Contact information
heidi.johansen-berg@ndcn.ox.ac.uk
+44 (0)1865 610469
Eugenie La Grange
eugenie.lagrange@ndcn.ox.ac.uk
Heidi Johansen-Berg
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Strategic Initiatives)
- Associate Head of Medical Sciences Division (Research)
- Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Wellcome Principal Research Fellow
Imaging, neuroplasticity, learning, recovery
Heidi Johansen-Berg FRS FMedSci is Pro-Vice Chancellor (Strategic Initiatives) at the University of Oxford and Associate Head (Research and Innovation) in the Medical Sciences Division. Heidi also is a Wellcome Principal Research Fellow and member of the Oxford University Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN). Heidi's research group investigates plasticity and recovery in the sensorimotor system, with particular focus on white matter plasticity and activity-dependent myelination. Her research focuses on how the brain changes with learning, experience, and damage. As well as shedding light on how the healthy brain responds to change, her work also has implications for understanding and treating disease.
Key publications
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Multimodal Imaging Brain Markers in Early Adolescence Are Linked with a Physically Active Lifestyle
Journal article
Salvan P. et al, (2021), The Journal of Neuroscience, 41, 1092 - 1104
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White matter structure and myelin-related gene expression alterations with experience in adult rats
Journal article
Sampaio-Baptista C. et al, (2020), Progress in Neurobiology
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Sleep Disruption After Brain Injury Is Associated With Worse Motor Outcomes and Slower Functional Recovery
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Fleming MK. et al, (2020), Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34, 661 - 671
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Associations between fitness, physical activity and mental health in a community sample of young British adolescents: baseline data from the Fit to Study trial
Journal article
Wheatley C. et al, (2020), BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6, e000819 - e000819
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Ipsilesional anodal tDCS enhances the functional benefits of rehabilitation in patients after stroke
Journal article
Allman C. et al, (2016), Science Translational Medicine, 8, 330re1 - 330re1
Recent publications
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Sleep Regularity Index as a Novel Indicator of Sleep Disturbance in Stroke Survivors: A Secondary Data Analysis
Preprint
Schruers KB. et al, (2024)
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Ablation of oligodendrogenesis in adult mice alters brain microstructure and activity independently of behavioral deficits
Journal article
Kaller MS. et al, (2024), Glia, 72, 1728 - 1745
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The mouse motor system contains multiple premotor areas and partially follows human organizational principles.
Journal article
Lazari A. et al, (2024), Cell Rep, 43
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Improving sleep after stroke: A randomised controlled trial of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia
Journal article
Fleming MK. et al, (2024), Journal of Sleep Research, 33
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Sleep and motor learning in stroke (SMiLES): a longitudinal study investigating sleep-dependent consolidation of motor sequence learning in the context of recovery after stroke
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Weightman M. et al, (2024), BMJ Open, 14, e077442 - e077442