Introduction

Hello and welcome to my personal website. If you've reached this place, there is a high probability that you already know my name! However, to make sure I play my part in upholding social convention, I'll formally introduce myself. I'm Anupriya and the picture on the top right of the screen is my brain as scanned by a GE 3T MRI Scanner.

I studied Psychology and English Literature for my first degree at the University of Allahabad and moved to the U.K. in 2004 on a Commonwealth Scholarship at the University of Oxford to read for a Masters in Neuroscience. Prior to this I combined my studies in India with the role of a Feature Writer/Correspondent at The Times of India. I was also Writer and Sub Editor at RSJ, an entertainment monthly covering the Rock music scene in South Asia.
I'm now based in London and work as a Management Consultant but still maintain my passion for Psychology.


Academic Interests

I investigated the relationship between eye movements (and deficits therein) and reading ability in poor readers/subjects diagnosed with dyslexia, for my M.Sc. project under the supervision of Prof. John Stein. You can read the abstract of this study here. I have also studied the dissociation of function within the hippocampus and specifically how species typical behaviours are mediated by the dorsal hippocampus in C57BL/6J under the supervision of Dr. RMJ Deacon and Prof. JNP Rawlins. You can find the abstract here.
I am also extremely interested in the Neuroanatomical correlates of Depression and have examined cognitive deficits that characterise Major depression for my Master’s dissertation titled Cognitive and Neuropsychological Deficits in Depression: Role of the Prefrontal Cortex (I was awarded distinction for the project).

I have recently developed an interest in the development of bilingualism and the factors involved in acquisition of a second language. I will soon be launching a web-based experiment to explore this further. Watch this space.


Photography

I own a Nikon D40 and it goes wherever I go. You can check my photostream on Flickr.


More Information

I have just started a Blog where I hope to write about Psychology/Neuroscience alongside my Travel tales. You can find this at http://anupriyadwivedi.blogspot.com.

You can also find me on



Please get in touch if you're interested in pursuing a career in Psychology/Neuroscience and need informal guidance on UK applications and Scholarships. I'm certainly not an expert but will try my best to help.