Heidi Johansen-Berg
Director of the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging
- 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.
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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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The importance of prototype similarity for physical activity: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations in a large sample of young adolescents.
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Wheatley C. et al, (2022), Br J Health Psychol
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A qualitative examination of the usability of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia program after stroke.
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Smejka T. et al, (2022), Brain Inj, 1 - 8
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Editorial: Clinical Neurofeedback.
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Young K. and Johansen-Berg H., (2021), Neuroimage Clin
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Frequency modulation of entorhinal cortex neuronal activity drives distinct frequency-dependent states of brain-wide dynamics.
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Salvan P. et al, (2021), Cell Rep, 37
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Age-related decline in cortical inhibitory tone strengthens motor memory.
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Petitet P. et al, (2021), Neuroimage, 245