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B.Sc., Biology (Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner);

B.Tech., M.Tech., Cognitive and Neuroscience (University of Rajasthan, Jaipur);

Ph.D., Cognitive Science (University of Tübingen, Germany)

Dr. Tara Chand

Assistant Professor & Assistant Director (CVPS)

Email tara.chand@jgu.edu.in
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B.Sc., Biology (Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner);

B.Tech., M.Tech., Cognitive and Neuroscience (University of Rajasthan, Jaipur);

Ph.D., Cognitive Science (University of Tübingen, Germany)

Biography

Dr. Tara Chand is an Assistant Professor at the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS). He received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Science (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Tübingen, Germany at the intersection of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics and the Psychiatry Clinic in Tübingen. After his doctorate, he worked as a postdoc at the Institute of Psychology at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany. The focus of his research is the investigation of affective processing in the brain and body by means of multimodal acquisition and analysis approaches.

Research Experience

As a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, he worked with the research group of Prof. Ilona Croy on affective processing during social interactions. Before his postdoctoral, Tara Chand was also a research associate at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Jena, where his work focused on the effects of ketamine on the emotional modulation of psychophysiological signals. His PhD thesis at the University of Tübingen with Prof. Dr. Martin Walter focused on the dynamics of the central-peripheral stress response following acute psychosocial stress. It provided valuable insights into the interplay between stress and physiological responses. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and is the subject of presentations at national and international conferences. In recognition of his outstanding peer-reviewed research, he has received the prestigious Rosalind Franklin Society (RFS) Awards in Science.

At the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Tara Chand taught the Master’s course “Methods in Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience”, which focused on objective methods for the study of cognitive and affective processing and psycho-neurological disorders. As a PhD student at the University of Tübingen, he led many laboratory sessions for the orientation program of master’s and medical students, where he taught them the fundamentals of programming, electrophysiology and neuroimaging. He also supported them in the implementation of their research ideas through the development of tailor-made research designs.

Sen, Z. D., Sharma, N., Danyeli, L. V., Colic, L., Opel, N., Chand, T., & Li, M. (2024). Ketamine-induced pleasant but not unpleasant dissociation is linked to the functional connectivity profile of the posteromedial cortex. PsyArxiv Preprint.

Xiao, H., Cao, Y., Lizano, P., Li, M., Sun, H., Zhou, X., Deng, G., Li, J., Chand, T., Jia, Z., Walter, M., & Qiu, C. Interleukin-1β moderates the relationships between middle frontal-mACC/insular connectivity and depressive symptoms in bipolar II depression. Brain Behavior and Immunity (Accepted), IF: 19.227.

Sen, Z. D., Chand, T., Danyely, L. V., Kumar, V., Colic, L., Li, M., Javaheripour, N., Yemişken, M., Deliano, M., & Walter, M. (2023). The effect of a single S-Ketamine infusion on resting-state functional connectivity within the modulatory pathway of the startle reflex and its affective modulation. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 13323. IF: 4.9.

Javaheripour, N., Colic, L., Chand, T., Wagner, G., & Walter, M. (2023). Altered brain dynamics in major depressive disorder: state and trait features. Translational Psychiatry, 13(1), 261. IF: 7.989.

Guo, Z. P., Tang, L. R., Gao, Y., Li, M., Chand, T., Walter, M., Wang, L.*, & Liu, C. H. (2023). Decreased inter-hemispheric functional connectivity in the insula is associated with illness duration in recurrent depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 15, 329, 88-95. IF: 6.533.

Danyeli, L. V., Sen, Z. D., Chand, T., Li, M., & Walter, M. (2023). Association of the delayed changes in glutamate levels and functional connectivity with the immediate network effects of S-ketamine. Translational Psychiatry, 16(1), 60. IF: 7.989.

Zepeda, M. N., Alizadeh, S., Chand, T., Kasties, V., Fan, Y., Fensky, L., & Walter, M. (2023). Trait anxiety is related to Nx4’s efficacy on stress-induced changes in amygdala-centered resting state functional connectivity: a placebo-controlled crossover trial in mildly to moderately stressed healthy volunteers. BMC Neuroscience, 23(1), 1-12. IF: 3.28.

Duller, S., Krylova, M., Herrmann, L., Mayer, K., Nanni-Zepeda, M., Alizadeh, S., Chand, T., & Walter, M. (2023, December). Neurexan reduces stress-induced hyperactivation in the brain and body - Results from a placebo-controlled, crossover trial in mildly to moderately stressed, healthy individuals. Journal of Neural Transmission, 130(12). Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 8-10, A-1040 Vienna, AUSTRIA: Springer Wien.

Li, M., Sharma, N., Danyeli, L., Colic, L., Opel, N., Chand, T., Qin, W., Bathula, D., Goswami, M., Zhang, B., & Sen, Z. D. (2023). Ketamine-induced ego dissolution is related to the functional connectivity reconfiguration of the posteromedial cortex. Biological Psychiatry, 93(9), S93. (SOBP 2023).

Chand, T., Betram, L., Meilicke, H. M. X., Krylova, M., Herrmann, L., Martens, L., Li, M., Walter, M., & Colic, L. (2023). Effects of childhood adversity on the relationship among resting state network dynamics, cortisol, and subjective status after an acute psychosocial stressor. Biological Psychiatry, 93(9), S274-5. (SOBP 2023).

Chand, T., Li, M., Troll, M., Sen, Z. D., Danyely, L. V., Colic, L., Javaheripour, N., Walter, M., Croy, I., & Besteher, B. (2023). Impaired olfactory functional connectivity is associated with depressive symptoms in long-COVID patients. (NAiBS 2023, Jodhpur).

