Rakshita Deshmukh

🧠💤

[Rakshita Deshmukh @sleepy_neuron]

Grateful to present at the EMBO Neuroscience of Sleep Workshop! Many thanks to @EMBO for the travel grant & this incredible opportunity.
Amazing to connect with sleep scientists worldwide, studying sleep in everything from flies to sea lions, octopuses to reindeer, & beyond!

[Neuroscience of Sleep @sleepneuro_conf]

Rakshita Deshmukh from IIT Kanpur presented her work on the impact of N3 sleep on anxiety behaviours - supporting N3 sleep manipulation as a non-invasive and non-pharmacological intervention for anxiety-related cognitive dysfunctions.

#EMBOneuroSleep

[Rakshita Deshmukh @sleepy_neuron]

Sleep on it! 💤 Noise ≠ change, even when anxiety sometimes treats it that way!

Delighted to share @cognoman5 and my preprint!

We show trait anxiety mistakes stochasticity as volatility, while N3 sleep recalibrates adaptive learning under uncertainty:

https://t.co/IW6hKVeHJE

[Dr Singularity @Dr_Singularity]

Mystery of sleep solved

A groundbreaking study from the University of Oxford has uncovered a biological trigger for sleep: stress inside mitochondria (the energy producing structures within brain cells).

Researchers found that when mitochondria in specialized sleep regulating neurons become overloaded, they leak electrons, producing reactive oxygen species that can damage cells. This leakage acts as a signal to initiate sleep, allowing the brain to reset before damage accumulates.

Key findings:

1. Electron leak serves as an internal alarm system for sleep.

2. Sleep is triggered when stress in mitochondria crosses a threshold.

3. Scientists could control sleep in fruit flies by manipulating mitochondrial energy flow.

4. The system works even when powered by light instead of natural electrons.

This discovery may explain:

1. The link between sleep, metabolism, and aging.
2. Why small animals sleep more and live shorter lives.
3. Why people with mitochondrial disorders suffer extreme fatigue.

Research offers a major insight into why we sleep, connecting it directly to cellular energy metabolism.

[Neuroscience of Sleep @sleepneuro_conf]

EMBO workshop-Neuroscience of Sleep 2025!
@sleepneuro_conf
#EMBOneuroSleep

[Rakshita Deshmukh @sleepy_neuron]

A very special thanks to Emergent Ventures @mercatus for awarding me a generous travel grant that made this adventure possible! Very grateful to be a part of this community 😄

[Rakshita Deshmukh @sleepy_neuron]

Super thrilled to share that I presented a poster at my first CCN conference last month! It was an incredible experience with many insightful & valuable feedback to fuel my research as I start my PhD journey with @cognoman5 at @BSBEIITK1, @IITKanpur after completing my Master's.

[Director, IIT Kanpur @Director_IITK]

A one-day academic meetup of researchers working on diverse aspects of judgments and choice spanning different disciplines and approaches, the “Judgment and Decision Making (JDM) India Conference 2023” was held at IIT Kanpur on 12 December.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Researchers studied the effects of a 20-minute walk on the cognitive performance of a group of children.

This is fascinating…

[Cog-Hz Podcast @cog_hz]

Super thrilled to interview @leslee_lazar from @cogsiitgn!!

This interview was a beautiful combination of being insightful & fun!

Check out the thread below to know whyy!

https://t.co/dG9dFRioGf

[Cog-Hz Podcast @cog_hz]

S2 E2 is out now!
Tune into listen to how virtual reality is enhancing CogSci research!

https://t.co/9i3b7ncIo2

#VirtualReality #cognition #podcast #spotify

[Cog-Hz Podcast @cog_hz]

New episode dropping soon!
Stay tuned :D

Hint : The gif 👇
If you know what's it about, let us know in the comments below!

#cognition #podcast #spotify

[Rakshita Deshmukh @sleepy_neuron]

@avisha_04 @chetan_03_ Thank you! 🥺💗

[Cog-Hz Podcast @cog_hz]

The episode is live now with @mystrypercy
Check it out!
https://t.co/dLHBcD0eOG…

#cognition #neuroscience #research #Spotify #podcast #decisionmaking

[Cog-Hz Podcast @cog_hz]

We'll be dropping an interview with @mystrypercy from @Stanford_CoSyNe
Tomorrow!

Follow this space for:
Interesting career trajectories.
Super cool analogies for developmental studies.
Hedonic utility.
Some cool perks of being a neuroscientist!

[Upside Down Labs @myupsidedownlab]

Conducted a Hands-On HCI and BCI Workshop in @IITKanpur for the inaugural batch of the @DBTIndia School of International Biodesign-Synergizing Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SIB-SHInE) fellowship program.

#upsidedownlabs #neuroscience #iitkanpur #workshop

[Cog-Hz Podcast @cog_hz]

We’re alive again!
New season. New episodes.
Exciting interviews from both academia & industry + our bite-sized episodes.
And we’ll drop some “bonus” content too!

Do follow this space for intriguing updates ✨

[Cog-Hz Podcast @cog_hz]

First of our Interview Series: Tune into to know more about Vision, Cognition and life in general, and how sometimes it's good to jump into wacky ideas!

It was an honor to interview @ArtDeza

https://t.co/E2xeHvuAnm

#cognition #vision #DeepLearning #podcast #Spotify

[Cog-Hz Podcast @cog_hz]

Cognition, vision, art, tips for grad students and motivational quotes to make you feel wholesome!!

Stay tuned for a very special episode with @ArtDeza!! Releasing tomorrow!

#Spotify #podcast #gradschool #vision

[Cog-Hz Podcast @cog_hz]

Episode 6 is out now!!
Tune into listen to the dance of words a.k.a Lingo Tango where we talk about linguistics & cognition!

https://t.co/0E5rwL5Jbu

#linguistics #cognition #scifi #podcast #spotify