Sumyuktha Anand

Sumy graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a BS in Neuroscience. When asked for a few sentences on her research, Sumy detailed how she has managed a research project studying social interaction in same sex mice to understand reward circuits and how it promotes social behavior using fiber photometry measurements, has also conducted experiments to measure impulsivity as a means to study cognitive impairment in mice via 5-choice serial reaction time test to understand personality disorders and has additionally managed a research project to lower breathing rate of mice through plethysmography experiments while optogenetic implants excited the dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area. She enjoys Indian classical dance, baking, travelling to explore new places and architecture, visiting antique stores and reading.