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Shefali Chaudhary is a Research Fellow at the Yale School of Medicine, Yale University. Her research focuses on neuroimaging, neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s/Parkinson’s), and the neural mechanisms underlying anxiety, addiction, and sleep disorders. She collaborates closely with faculty including Chiang-Shan Ray Li and Herta Chao. Her work integrates functional connectivity analyses, structural MRI, and behavioral studies to investigate brain networks involved in emotional processing, reward systems, and cognitive decline.
Key research areas include:
- Age-related neurobiological changes in anxiety and memory
- Impact of androgen deprivation therapy on brain structure in prostate cancer patients
- Neural correlates of substance use disorders (alcohol/cocaine)
- Hypothalamic connectivity in mood and sleep disturbances
Recent studies highlight her contributions to understanding brain connectivity disruptions in Parkinson’s disease models, alcohol use severity prediction, and the bidirectional relationships between sleep dysfunction and mood disorders. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but her frequent publications suggest active grant-funded research. She has no listed advisees/students, indicating a focus on independent research roles.
