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Olivia Harrison imageEmail olivia.harrison@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 8818

My research focuses on mental health and its relationship to interoception (how we perceive our body).

I use neuroimaging and computational models to better understand how the brain perceives and learns about changes in the body, with a particular focus on breathing. My work also aims to understand how currently available treatments such as anxiolytics and exercise can improve conditions such as anxiety and depression.

Publications

Cawood, T., Russell, B., Harrison, O., & Linscott, R. (2023). Altered brain morphology and chemistry correlates with augmented drug therapy for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Symposium. (pp. 33). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kemp, A., Harrison, O., Russell, B., & Glue, P. (2023). Using neuroimaging to investigate functional connectivity alterations associated with anxiety. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Symposium. (pp. 29). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Harrison, O. K., Brooks, J. C. W., & Clare, S. (2023). Brainstem imaging. In K. Markenroth Bloch, M. Guye & B. A. Poser (Eds.), Ultra-high field neuro MRI (Vol. 10). (pp. 287-299). Cambridge, MA: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-99898-7.00017-1 Chapter in Book - Research

Connor, M., Hargreaves, E. A., Scanlon, O. K., & Harrison, O. K. (2023). The effect of acute exercise on state anxiety: A systematic review. Sports, 11, 145. doi: 10.3390/sports11080145 Journal - Research Other

Finnegan, S. L., Harrison, O. K., Booth, S., Dennis, A., Ezra, M., Harmer, C. J., … Pattinson, K. T. S. (2023). The effect of D-cycloserine on brain processing of breathlessness over pulmonary rehabilitation: An experimental medicine study. ERJ Open Research, 9(2), 00479-2022. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00479-2022 Journal - Research Article

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