdrawn |
| 14 | Effects of yoga and meditation on neurogenesis: Morphological and electrophysiological evaluation of humans hippocampus obtained during epilepsy surgery | Dr. Malla Bhaskara Rao | Dr. Anita Mahadevan, Dr. Bupesh Mehta, Dr. Arivazhagan A., Dr. Sanjib Sinha, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Shivarama Varambally | DST-SATYAM | Dr. Praveen Angadi, | Completed |
| 15 | Neurobiological investigation of effectiveness of yoga as add-on therapy in reducing suicidality following recent suicidal attempts: to formulate a low cost and community-based management model for suicide prevention and reduction | Dr V Senthil Kumar Reddi | Dr V Senthil Kumar Reddi Dr ShivaramaVarambally Dr Sydney Moirangthem Dr Monojit Debnath Dr Krishna Prasad M | DST - SATYAM |