
Anastasia Yakunina
PhD Student
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Biography
Anastasia (Ash) is a PhD student at the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, under the supervision of Professor Katya Rubia and Dr Eileen Daly. Her research utilises fMRI to explore similarities and differences between ADHD and autism across the lifespan.
She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of York and an MSc in Neuroscience from King’s College London, with research interests spanning psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions.
Research Interests
- Autism
- ADHD
- Child and adolescent mental health
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Research Groups
Developmental Neuroimaging
Research

Developmental Neuroimaging
Our research uses neuroimaging, neurocognitive, and psychopharmacological methods to better understand ADHD and related child psychiatric disorders as well as normal brain development from childhood to adulthood.
Research

Developmental Neuroimaging
Our research uses neuroimaging, neurocognitive, and psychopharmacological methods to better understand ADHD and related child psychiatric disorders as well as normal brain development from childhood to adulthood.