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Heidi Johansen-Berg is Pro-Vice Chancellor (Strategic Initiatives) at the University of Oxford and Associate Head (Research and Innovation) in the Medical Sciences Division. She holds a Professorship in Cognitive Neuroscience and a Wellcome Principal Research Fellowship at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, where she leads the Plasticity Group at the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB).
Her research centers on neuroplasticity mechanisms in the sensorimotor system, with emphasis on white matter plasticity, activity-dependent myelination, and implications for stroke rehabilitation and age-related brain decline. She integrates multimodal neuroimaging with behavioral studies to investigate how the brain adapts to learning, experience, and damage, translating findings into therapeutic interventions for neurological conditions.
Recent publications reveal strong thematic trends in sleep-motor interactions post-stroke, exercise-induced neuroprotection in aging and adolescence, and experience-dependent white matter remodeling. Her work demonstrates how physical activity modulates brain structure-function relationships across the lifespan, with direct applications for neurorehabilitation protocols.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
- Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)
- Wellcome Principal Research Fellowship
Professor Johansen-Berg directs the WIN Plasticity Group and co-leads the WIN Neuroplastics Network and Oxford University Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN). Her research program drives translational initiatives in stroke recovery and brain health maintenance, with ongoing projects examining digital sleep therapies, myelin dynamics, and exercise neuroscience through large-scale clinical trials and advanced imaging methodologies.
