Aditi Shankardass
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Aditi Shankardass is an award-winning neuroscientist
.
Her pioneering clinical work using electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings of the brain to help diagnose developmental disorders in children has been covered by the press worldwide, including CNN
, ABC News
, Times of India, and Financial Express
, and was the subject of her widely acclaimed TED talk in 2009 at the TED conference.
Her previous work using EEG
recordings of the brain to help identify the underlying neurological cause of dyslexia
, was the subject of her award-winning presentation at the United Kingdom Parliament in 2001 at the Annual Reception for Britain's Top Young Scientists, Engineers and Technologists.
Shankardass serves as a board member of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, an organisation devoted to raising global awareness of neurological and psychiatric disorders. She has been a consultant for the BBC
Science Line in the UK, providing expertise for radio and TV documentaries. She has also been a presenter on Zee TV
in the UK.
She is the daughter of celebrated lawyer Vijay Shankardass (whose clients include the Nizam of Hyderabad, Salman Rushdie, Amnesty International
India, and the British Council
) and historian and Prison Reform International
chairperson Rani Dhavan Shankardass.
Shankardass was born in London, educated between New Delhi and London, and currently resides between Los Angeles and London.
Neuroscientist
A neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields...
.
Her pioneering clinical work using electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings of the brain to help diagnose developmental disorders in children has been covered by the press worldwide, including CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, Times of India, and Financial Express
Financial Express
The Financial Express is an Indian English-language business newspaper. It is published by the Indian Express group since 1961. The FE specialises in India and international business and financial news....
, and was the subject of her widely acclaimed TED talk in 2009 at the TED conference.
Her previous work using EEG
EEG
EEG commonly refers to electroencephalography, a measurement of the electrical activity of the brain.EEG may also refer to:* Emperor Entertainment Group, a Hong Kong-based entertainment company...
recordings of the brain to help identify the underlying neurological cause of dyslexia
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
, was the subject of her award-winning presentation at the United Kingdom Parliament in 2001 at the Annual Reception for Britain's Top Young Scientists, Engineers and Technologists.
Shankardass serves as a board member of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, an organisation devoted to raising global awareness of neurological and psychiatric disorders. She has been a consultant for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Science Line in the UK, providing expertise for radio and TV documentaries. She has also been a presenter on Zee TV
Zee TV
Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,...
in the UK.
She is the daughter of celebrated lawyer Vijay Shankardass (whose clients include the Nizam of Hyderabad, Salman Rushdie, Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
India, and the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
) and historian and Prison Reform International
PRI
PRI may refer to:* Pacific Research Institute, a California-based free market think tank* Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York* Panchayati Raj Institutions* Penal Reform International, a non-governmental organization...
chairperson Rani Dhavan Shankardass.
Shankardass was born in London, educated between New Delhi and London, and currently resides between Los Angeles and London.
External links
- A Second Opinion on Learning Disorders, Dr Aditi Shankardass, TEDIndia 2009