Rate My Professor Anurag Singh

Dr. Anurag Singh serves as a Research Fellow in the Department of Anatomy within the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Otago. He completed his PhD in Neuroscience from the Department of Psychology at the University of Otago in 2018, with a doctoral thesis entitled 'Tumor Necrosis Factor α mediated Heterodendritic Metaplasticity.' Earlier, he obtained an MSc in Neuroscience from Jiwaji University in 2011. Previously, he held a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychology and a research fellowship in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Otago from 2021 to 2023.

Singh's research investigates the role of synaptic plasticity in the limbic system, including the hippocampus and amygdala, and its interactions with the auditory system in the generation and perception of tinnitus. His expertise encompasses neurophysiology, brain and behaviour, Alzheimer's disease, tinnitus and hearing disorders, molecular biology, and genetics. He is affiliated with the Brain Health Research Centre, where he acts as the Research Fellow Representative on the Management Committee, and serves as Vice President of the Emerging Neuroscientists Group at the University of Otago. Key publications include 'Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-Mediated Metaplastic Inhibition of LTP Is Constitutively Engaged in an Alzheimer's Disease Model' (Journal of Neuroscience, 2019), 'Pathway-specific TNF-mediated metaplasticity in hippocampal area CA1' (Scientific Reports, 2022), 'A C-terminal peptide from secreted amyloid precursor protein-α enables LTP and enhances cognition in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model' (Neuropharmacology, 2021), 'Therapeutic ultrasound: an innovative approach for targeting neurological disorders affecting the basal ganglia' (Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2024), and 'Targeting the Limbic System: Insights into Its Involvement in Tinnitus' (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023). His contributions extend to conference proceedings on astrocyte-mediated metaplasticity and translational approaches for basal ganglia disorders. Singh is listed as a media expert in neurobiology.