Ward Lab at UCL

Nick Ward's research group study recovery after stroke using brain imaging at UCL Institute of Neurology in Queen Square

[Alberta Neuroscience @ABneurosci]

Registration is officially OPEN for the first ever Canadian Symposium for Computational Neuroscience! Join us for a highly engaging virtual event including an interactive workshop led by @AmiiThinks. More information can be found at https://t.co/fbSJBvDGZf.

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

Love this - the view through the window during lockdown, as seen by London Stroke Ambassadors https://t.co/zituD6OySb @rosettalife @TheStrokeAssoc @SameYouOrg @NeurorehabUCLP

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

More great work using the arts to make connections between stroke survivors - Odysseys Presents from @rosettalife https://t.co/nGFbRT4lP2

[Ward Lab at UCL @WardLab]

Congratulations Svenja!

[Svenja Espenhahn @thehareruns]

So grateful to have been award a CONP scholar award! 2020 has been one heck of a year
#neuroscience #research

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

Here's Cathy Stinear @StrokeScience to remind us that predicting outcome is hard and we shouldn't rely on initial impairment (especially in the more severe patients) - so think of tools like PREP2 #UKSF20 that can improve prediction accuracy

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

..... and if we add it to the positive/negative hemiplegic symptom story that John @blamlab discussed, then we have a framework that allows solid hypothesis generation in relation to motor recovery after stroke = progress #UKSF20

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

Here's Stuart Baker explaining the relationship between cortico- and reticulo-spinal tract for recovery after stroke at #UKSF20

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

Thanks John @blamlab for clearly laying out the dissociable positive and negative symptoms of hemiplegia - each may need different therapeutic approaches #UKSF20

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

Here's @BBeare123 at #UKSF20 ..... again! Must be most heavily featured person at @UKStrokeForum so far

[Ward Lab at UCL @WardLab]

Looking for RA for 12 months to work mostly in MR imaging analysis for stroke recovery - see https://t.co/DBoq1xKTbT analysis skills obviously welcome

[Svenja Espenhahn @thehareruns]

So pleased to see my PhD work on motor learning in stroke patients come to life! Thankful for all the patients that dedicated their time to my research!

[Svenja Espenhahn @thehareruns]

The last piece of my PhD work is finally out in @braincomms : Sensorimotor cortex beta oscillations reflect motor skill learning ability after stroke with @dr_nickward @DiedrichsenJorn @holly_rossiter
https://t.co/a95WcIji4t

[Svenja Espenhahn @thehareruns]

Amazing people to work with! Check them out!

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

Can everybody just take notice of the pandemic modelling approach used by Karl and his group @WCHN_UCL @ucl - especially SAGE, especially the government https://t.co/wwnUdpjlGu

[Department of Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeuroUCL]

The winner of our Excellence in Public Engagement Award is Kate Ledingham for her work creating videos of discussions between stroke survivors, herself and Prof Cathy Price to understand the kind of feedback patients want to receive about their language recovery after stroke!

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

They all show that SSRIs on their own don’t work (we knew this from animal studies back in 1970s) but have not investigated SSRIs + rehab/training (which did work in animal studies back in 1970s) #readtheliterature there was no rationale for these big expensive RCTs

[Nick Ward @dr_nickward]

Exactly - please can the stroke community take notice of these recent failures in trial design - mistakes of neural protection era are being repeated - pretty depressing to those of us interested in #strokerecovery

[Department of Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeuroUCL]

A great article highlighting the immense success of our Director, Professor Cathy Price and honorary principal investigator Professor @behrenstimb upon their election as Fellows of the Royal Society for their outstanding contribution to science.

https://t.co/1XZWefOyJQ

[Ward Lab at UCL @WardLab]

@BBeare123 @PhysBobWood @npennyclinic @helenvweaver Wiziws

[Will Chegwidden @willchegwidden]

Too often we see people failing when returning to work or their relationships unravelling post-stroke because of changes affecting their higher cognitive functions. Much more focus is required on sophisticated assessment and ecologically valid, effective interventions.