Matthew Weightman

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging in the Plasticity Group, led by Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg - broadly interested in the field of sensorimotor neuroscience.

My current work focuses on the role of sleep to recovery after stroke. More specifically, I am interested in how we can improve sleep after stroke, whether improved sleep in stroke patients relates to better functional recovery, and if physiological processes that occur during sleep can be enhanced post-stroke to boost consolidation. The ultimate aim of my research is to help inform and improve future rehabilitation strategies.

I am also interested in brain injury more generally, collaborating on projects investigating potential biomarkers of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) using EEG.

Prior to my work at Oxford, I completed my MSc (by research) and PhD at the University of Birmingham, investigating the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on sensorimotor adaptation. I remain interested in non-invasive brain stimulation techniques and their potential use as adjunct therapies after brain injury or disease.