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Charlotte J Stagg
MRCP DPhil
Professor of Human Neurophysiology
- Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
- Associate Director, Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging
- Beale Fellow in Medicine, St Hilda's College
Physiological mechanisms of motor learning and recovery
I head the Physiological Neuroimaging Group.
My primary research interest is in understanding how the brain adapts to new challenges, focusing in particular in the physiological processes underlying the learning of new motor skills and in the recovery of motor function after stroke.
We take a multimodal approach to answer these questions, using advanced MR approaches, MEG, non-invasive brain stimulation and pharmacological agents. Our multidisciplinary team works on a wide variety of projects, with the ultimate aim of developing novel therapies to improve function in a range of neurological disorders.
We welcome enquires from potential DPhil (PhD) students and Postdoctoral Fellows - please email me.
For more details of our group's research please see our website.
Key publications
Repeated unilateral handgrip contractions alter functional connectivity and improve contralateral limb response times.
Journal article
Andrushko JW. et al, (2023), Sci Rep, 13
Ramped V1 transcranial ultrasonic stimulation modulates but does not evoke visual evoked potentials.
Journal article
Nandi T. et al, (2023), Brain Stimul, 16, 553 - 555
Increasing human motor skill acquisition by driving theta-gamma coupling.
Journal article
Akkad H. et al, (2021), Elife, 10
β-Oscillations Reflect Recovery of the Paretic Upper Limb in Subacute Stroke.
Journal article
Tang C-W. et al, (2020), Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 34, 450 - 462
Mechanistic Link from GABA to Cortical Architecture and Perception.
Journal article
Kolasinski J. et al, (2017), Curr Biol, 27, 1685 - 1691.e3
Ipsilesional anodal tDCS enhances the functional benefits of rehabilitation in patients after stroke.
Journal article
Allman C. et al, (2016), Sci Transl Med, 8
Recent publications
Driving theta-gamma oscillations modulates extrasynaptic GABAergic tone: a tACS-TMS study
Preprint
Lasbareilles C. et al, (2026)
Higher-Order Thalamus is Pivotal in Schizophrenia-Associated Pathophysiology
Preprint
Stedehouder J. et al, (2026)
Modulation of motor cortical theta and gamma oscillations using phase-targeted, closed-loop optogenetic stimulation of local excitatory and inhibitory neurons.
Journal article
Myatt JL. et al, (2026), Brain Stimul
The Effects of Varying Intensities of Unilateral Handgrip Fatigue on Bilateral Movement.
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Knorz AL. et al, (2025), Brain Sci, 16
Default mode and motor networks facilitate early learning of implicit motor sequences: a multimodal MR spectroscopy and fMRI study.
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Hendrikse J. et al, (2025), J Physiol, 603, 7071 - 7087
Promoting motor recovery after stroke using cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation.
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Falaschi D. et al, (2025), EClinicalMedicine, 88
Divergent Brain Network Activity in Asymptomatic C9orf72 and SOD1 Variant Carriers Compared With Established Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Journal article
Trubshaw M. et al, (2025), Hum Brain Mapp, 46
Exploring the relationship between stroke lesion characteristics and sleep in chronic stroke survivors
Preprint
Guttesen AÁV. et al, (2025)
Ultrasound system for precise neuromodulation of human deep brain circuits.
Journal article
Martin E. et al, (2025), Nat Commun, 16
Gamma activation spread reflects disease activity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Trubshaw M. et al, (2025), Clin Neurophysiol, 177