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Ayse Unsal

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

Research

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19 publications.

01

Ontario Psychological Association Position Statement and Practice Guidelines on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion)

Velikonja D, Abrar K, Gargaro J, Akbari P, Hamilton JM, Day DJA, Kurzman D, McKinnon E, Kaplan R, Saverino C

Psychological Injury and Law2026
DOI: 10.1007/s12207-026-09573-y
02

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mothers’ Breastfeeding Status

Ünsal A, Kuzlu Ayyıldız T

Çocuk Dergisi2024First author
DOI: 10.26650/jchild.2024.1322076
03

The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breastfeeding Practices among Mothers

Ünsal A, Kuzlu Ayyıldız T

Çocuk Dergisi2024First author
DOI: 10.26650/jchild.2024.1315913
04

The D-dimer reference intervals in healty term newborns

Khalilov Zİ, Ünsal A, Altuntaş N

Transfusion and Apheresis Science20227 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2022.103493
05

Does Interval between Breastfeedıng and Heel Lance Affect the Perception of Pain in Newborns?

Altuntas N, Altuntas S, Nar D, Simsek M, Unsal A, Gungor AA

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP20223 citations
DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.01.46
06

Artery of Percheron infarction with persistent amnesia: a case report of bilateral paramedian thalamic syndrome

Snyder HE, Ali S, Sue J, Unsal A, Fong C, Deng Z

BMC Neurology202022 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01949-0PMID: W3091882053
07

Which Hand Position in Breastfeeding Is Better for Milk Intake: Palmar Grasp or Scissor Grasp? A Pilot Study

Altuntaş N, Ünsal A

Breastfeeding Medicine20192 citationsSenior author
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2019.0126
08

Response inhibition in psychopathy: The frontal N2 and P3

Munro GES, Dywan J, Harris GT, McKee S, Unsal A, Segalowitz SJ

Neuroscience Letters200797 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.03.017
09

ERN varies with degree of psychopathy in an emotion discrimination task

Munro GES, Dywan J, Harris GT, McKee S, Unsal A, Segalowitz SJ

Biological Psychology200793 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.05.004
10

Frontal N2, response inhibition and psychopathy

Munro GE, Dywan J, Segalowitz SJ, Harris GT, McKee S, Unsal A

Psychophysiology2006Senior author

Frequent collaborators

4
Ayse UnsalCrystal FongDiana VelikonjaJoanna SueZhihui Deng
  • Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
  • Medical Imaging
  • Medicine

Co-authors at McMaster University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Diana Velikonja

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Crystal Fong

Medical Imaging

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Joanna Sue

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Zhihui Deng

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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