Thusharika Dissanayaka
Dr Thusharika Dissanayaka is an Associate Research Fellow at the Food & Mood Centre
Thusharika is an Associate Research Fellow at the Food and Mood Centre. She holds a BSc (Physiotherapy) and an MPhil (Physiotherapy) from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and a PhD in Neuroscience from Monash University, Australia. She has a research background in magnetic resonance imaging, with her PhD exploring the effect of a novel brain stimulation approach on cortical activity in healthy individuals. Thusharika has experience in conducting systematic reviews, meta-analyses, tertiary education, and brain imaging.
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$3M in MRFF funding for a health service-based clinical trial to improve maternal mental health and infant brain development Major funding secured for childhood depression study Bringing New Members into Your Mental Health Team Does my sleep affect what I eat? Funding success for research into Long COVID causes and treatment via the gut microbiome