Research groups
Colleges
Collaborators
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Heidi Johansen-Berg
Director of the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging; Associate Head of Medical Sciences Division (Research)
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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
Senior Research Fellow & Patient and Public Involvement Lead
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Sarosh Irani
Collaborator, Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group
Charlotte Stagg
MRCP DPhil
Professor of Human Neurophysiology
- Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
- Director of Studies for Preclinical Medicine, St Hilda's College
- Fellow by Special Election, St Edmund Hall
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
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A single, clinically relevant dose of the GABA
B
agonist baclofen impairs visuomotor learning
Journal article
Johnstone A. et al, (2021), The Journal of Physiology, 599, 307 - 322
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β-Oscillations Reflect Recovery of the Paretic Upper Limb in Subacute Stroke.
Journal article
Tang C-W. et al, (2020), Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 34, 450 - 462
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The dynamics of cortical GABA in human motor learning
Journal article
Kolasinski J. et al, (2019), The Journal of Physiology, 597, 271 - 282
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A Mechanistic Link from GABA to Cortical Architecture and Perception
Journal article
Kolasinski J. et al, (2017), Current Biology, 27, 1685 - 1691.e3
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Ipsilesional anodal tDCS enhances the functional benefits of rehabilitation in patients after stroke
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Allman C. et al, (2016), Science Translational Medicine, 8, 330re1 - 330re1
Recent publications
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A translational roadmap for transcranial magnetic and direct current stimulation in stroke rehabilitation: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third stroke recovery and rehabilitation roundtable.
Journal article
Edwards JD. et al, (2023), Neurorehabil Neural Repair
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A translational roadmap for transcranial magnetic and direct current stimulation in stroke rehabilitation: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third stroke recovery and rehabilitation roundtable.
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Edwards JD. et al, (2023), Int J Stroke
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Transcranial focused ultrasound-mediated neurochemical and functional connectivity changes in deep cortical regions in humans.
Journal article
Yaakub SN. et al, (2023), Nat Commun, 14
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The effect of pulse shape in theta-burst stimulation: Monophasic vs biphasic TMS
Journal article
Wendt K. et al, (2023), Brain Stimulation, 16, 1178 - 1185
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An integrated measure of GABA to characterize post-stroke plasticity.
Journal article
Paparella I. et al, (2023), Neuroimage Clin, 39
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Repeated unilateral handgrip contractions alter functional connectivity and improve contralateral limb response times.
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Andrushko JW. et al, (2023), Sci Rep, 13
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Ramped V1 transcranial ultrasonic stimulation modulates but does not evoke visual evoked potentials
Preprint
Nandi T. et al, (2023)
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Transcranial focused ultrasound-mediated neurochemical and functional connectivity changes in deep cortical regions in humans
Preprint
Yaakub SN. et al, (2023)
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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
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Three-layer model with absorption for conservative estimation of the maximum acoustic transmission coefficient through the human skull for transcranial ultrasound stimulation.
Journal article
Attali D. et al, (2022), Brain Stimul