Faculty bio | Adaptive Memory Lab
Biography:
Vishnu "Deepu" Murty is an academic expert in memory, motivation and emotion, with a focus on how these processes influence learning, decision-making and behavior. His research examines how motivation and emotional experiences shape what people remember, how memories are organized and why memories can become distorted. He also studies how motivation can improve learning and how changes in memory systems contribute to mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety and psychosis. His work offers insights into eyewitness testimony, social media use, trauma and the effects of early-life stress on memory and behavior.
Recent Media:
- Neuroscientists uncover brain clues to why some people with childhood trauma struggle to look forward to things (PsyPost, Oct. 21 , 2026)
- Adulthood pleasure experiences get affected by childhood traumas you face. Can the brain be rewired to change behaviour? Neuroscience explains (The Economic Times, Aug. 31, 2026)
- How people suppress memories may be key to PTSD recovery (Science News, Jan. 9, 2025)