ANKITA VERMA

Ankita, a Varanasi native, received her Bachelor of Psychology and Masters of Psychology from the Banaras Hindu University of Varanasi. She is a PhD student at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Ankita’s research interests include, but are not limited to, the opposing roles of fear in human learning and memory reconsolidation processes. Particularly, the effect of music on fear extinction using the paradigm of memory reconsolidation. Through the use of psychophysiology methods, she is investigating how the presence of a music during memory reconsolidation process can update and modify fear extinction, and further prevent relapse of fearful behaviours. Outside of the lab, she thoroughly enjoys music, cooking, reading, being with plants and writing blogs.

• Bachelor in Psychology, Banaras Hindu University.
• Masters in Clinical Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

• Are males more adept than females at music perception?
• Community Currency: A Qualitative Study of Problematizing Indian Time Bank.
• Investigating the effects of emotional eliciting images on human route learning strategies using psychophysiological tools.
• Effect of Music on Memory Reconsolidation paradigm using multi-measure psycho-physiological assessment.

• Presented a poster on “Music and Emotion: The Effect of Valence and Arousal on Music Perception.” at the Florida Psychological Association Annual Convention 2021 on 25th September 2021.
• Presented a no-data poster on “The Effect of Music on Memory Reconsolidation Window to Regulate Fear Memory.” at TEAP Conference 2022, Germany on 23rd March 2022.

• Graduate member of American Psychological Association.