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
Multimodal Imaging Brain Markers in Early Adolescence Are Linked with a Physically Active Lifestyle.
Journal article
Salvan P. et al, (2021), J Neurosci, 41, 1092 - 1104
Sleep Disruption After Brain Injury Is Associated With Worse Motor Outcomes and Slower Functional Recovery.
Journal article
Fleming MK. et al, (2020), Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 34, 661 - 671
White matter structure and myelin-related gene expression alterations with experience in adult rats.
Journal article
Sampaio-Baptista C. et al, (2020), Prog Neurobiol, 187
Associations between fitness, physical activity and mental health in a community sample of young British adolescents: baseline data from the Fit to Study trial.
Journal article
Wheatley C. et al, (2020), BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med, 6
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
Modelling brain stimulation in cerebral palsy: electric field insights from paediatric tDCS
Preprint
Weightman M. et al, (2026)
Transcranial direct current stimulation for upper and lower limb motor function in young people with Cerebral Palsy: a randomised controlled pilot study.
Journal article
Gavine B. et al, (2025), Disabil Rehabil, 1 - 17
Exploring the relationship between stroke lesion characteristics and sleep in chronic stroke survivors
Preprint
Guttesen AÁV. et al, (2025)
Risk and protective factors of healthy cognitive ageing across diverse global cohorts and causal effect of education
Journal article
Johansen-Berg H. et al, (2025)
Reducing inequalities through greater diversity in clinical trials - As important for medical devices as for drugs and therapeutics.
Journal article
Roope LSJ. et al, (2025), Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 45