Research groups
Colleges
Collaborators
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Heidi Johansen-Berg
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Strategic Initiatives)
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Andrew Sharott
Professor of Neuroscience
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Tim Denison
Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies
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Melanie Fleming
Associate Professor & Academic Lead for Patient Involvement and Public Engagement
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Sarosh Irani
Collaborator, Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group
Charlotte J Stagg
MRCP DPhil
Professor of Human Neurophysiology
- Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
- Associate Director, Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging
- Beale Fellow in Medicine, St Hilda's College
Physiological mechanisms of motor learning and recovery
I head the Physiological Neuroimaging Group.
My primary research interest is in understanding how the brain adapts to new challenges, focusing in particular in the physiological processes underlying the learning of new motor skills and in the recovery of motor function after stroke.
We take a multimodal approach to answer these questions, using advanced MR approaches, MEG, non-invasive brain stimulation and pharmacological agents. Our multidisciplinary team works on a wide variety of projects, with the ultimate aim of developing novel therapies to improve function in a range of neurological disorders.
We welcome enquires from potential DPhil (PhD) students and Postdoctoral Fellows - please email me.
For more details of our group's research please see our website.
Key publications
Repeated unilateral handgrip contractions alter functional connectivity and improve contralateral limb response times.
Journal article
Andrushko JW. et al, (2023), Sci Rep, 13
Ramped V1 transcranial ultrasonic stimulation modulates but does not evoke visual evoked potentials.
Journal article
Nandi T. et al, (2023), Brain Stimul, 16, 553 - 555
Increasing human motor skill acquisition by driving theta–gamma coupling
Journal article
Akkad H. et al, (2021), eLife, 10
β-Oscillations Reflect Recovery of the Paretic Upper Limb in Subacute Stroke
Journal article
Tang C-W. et al, (2020), Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34, 450 - 462
A Mechanistic Link from GABA to Cortical Architecture and Perception
Journal article
Kolasinski J. et al, (2017), Current Biology, 27, 1685 - 1691.e3
Ipsilesional anodal tDCS enhances the functional benefits of rehabilitation in patients after stroke
Journal article
Allman C. et al, (2016), Science Translational Medicine, 8
Recent publications
Modulation of motor cortical theta and gamma oscillations using phase-targeted, closed-loop optogenetic stimulation of local excitatory and inhibitory neurons
Journal article
Myatt JL. et al, (2026), Brain Stimulation, 19, 103034 - 103034
Driving theta-gamma oscillations modulates extrasynaptic GABAergic tone: a tACS-TMS study
Preprint
Lasbareilles C. et al, (2026)
Higher-Order Thalamus is Pivotal in Schizophrenia-Associated Pathophysiology
Preprint
Stedehouder J. et al, (2026)
The Effects of Varying Intensities of Unilateral Handgrip Fatigue on Bilateral Movement
Journal article
Knorz AL. et al, (2025), Brain Sciences, 16, 47 - 47
The Effects of Theta-Gamma Peak Stimulation on Sensorimotor Learning During Speech Production
Journal article
Demirel B. et al, (2025), Neurobiology of Language, 6
Default mode and motor networks facilitate early learning of implicit motor sequences: a multimodal MR spectroscopy and fMRI study
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Hendrikse J. et al, (2025), The Journal of Physiology, 603, 7071 - 7087
Baclofen, a GABAb receptor agonist, impairs motor learning in healthy people and changes inhibitory dynamics in motor areas
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Grigoras I-F. et al, (2025), Imaging Neuroscience, 3
Divergent Brain Network Activity in Asymptomatic C9orf72 and SOD1 Variant Carriers Compared With Established Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Trubshaw M. et al, (2025), Human Brain Mapping, 46
Promoting motor recovery after stroke using cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation.
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Falaschi D. et al, (2025), EClinicalMedicine, 88