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.
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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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Learning a novel rhythmic stepping task in children with probable developmental coordination disorder.
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Inacio M. et al, (2023), Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 102
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DUSP15 expression is reduced in the hippocampus of Myrf knock-out mice but attention and object recognition memory remain intact.
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Rawlings-Mortimer F. et al, (2023), PLoS One, 18
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Serotonin regulation of behavior via large-scale neuromodulation of serotonin receptor networks.
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Salvan P. et al, (2022), Nat Neurosci
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tDCS induced GABA change is associated with the simulated electric field in M1, an effect mediated by grey matter volume in the MRS voxel.
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Nandi T. et al, (2022), Brain Stimul
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Self-modulation of motor cortex activity after stroke: a randomized controlled trial.
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Sanders ZB. et al, (2022), Brain