Heidi Johansen-Berg
Director of the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging; Associate Head of Medical Sciences Division (Research)
- Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Wellcome Principal Research Fellow
Imaging, neuroplasticity, learning, recovery
I am Director of the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN). Established in 2017, WIN is a multi-disciplinary neuroimaging research facility. WIN aims to bridge the gap between laboratory neuroscience and human health, by performing multi-scale studies spanning from animal models through to human populations.
Within WIN, I head the Plasticity Group at FMRIB. Our 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, our work also has implications for understanding and treating disease. For example, we are testing new methods for rehabilitation after stroke and we are assessing whether taking up exercise could slow the effects of age on the brain.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Lazari A. et al, (2024), Cell Rep, 43
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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
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Multimodal neuroimaging correlates of physical-cognitive covariation in Chilean adolescents. The Cogni-Action Project.
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Cristi-Montero C. et al, (2024), Dev Cogn Neurosci, 66