University of Würzburg, GERMANY
2013
Ph.D., Life Sciences
Mackenzie Presbyterian University, BRAZIL
2014
Post-doc, Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, INDIA
2016
Post-doc, Applied & Experimental Psychology
University of Allahabad, INDIA
2009
Master's of Science, Cognitive Science
University of Allahabad, INDIA
2007
Bachelor's of Science, Applied Science
Assistant Professor
01 Jul 2019 - Present
Department of HSS, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Assistant Professor
01 Jun 2021 - Present
Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Associate Professor
20 Feb 2019 - 24 Jun 2019
Southwest University, Chongqing, CHINA
Assistant Professor
08 Apr 2017 - 23 Oct 2018
BVRIT, INDIA
Postdoctoral Fellow
01 Mar 2016 - 31 Mar 2017
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, INDIA
Postdoctoral Fellow
08 Apr 2014 - 28 Feb 2016
Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, BRAZIL
Treasurer
01 Aug 2021 - Present
Anushruti Academy for the Deaf, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Member - Department Research Committee
06 May 2021 - Present
Department of HSS
Course Coordinator: Human Factor Design
31 Jul 2021 - Present
Department of Design
Member - Department Faculty Committee
21 Jun 2021 - Present
Department of Design
Member - Department Research Committee
21 Jun 2021 - Present
Department of Design
Member - Academic Program Committee
17 Mar 2021 - Present
Department of Design
Committee Member
10 Nov 2020 - Present
Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy Committee (SRIC)
Prof. I/C Maintenance
09 Jul 2021 - Present
Department of HSS
Safety Coordinator
01 Feb 2021 - Present
Department of HSS
Prof. I/C Psychology Laboratory in Department of HSS
20 Sep 2021 - 24 Aug 2022
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Chief-warden
15 Jul 2022 - Present
New Vingyan Kunj Hostel
Chief-warden
06 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2022
Rajiv Bhawan, IIT Roorkee
Warden
01 Jul 2020 - 06 Jul 2021
Rajiv Bhawan, IIT Roorkee
Course Coordinator - Psychology
30 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2021
Department of HSS
Spatial Navigation: Landmark Identification & Route Planning
01 Jan 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Sambath R. D.
Perceived Ethical Climate and Workplace Deviance: Role of Emotional Intelligence
01 Dec 2015 - 28 Dec 2021
Other Supervisors: Prof. Renu Rastogi, Scholar: Mr Hiranmayakaparthi Ramadugu
Fear learning, extinction and reconsolidation
01 Jan 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ms. Ankita Verma
Fear Generalization and its Modulation
17 Aug 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ms. Sharmili
Memory Encoding & Reconsolidation
17 Aug 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ms. Tripureshwari
Cognitive Control and Cognitive Appraisal
02 Aug 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ms. Kaneez Fatima
Fear & Action
18 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ms Vidisha Maithani
Control Panel Display Optimisation
18 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr Vrashal Verma
IBRO-APRC School on Cognitive Neuroscience: The 5th Bangalore Cognition Workshop
17 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2018
IBRO-APRC
NWG Practical Course TMS / tXXS
01 Jan 2011 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
Functional Brain Imaging training workshop
01 Jan 2011 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
Neurofeedback-Biofeedback and Psychological Testing Workshop
01 Jan 2009 - Present
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National School on New dimension to NMR: From Molecules to Human Behavior
01 Jan 2009 - Present
NMR Research Center, IISC, Bangalore
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
08 Aug 2020 - Present
IIT Tirupati
Amity Institute of Forensic Science Webinar
10 May 2020 - Present
Amity Institute of Forensic Science, Amity University Noida
TeQIP: Course on Advance Digital Pedagogy and ICT Tools: Challenges and opportunities in online teaching
21 Dec 2020 - 25 Jan 2021
IIT Roorkee
QIP: Design Thinking Approach for Product Design
13 Jan 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
IIT Roorkee
QIP: Design Thinking Approach for Product Design in IIT Roorkee
17 Feb 2020 - 17 Feb 2020
Center for Design, IIT Roorkee
Gender differences and physiological alterations during affective picture processing,
01 Jan 2018 - 12 Jan 2018
International Forum for Young Scientist-2017,
01 Jan 2017 - 03 Jan 2017
Shenzhen University, China
International Stress and Behavior Society Symposium: Translational Neuroscience of Stress
10 Nov 2016 - 11 Nov 2016
IIT Kanpur
Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
01 Jan 2016 - Present
IIT Kanpur
Advances in Neuoroimaging and Applications in Cognitive Disorders
19 Oct 2016 - 21 Oct 2016
IIT Kanpur
VII International Symposium on Neuromodulation
01 Jan 2015 - Present
Mackenzie Presbyterian University
24th Annual Neurobiology Doctoral Student Workshop (NeuroDoWo)
01 Jan 2013 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
23rd Annual Neurobiology Doctoral Student Workshop (NeuroDoWo)
01 Jan 2012 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
Anxiety and Depression: 21st Neuropharmacology Meeting
01 Jan 2012 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
