Melanie Fleming

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plasticity and Neurorehabilitation

I am a researcher in the Plasticity Group, with Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg. My primary interest is in the investigation of potential strategies for improving rehabilitation after stroke and brain injury. This includes novel treatments such as neurofeedback and brain stimulation, and investigating the role of sleep in learning and recovery.

Our collaborators include

Dr Anton Pick and Dr David Henderson Slater from the Oxford Centre for Enablement (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust)
Mrs Emma Garratt from the Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (Oxford Health NHS Trust)
Professor Helen Dawes from Oxford Brookes University
Mrs Rachel Buckingham and Mr Tim Theologis from the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust)

Lay summary of our study of sleep after brain injury

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Recent publications

Sleep Disruption After Brain Injury Is Associated With Worse Motor Outcomes and Slower Functional Recovery
Journal article

Fleming MK. et al, (2020), Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34, 661 - 671
Sleep disruption after brain injury is associated with worse motor outcomes and slower functional recovery
Other

Fleming MK. et al, (2020)
Transcranial direct current stimulation for promoting motor function in cerebral palsy: a review
Other

Fleming MK. et al, (2018), Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 15
Explicit motor sequence learning with the paretic arm after stroke
Journal article

Fleming MK. et al, (2018), Disability and Rehabilitation, 40, 323 - 328
Non-invasive brain stimulation for the lower limb after stroke: what do we know so far and what should we be doing next?
Journal article

Fleming MK. et al, (2017), Disability and Rehabilitation, 39, 714 - 720

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