Careers in Neuroscience: Neuroscientist and Children's Book Author
Jul 31, 2026
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Meet Jayalakshmi (Jaya) Viswanathan, PhD, an assistant research professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, author of Baby Senses, and the host of the “Know Brainer” podcast. Read about Viswanathan’s non-traditional career pathway and how her passion for science education and outreach works in tandem with her research.
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Jayalakshmi (Jaya) Viswanathan, PhD, is a neuroscientist, author, and artist born and raised in India. She earned an engineering degree, a master’s in neuroscience, and a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience. After her postdoctoral fellowship, she deepened her neuroscientific expertise as a contractor at the National Institutes of Health. She is currently a research assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine working in translational neuroscience to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias. She illustrated and wrote the first of its kind children’s neuroscience book, Baby Senses: A Sensory Neuroscience Primer for All Ages to convey complex scientific concepts through art and whimsy in terms of sensory “superpowers.”
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