Dr. Bhaktee Dongaonkar and her students Kunal Angadi, 4th year CSD; Maneesh Manoj, 4th year CSD and Hurshitha Vasudevan presented a paper on Relationship of Age, Cognition and Brain Structural Volume in Healthy Indian Adults at the International Conference on Clinical Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience (I-CNCNC) held at NIMHANS, Bengaluru from 5 to 7 March. Here is the summary of their research work as explained by the authors:
Aging is associated with structural and functional changes in the brain, especially in regions important for executive function, memory, and response inhibition (Long et al., 2012). While ageing-related brain changes have been extensively studied, normal aging has often been examined without adequate control for physiological health conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, typically observed in aging. Previous studies have shown a link between temporal lobe or hippocampal atrophy and memory performance (Fletcher et al., 2018; Tisserand et al., 2000). On the other hand, volume of regions like Basal Ganglia (BG) do not have a consistent relationship with cognitive performance (Fjell & Walhovd, 2010). By analyzing the volumetric changes across key brain systems- the prefrontal cortex (PFC), medial temporal lobe (MTL), and basal ganglia (BG), we aimed to characterize additional structural trajectories of aging and their relationship to cognitive performance in a healthy ageing cohort.
In December 2025 this research work was awarded the runner up prize at Neuroimaging Conference-2025 held in NBRC, Gurgaon from 8 to 10 December 2025.
I-CNCNC-2026 – https://icncnc2026.com/index.html
Neuroimaging Conference-2025 – http://14.139.62.11/conference/index.php#
March 2026
Dr. Bhaktee Dongaonkar and her students Kunal Angadi, 4th year CSD; Maneesh Manoj, 4th year CSD and Hurshitha Vasudevan presented a paper on Relationship of Age, Cognition and Brain Structural Volume in Healthy Indian Adults at the International Conference on Clinical Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience (I-CNCNC) held at NIMHANS, Bengaluru from 5 to 7 March. Here is the summary of their research work as explained by the authors:
Aging is associated with structural and functional changes in the brain, especially in regions important for executive function, memory, and response inhibition (Long et al., 2012). While ageing-related brain changes have been extensively studied, normal aging has often been examined without adequate control for physiological health conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, typically observed in aging. Previous studies have shown a link between temporal lobe or hippocampal atrophy and memory performance (Fletcher et al., 2018; Tisserand et al., 2000). On the other hand, volume of regions like Basal Ganglia (BG) do not have a consistent relationship with cognitive performance (Fjell & Walhovd, 2010). By analyzing the volumetric changes across key brain systems- the prefrontal cortex (PFC), medial temporal lobe (MTL), and basal ganglia (BG), we aimed to characterize additional structural trajectories of aging and their relationship to cognitive performance in a healthy ageing cohort.
In December 2025 this research work was awarded the runner up prize at Neuroimaging Conference-2025 held in NBRC, Gurgaon from 8 to 10 December 2025.
I-CNCNC-2026 – https://icncnc2026.com/index.html
Neuroimaging Conference-2025 – http://14.139.62.11/conference/index.php#
March 2026