About
At the Amrita Mind Brain Center, we explore the brain and mind organization and function using experimental methods, computational neuroscience, and cognitive modelling from an interdisciplinary perspective going through the effects of neurotransmitters, network dynamics, and behaviour, during normal and disease conditions. Our researchers jointly work with the School of Medicine, School of Engineering, School of Biotechnology, School of Ayurveda, and School of Spiritual and Cultural Studies, relating brain and mind on various topics.
The brain responds differently in each situation based on previous experiences. The mind is responsible for our thoughts, emotions, and decisions made by our brain. When the mind and brain pool together, it undergoes complex neuroplastic changes, including cellular, genetic, neurochemical, and electromagnetic changes. Higher-level processes related to conscious and unconscious states of mind are enclosed within lower-level processes associated with brain circuits. To understand how and why brain activities are connected to consciousness, it is necessary to map both the bottom-up and top-down functions of the brain and mind, as well as their mutual influence.