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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

📣 We're hiring! 📣 Research Assistant in Sleep and Stroke Rehabilitation The Plasticity Lab are looking for a research assistant who will carry out studies investigating sleep, motor learning and recovery in healthy adults and people with brain injury. Details and application: shorturl.at/fgdm7

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Research Assistant in Sleep and Stroke Rehabilitation at University of Oxford

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Assistant in Sleep and Stroke Rehabilitation at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

✨ This week we had our annual Neuroplastics retreat! ✨ We spent 2 days getting to know each other better, having some fun, and doing a bit of science 🧠 Challenges during the retreat included building contraptions to catch eggs, blindfolded jigsaws, and showing off some killer dance moves💃🕺

University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 10/09/2025

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NEW: Researchers at UCL and Oxford have created an ultrasound device that can target deep areas of the brain without surgery — opening up new ways to study the brain and treat conditions like Parkinson’s and depression. Read more ⬇️

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New ultrasound helmet enables deep brain stimulation in people

An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Clinical

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

🌟 It's been a day full of celebrations for the Neuroplastics Network! 🌟 🎉 And last, but not least, @igrigoras.bsky.social received a prize for the best post-doc talk at the preclinical stroke symposium 🥳 Great to see such great work coming from our group!

The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

🌟 It's been a day full of celebrations for the Neuroplastics Network! 🌟 🎉 Secondly, @mels-science.bsky.social has been awarded a 5-year fellowship from the Stroke Association to continue her fantastic research in the stroke and sleep field 👏 Very well deserved and we're brimming with pride!

The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

🌟 It's been a day full of celebrations for the Neuroplastics Network! 🌟 🎉 Firstly, a huge congratulations to Jacinta O’Shea, one of our lab PIs who has been awarded the title of full Professor. 🧠 She is now Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience - a massive well done from us all!

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 🔎 Read about using a novel ultrasound stimulation device to precisely target deep brain nuclei below 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

🎉 A huge con-grad-ulations to our Dr Lasbareilles‬ who had her graduation at the weekend! 🎉

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

"We have to go where people are" - Juju from our wider department highlighting the importance of improving inclusivity in research and recruitment 🙌 🔗 Read more about it below!

Melanie Fleming @mels-science.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

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Incredibly excited to be a part of this!

The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

🧠 We're at Westgate in Oxford today! 🧠 Play our games, and learn about the brain! If you're in Oxford, come and see us - we'll be here until 4pm. @oxcin.bsky.social

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Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences @ndcnoxford.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Are you interested in exploring career options in clinical neuroscience? Join the Clinical Neurosciences Society networking and career day focused on AI, big data, and machine learning. 9-5pm, 5 June LT 2, Academic Centre, JR FREE entry, plus lunch, refreshments and drinks reception

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Katrijn Schruers @katschruers.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Just published my first paper! Really grateful to everyone at the plasticity lab @oxcin.bsky.social who made this possible. huge thanks to my co-authors — couldn’t have done it without you. If you want to check it out: 📄 paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Sleep regularity index as a novel indicator of sleep disturbance in stroke survivors: a secondary data analysis - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Sleep regularity index as a novel indicator of sleep disturbance in stroke survivors: a secondary data analysis

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

📣 New paper alert! 📣 🔎 The RISES Study looked at the sleep regularity index in stroke survivors compared to people who haven't had a stroke. 🔗 See a summary of our findings in our infographic below, and find the full paper here: rdcu.be/emZ09 @oxcin.bsky.social @ndcnoxford.bsky.social

An infographic summarising the methods and findings of the RISES Study. Images of stars, the moon, and people sleeping with text as follows.
Summary: Sleep regularity is disturbed post-stroke, and may influence well-being. Sleep regularity: The sleep regularity index compares sleep state (i.e. sleep or wake) at time points across different days, giving a score of sleep regularity. Less regular sleep has been associated with increased health risks. Population: Data was used from 162 stroke survivors, and 60 controls who had not had a stroke. Methods: Sleep was assessed using a sleep watch, worn at home for a minimum of 5 days, and a questionnaire about subjective sleep quality. The stroke group also completed questionnaires for depression, disability, and quality of life. Findings: Stroke survivors had significantly lower sleep regularity compared to the control group. In the stroke survivor group less regular sleep was associated with worse depression scores, and more regular sleep was associated with higher reports of quality of life. Implications: This study has identified the usefulness of using sleep regularity as a metric for post-stroke sleep research. The findings highlight a potential target for improving post-stroke quality of life. Funding: Funding: Wellcome Trust, and Oxford Health BRC. Reference: Reference: Schruers, K.B., Weightman, M., Guttesen, A.á.V. et al. Sleep regularity index as a novel indicator of sleep disturbance in stroke survivors: a secondary data analysis. Sci Rep 15, 17510 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01332-4

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Oxford University Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN) @oxcin.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

We are excited to be returning to the annual BRC Health Research Showcase event at the Westgate shopping centre, Thursday 29 May, 10am-3.30pm. It's a great opportunity to engage with members of the public we may not otherwise reach. Come say hi! tinyurl.com/3x49x5eh

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Oxford University Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN) @oxcin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Not one, but TWO Vice Chancellor's Awards for OxCIN today! 🏆🏆 Massive congratulations to the Ambassadors Programme and the Oxford Young Sports Leaders Programme! Read more about them here: hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/vice-chancel...

