Rohini Nilekani
Centre for Brain and Mind

About Us

The Centre for Brain and Mind is a collaborative, premier research centre focused on supporting research on five mental disorders — schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder and dementia. With a partnership between the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), the centre employs several tools & techniques to understand the complexities of brain and mind conditions.

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Introduction

New @ CBM

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Altered neuroepithelial morphogenesis and migration defects in iPSC-derived cerebral organoids and 2D neural stem cells in familial bipolar disorder

Excited volunteers trying out the EEG caps at National Science Day celebrations

Welcome to our incoming Ph.D. students!

(L-R) Akshayaa, Mythri, Lakshana, Shreevidya

We were at the India Science Festival 2024 at IISER Pune!

Exploring Bipolar Disorder Through Art

Celebrated each year on March 30th, on the birth anniversary of Vincent Van Gogh (who was posthumously diagnosed with bipolar disorder), World Bipolar Day encourages people to learn what bipolar disorder is - and isn't. The Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind, NIMHANS invites artists to submit their artwork focusing on bipolar disorder.

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Artistic representation of the two sides of bipolar disorder

Our Research Groups

Patients undergo extensive clinical investigations, including neuroimaging and neuropsychological assessments at regular intervals as part of a longitudinal study

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