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.
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Salvan P. et al, (2021), J Neurosci
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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), Prog Neurobiol, 187
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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), Neurorehabil 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 Exerc Med, 6
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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), Sci Transl Med, 8
Recent publications
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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
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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
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Corrigendum: Motor learning in developmental coordination disorder: behavioral and neuroimaging study.
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Al-Yahya E. et al, (2024), Front Neurosci, 18