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Abstract: This research explores the holistic journey of Indian athletes through a mixed-methods design that centers on their lived experiences and personal narratives. Drawing on qualitative data gathered through in-depth interviews and narrative accounts, the study examines athletes' past experiences, challenges, and coping mechanisms within the high-performance sport environment. The integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches enabled a comprehensive understanding of the psychological and cultural dimensions shaping athlete wellbeing. A key finding underscores the relevance and effectiveness of grounding psychological interventions in Indian traditional systems particularly Ayurveda and indigenous spiritual practices which resonate deeply with athletes' cultural roots. The implications suggest that culturally congruent approaches prioritizing wellbeing over performance pressure offer a more sustainable and ethically aligned pathway for supporting Indian athletes' mental health and long-term development.
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About the Speaker: Pallavi Ramanathan is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at FLAME University, Pune. She has completed her PhD in Social Psychology from IIT Delhi and her doctoral work is a mixed-method exploration of the Tibetan identity in exile through the processes of leadership and intergroup relations, with an emphasis on the social, political, and historical context. Her research lies broadly in the area of social, cultural, and political psychology, primarily focusing on social identity and the context. Pallavi has presented her work at various international conferences and has been awarded various grants and honours such as the Young Psychologist Award from the National Academy of Psychology India (2026), the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Community Catalyst Grant (2025), and the International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology’s SPARK Grant (2022; 2024). She also has several journal articles and book chapters to her credit.
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[post_content] => Abstract: This talk presents an overview of my research at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, and multimodal neuroimaging, with a particular focus on aging-related brain changes and their impact on behavior. Aging is associated with progressive alterations in brain structure, connectivity, vascular regulation, and network dynamics, which may contribute to cognitive decline, reduced motor control, and functional disabilities such as tremor.
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About the Speaker: Dr. Neeraj Upadhyay is a Staff Scientist at the Clinical Functional Imaging Lab, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Germany. His research lies at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, and advanced neuroimaging, with a central focus on brain plasticity and network reorganization following therapeutic interventions.
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