BrainsCAN Research Fellow at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
I'm a neuroscientist with broad training in behaviour, molecular biology and neurochemistry.
I’m passionate about uncovering how what we eat influences brain function and mental wellbeing.
I want to find out what happens to the brain when it is exposed to certain environmental changes – such as junk food diets, exercise, stress and drugs, and how this changes behaviour.
In particular, I’m interested in how these changes could predispose individuals to the development of mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety and eating disorders.
Finding out how the brain is changed following exposure to diet or lifestyle modifications can tell us about how to develop better therapies for people experiencing mood disorders, maladaptive eating, and obesity.
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