Chand, T., Li, M., Troll, M., Sen, Z. D., Danyely, L. V., Colic, L., Javaheripour, N., Walter, M., Croy, I., & Besteher, B. (2023). Impaired olfactory functional connectivity is associated with depressive symptoms in long-COVID patients. (NAiBS 2023, Jodhpur).

Chand, T., Betram, L., Meilicke, H. M., Herrmann, L., Martens, L., Krylova, M., Izyurov, I., Opel, N., Li, M., Walter, M., & Colic, L. (2023). Childhood adversity interacts with the relationship among brain network dynamics, cortisol, and subjective status after an acute psychosocial stressor. (DGKN 2023, Hamburg). Clinical Neurophysiology, 148, e66-e67. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2023.02.146.

Chand, T., Fan, Y., Li, M., Jamalabadi, H., Danyeli, L., Zepeda, M. N., Fensky, L., van der Meer, J., Eskoetter, H., Schultz, M., & Walter, M. (2022). Nx4 modulated resting state functional connectivity between amygdala and prefrontal cortex in a placebo-controlled, crossover trial. Brain Connectivity, 2022 Apr 19. IF: 2.657.

Li, M., Chand, T., & Sen, Z. (2022). The differential association between local neurotransmitter levels and whole-brain resting-state functional connectivity in two distinct ACC subregions. Human Brain Mapping, 43(9), 2833-2844. IF: 5.399.

Sen, Z. D., Chand, T, Danyely, L. V., Kumar, V., Colic, L., Li, M., Javaheripour, N., Yemişken, M., Deliano, M., & Walter, M. (2022). The effect of S-Ketamine administration on affective modulation of the startle reflex. Neuroscience Applied, Abstracts of the 35th ECNP Congress 2022, 1(1), 100398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nsa.2022.100398.

Chand, T., Alizadeh, S., Jamalabadi, H., Herrmann, L., Krylova, M., Surova, G., & Walter, M. (2021). EEG revealed improved vigilance regulation after stress exposure under Nx4 – A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover trial. IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 11, 175-182. IF: 2.70.

Chand, T., Herrmann, L., Kasties, V., Boden, C., Li, M., Fan, Y., & Walter, M. (2021). Nx4 attenuated stress-induced activity of the anterior cingulate cortex: a post-hoc analysis of a placebo-controlled crossover trial. Journal of Neural Transmission, 128, 17671812. (WASAD Congress 2021, Vienna, Austria). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-021-02422-z

Javaheripour, N., Li, M., Chand, T., Krug, A., Kircher, T., Dannlowski, U., & Wagner, G. (2021). Altered resting-state functional connectome in major depressive disorder: a mega-analysis from the PsyMRI consortium. Translational Psychiatry, 11(1), 1-9. IF: 7.989.

Chand, T., Li, M., Jamalabadi, H., Wagner, G., Lord, A., Alizadeh, S., Danyeli, L. V., Herrmann, L., Walter, M., & Sen, Z. D. (2020). Heart rate variability as an index of differential brain dynamics at rest and after acute stress induction. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 14, 645. IF: 5.152.

Zepeda, M. N., Alizadeh, S., Chand, T., Kasties, V., Fan, Y., Herrmann, L., & Walter, M. (2020). Effect of a natural medicinal product on neural response to psychosocial stress is associated with personality traits. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 40, S68-S69. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2020.09.092.

Chand, T., Jamalabadi, H., Alizadeh, S., Sen, Z. D., Fensky, L., & Walter, M. (2020). Nx4 reduced the central and peripheral stress response – NEURIM trial, a post hoc analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104969.

Chand, T., Jamalabadi, H., Alizadeh, S., Sen, Z. D., Fensky, L., & Walter, M. (2019). Effects of Nx4 on reduced stress responsivity reflected by heart rate variability. Psychoneuroendocrinology, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.07.032.

Chand, T., Sen, Z. D., Li, M., Jamalabadi, H., Alizadeh, S., & Walter, M. (2019). Internal brain dynamics assessment by heart rate variability. 25th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM 2019, Rome).

Chand, T., Li, M., Borchardt, V., Jamalabadi, H., Alizadeh, S., Surova, S., & Walter, M. (2018). Predicting vigilance state from the mean voxels signals of arousal network. 24th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM 2018, Singapore).

Chand, T., Colic, L., Li, M., Fensky, L., Kühnel, A., Teckentrup, A., Schultz, M., Fan, Y., & Walter, M. (2017). Effects of Neurexan® on amygdala-centered resting state functional connectivity. Journal of Neural Transmission, 124(10), 1277–1328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-017-1777-9. (WASAD Congress 2017, Würzburg, Germany).

Jamalabadi, H., Chand, T., Alizadeh, S., Schultz, M., & Walter, M. (2017). Effects of Neurexan® on reduced stress responsivity in the autonomic nervous system measured by heart rate variability. WPA 2017 Berlin. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.1177/155005941875650.

Khan, A., Kushvah, J. P., & Chand, T. (2016). Role of inhibitory cognitive control in creative performance: An ERP study. 18th World Congress of the International Organization of Psychophysiology (IOP 2016), Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2016, Havana, Cuba.

Barupal, J. K., Saini, A. K., Chand, T., Meena, A., Beniwal, S., Suthar, J. R., & Kothari, S. L. (2015). ExcellmiRDB for translational genomics: A curated online resource for extracellular microRNAs. Omics: A Journal of Integrative Biology, 19(1), 24-30. IF: 3.978.
Email tara.chand@jgu.edu.in
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