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

🧠 It's Stroke Awareness Month! 🧠 Our group do a lot of research with stroke recovery - here you can watch two of our researchers discussing sleep after stroke at a Bristol After Stroke session. @mattweightman26.bsky.social, @oxcin.bsky.social

Oxford University Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN) @oxcin.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

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So proud of our projects shortlisted for the Vice Chancellor's Awards: BReal & the Ambassador Programmes! All are welcome to learn more at the Showcase event today at the Weston Library until 4pm. Keeping our 🤞for the results on Thursday... hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/vice-chancel...

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Poster explaining our Ambassador Programmes

Poster explaining the BReal project about building stress resilience in early adolescents' lives

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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Join us at our Health Research Showcase 2025! 📅Thursday 29 May 📍Westgate Centre, Oxford ⏲️10am to 3.30pm Experience interactive stands showcasing the exciting medical innovation that’s taking place in Oxford tinyurl.com/3hm6wu3t

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Oxford University Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN) @oxcin.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🌍 OxCIN Global Scholars: apply by June 30th! 🌎 Our Global Scholars programme provides a year of remote MRI training and collaboration for early-career researchers from the Global South. Apply now to join the 2025/26 cohort. Please repost! oxcin.ox.ac.uk/about/traini...

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Oxford University Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN) @oxcin.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

We're excited to announce that WIN is now the Oxford University Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging: OxCIN! Our mission: developing and deploying neuroimaging and related technology to solve big challenges in basic neuroscience and brain health. oxcin.ox.ac.uk/about/vision

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Camille Lasbareilles @lasbareilles.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Yesterday we launched into a new era as the "Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging" (OxCIN) in the most wholesome and fun day! Really looking forward to seeing where this next stage takes us 👏👏 @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @heidijoberg.bsky.social @fmrib-karla.bsky.social

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A woman standing at a podium presenting a PowerPoint presentation slide stating "Thank you to our brilliant Director" with a photo of Heidi Johansen-Berg.

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

📣 3-Year Postdoc Position Available! 📣 See below for more information in this joint industry-academic fellowship between Novo Nordisk and the University of Oxford, to study the impact of obesity on the brain.

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Camille Lasbareilles @lasbareilles.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I love my job. The @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk opened its doors to Oxfordshire schools to tell them all about our exciting research. We quickly turned the students into "neurosurgeons" by getting them to "implant" DBS electrodes into jello brains! Our "targets" were strawberries in lieu of thalamic nuclei...

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A red jello brain with berries embedded inside.

The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🔎 If you're around the JR Hospital in Oxford, swing by the World Sleep Day stand in the West Wing, where some of our researchers can tell you more about sleep! @ouhospitals.bsky.social

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@OxNeuro @oxneuro.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Good turnout for our public activies at the John Radcliffe Hospital on #WorldSleepDay @oxfordbrc.bsky.social @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @neuroplastics.bsky.social

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

😴 It's World Sleep Day! 😴 We have a fantastic team in our group researching sleep, including how it may change after brain injury or stroke. Watch our video to find out more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBHu... #WorldSleepDay #research #stroke

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Sleep After Brain Injury and Stroke

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Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences @ndcnoxford.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

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Football on the Brain is a public engagement project involving neuroscience researchers from @ox.ac.uk and football communities, understanding more about how our brains are involved in football. 🧠 Read more about the workshop here 👉 buff.ly/Z8LTVsV

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Camille Lasbareilles @lasbareilles.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Such a fun and wholesome @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk Winter Science Day at St Hilda's College and @stedmundhall.bsky.social! Thank you for the opportunity to present my recent fMRI work 🧠🩵⚡ @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @neuroplastics.bsky.social @cjstagg.bsky.social

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A woman presenting a PowerPoint slide with MRI brain images

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

What do our DPhil students get up to outside of the lab? They do cool projects, like Other Than Oxford! 📸 🔎 Find out more here!

Miriam Klein-Flügge 🧠 @mkflugge.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

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Given more and more people are transitioning over to Bluesky these days, I thought it might be worth re-sharing this transcranial focused ultrasound starter pack for those who haven't seen it yet: go.bsky.app/EjjWSUy I would love to add you if you work in this field! Please let me know 😀

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The Neuroplastics 🧠 @neuroplastics.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

📣 Exciting news! 📣 A project led by our wonderful @mels-science.bsky.social has been awarded ARIA funding - hoorah! The project aims to overcome barriers to translation of brain stimulation technologies for patient care, and we're looking forward to seeing it develop.