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Aditi Shankardass ((ヒンディー語:अदिती शंकरदास)) is an award-winning neuroscientist. Her pioneering clinical work using electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings of the brain to help diagnose developmental disorders in children has been covered by the press worldwide, including CNN,〔(Searching for roots of learning disorders ), CNN, 11 July 2010〕 ABC News,〔(New method for Autism diagnosis ), Good Morning America, 20 May 2008〕 Times of India,〔(Now, a cap that scans the brain in an hour ), Times of India, 23 November 2009〕 and Financial Express,〔(Inside a child's brain ), Financial Express, 30 November 2009〕 and was the subject of her widely acclaimed TED talk in 2009 at the TED conference.〔(TED Talk by Aditi Shankardass ), TEDIndia 2009〕 Her previous work using EEG recordings of the brain to help identify the underlying neurological cause of dyslexia, was the subject of her award-winning presentation at the United Kingdom Parliament in 2001 at the Annual Reception for Britain's Top Young Scientists, Engineers and Technologists.〔(Britain's top younger scientists flock to the House of Commons to communicate their latest discoveries ), SET for Britain〕 Shankardass serves as a board member of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, an organisation devoted to raising global awareness of neurological and psychiatric disorders.〔(Board of Advisors ), Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation〕 She has been a consultant for the BBC Science Line in the UK, providing expertise for radio and TV documentaries.〔(Aditi Shankardass, Director of Neurophysiology ), BMI, 2007–2010〕 She has also been a presenter on Zee TV in the UK. Her father is celebrity lawyer Vijay Shankardass,〔(William Dalrymple on the Rulers of Hyderabad ), The Guardian, 8 December 2007〕 whose clients include His Royal Highness Nizam of Hyderabad, author Salman Rushdie, actor Michael Douglas, Amnesty International, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Penguin Books and Virgin Group. Her mother is social historian and Penal Reform International chairperson Rani Dhavan Shankardass.〔(Shankardass is PRI chief ), The Tribune, 30 January 2006〕 She is the granddaughter of His Excellency Shanti Swaroop Dhavan, Governor of West Bengal and Indian High Commissioner (Ambassador) to the United Kingdom. She is the great-granddaughter of Rai Bahadur (Most Honorable Prince) Bali Ram Dhavan of the North West Frontier Province, formerly of India. Shankardass was born in London, educated between New Delhi and London, and currently resides between Los Angeles and Boston. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aditi Shankardass」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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