Maneet Saini

Dr. Maneet Saini serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology with active research in pediatric neuroscience. Her work investigates cognitive recovery mechanisms following critical medical events in children, utilizing advanced neuroimaging methodologies to map brain-behavior relationships.

Her research program focuses on neural substrates of cognitive outcomes after childhood cardiopulmonary arrest, employing diffusion tensor imaging to quantify fractional anisotropy in critical brain regions. Key investigations target cerebellar and hippocampal integrity, brain abnormalities, and their correlation with long-term cognitive function. This work bridges clinical neurology and developmental psychology, emphasizing pediatric brain injury recovery pathways through precise neural correlates mapping.

Current publication trends demonstrate concentrated expertise in pediatric neurocritical care outcomes, with emphasis on translating neuroimaging biomarkers (particularly fractional anisotropy metrics) into clinical cognitive prognosis tools. Her 2024 Developmental Science article establishes foundational links between specific brain abnormalities and functional recovery trajectories in post-arrest pediatric populations.