UCL Institute of Neurology
- IoN HOME
- About the Institute
- Study Here
- Research Departments
- Department of Brain Repair & Rehabilitation
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Department of Molecular Neuroscience
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease
- Department of Neuroinflammation
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders
- Department Home
- Contacts
- Postgraduate Training and Studentships
- Engineering Design
- Vacancies
- News
- Research
- Unit of Functional Neurosurgery
- Emeritus Staff
- Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience
- Services & Library
- Vacancies and PhD Projects
- Contact Us
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Support Us
- IoN Intranet
Motor Learning
Lab Head: Professor John Rothwell
We investigate learning in 3 different ways:
|
| 1. Explore electrophysiological models of neural plasticity using techniques such as rTMS and TDCS to induce long lasting changes in cortical excitability. Theta burst stimulation reduces the excitability of the motor cortex for around 30 min in normal subjects. This is longer in patients with the DYT1 gene mutation who have dystonic symptoms, but is absent in DYT1 carriers who have no symptoms. |
 2. Explore models of normal and pathological behavioural learning. Musicians dystonia is a good example of the latter |
 3. Investigate the effect of rehabilitation on motor learning |