ESF-FENS Conference: The Neurobiology of Emotion
01 Jan 2012 - Present
GSLS & Gk Emotion 1253
Amsterdam Memory Slam
01 Jan 2012 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
Cognitive Enhancers: 22nd Neuropharmacology Meeting
01 Jan 2012 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
01 Jan 2012 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
2nd International Symposium SFB TRR 58: Fear, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders
01 Jan 2011 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
01 Jan 2011 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
19th EPA Congress - European Psychiatric Association
01 Jan 2011 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
2nd International Congress on Neurobiology, psychopharmacology & Treatment Guidance
01 Jan 2011 - Present
Gk-Emotion 1253
Cross-cultural similarities and differences in the perception of emotional value
18 Jul 2021 - 23 Aug 2021
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
FIT INDIA: Recognizing Cause & Seeking Solutions for Stress; Faculty Development Programme on Artificial Intelligence for Computer Vision (Advanced)
26 Jul 2021 - 30 Jul 2021
AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy
Stress Management: Recognizing Cause & Seeking Solutions; Faculty Development Programme on Artificial Intelligence for Computer Vision (Elementary)
12 Jul 2021 - 16 Jul 2021
AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy
63rd TeaP- Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (Conference of Experimental Psychologists)
15 Mar 2021 - 16 Mar 2021
IIT Roorkee
Adaptive Brain ~ An Affective Cognitive Neuroscience-Based Approach to Stimuli Processing in Healthy Individuals
01 Jan 2018 - Present
Adaptive Brain – Gender based Differences in Affective and Cognitive Neuroscience
01 Jan 2017 - Present
Human Factors Intercation of human cognition and physiology with the environment
05 Oct 2017 - 07 Oct 2017
Adaptive Brain - Measurement to Stimulation Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience
01 Jan 2016 - Present
tDCS and fear memory consolidation
01 Jan 2014 - Present
2020
Huang, Y., Zuo, K., Asthana, M. K., Comfort, W. E., & Xu, Z. (2020). Electrophysiological evidence that release from proactive inhibition reflects late semantic processing. Psychophysiology. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13639
2019
- Huang, Y., Zuo, K., Asthana, M. K., Comfort, W. E., & Xu, Z. (2019). How robust and rapid can the memory-driven attentional capture be? Current Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s12144-019-00332-8
- Ganho-Avila, A., Goncalves, O. F., Guiomar, R., Boggio, P. S., Asthana, M. K., Krypotos, A.-M., & Almeida, J. (2019). The effect of cathodal tDCS on fear extinction: a cross-measures study. Plos One doi: 10.1101/561803.
- Ganho-Ávila, A., Gonçalves, Ó. F., Boggio, P. S., Asthana, M. K., & Almeida, J. (2017). Combining transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and classical extinction to persistently erase avoidance tendencies. Brain Stimulation, 10(2), 407. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2017.01.207
- Ganho-Ávila, A., Gonçalves, Ó. F., Guiomar, R., Boggio, P. S., Asthana, M. K., Krypotos, A.-M., & Almeida, J. (2019). Cathodal tDCS enhances extinction-based procedures. LEncéphale, 45. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2019.04.009
2018
- Busin, Y., Lukasova, K., Asthana, M. K., & Macedo, E. C. (2018). Hemiface Differences in Visual Exploration Patterns When Judging the Authenticity of Facial Expressions. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02332
2017
- Donate, A. P. G., Marques, L. M., Lapenta, O. M., Asthana, M. K., Amodio, D., & Boggio, P. S. (2017). Ostracism via virtual chat room—Effects on basic needs, anger and pain. Plos One, 12(9). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184215
2015
- Asthana, M. K., Brunhuber, B., Mühlberger, A., Reif, A., Schneider, S., & Herrmann, M. J. (2015). Preventing the Return of Fear Using Reconsolidation Update Mechanisms Depends on the Met-Allele of the Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyv137
- Asthana MK.: Opinion: Weak direct current stimulation a new prospect in William syndrome disorder with regard to social fear. American Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences in Volume 2, Issue 5, Oct. 2015.
- Boggio, P. S., Asthana, M. K., Costa, T. L., Valasek, C. A., & Osório, A. A. C. (2015). Promoting social plasticity in developmental disorders with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 9. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00294
2014
- Singh, R., & Asthana, M.: Opinion Article: Fear learning and Childhood Autism. International Journal of Psychosocial Research, vol.3 Issue (2), December, 2014
2013
- Asthana, M., Nueckel, K., Mühlberger, A., Neueder, D., Polak, T., Domschke, K., Herrmann, M. J. (2013). Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Consolidation of Fear Memory. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 4. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00107
- Bellaïche, L., Asthana, M., Ehlis, A.-C., Polak, T., & Herrmann, M. J. (2013). The Modulation of Error Processing in the Medial Frontal Cortex by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. Neuroscience Journal, 2013, 1–10. doi: 10.1155/2013/187692
