Presidential Award for Research for article Presidential Research award for the paper titled “Changes in reflex responses of the genioglossus muscle during sleep in rabbits” in Brain Res. 2005 Dec 14;1065(1-2):79-85.
Presidential Award for Research for the article “Effects of chewing and swallowing behavior on jaw opening reflex responses in freely feeding rabbits” in NeurosciLett. 2013 Feb 22;535:73-7
Presidential Award for Research for the article “Association of learning approaches with academic performance of Sri Lankan first-year dental students.” in Teach Learn Med. 2013;25(4):334-41
Presidential Award for Research for the article “Predictors of academic performance of first year dental undergraduates in Sri Lanka: a re-evaluation following curriculum changes.” in Eur J Dent Educ. 2013 Feb;17(1):57-62
National Research Council Merit Award for the article “Differential involvement of two cortical masticatory areas in modulation of the swallowing reflex in rats” in NeurosciLett. 2012 Oct 24;528(2):159-64’
Research Interests
Salivary gland function
Education
Neuro Physiology of Mastication
Ongoing Research Projects
Publications
Ariyasinghe S, Inoue M, Yamamura K, Harasawa Y, Kurose M, Yamada Y. Coordination of jaw and extrinsic tongue muscle activity during rhythmic jaw movements in anesthetized rabbits.Brain Res. 2004 Aug 6;1016(2):201-16.
Ariyasinghe S, Pallegama R. Predictors of academic performance of first year dental undergraduates in Sri Lanka: a re-evaluation following curriculum changes.Eur J Dent Educ. 2013 Feb;17(1):57-62.
Inoue M, Ariyasinghe S, Yamamura K, Harasawa Y, Yamada Y. Extrinsic tongue and suprahyoid muscle activities during mastication in freely feeding rabbits.Brain Res. 2004 Sep 24;1021(2):173-82.
Harasawa Y, Inoue M, Ariyasinghe S, Yamamura K, Yamada Y. Changes in reflex responses of the genioglossus muscle during sleep in rabbits. Brain Res. 2005 Dec 14;1065(1-2):79-85.
Tsujimura T, Tsuji K, Ariyasinghe S, Fukuhara T, Yamada A, Hayashi H, Nakamura Y, Iwata K, Inoue M. Differential involvement of two cortical masticatory areas in modulation of the swallowing reflex in rats.NeurosciLett. 2012 Oct 24;528(2):159-64.
