Nick Ward

Use of the non-paretic arm reflects a habitual behaviour in chronic stroke

This study shows that chronic stroke survivors habitually use their non-paretic arm even when it is less beneficial, especially under time pressure.

Spatiotemporal organization of human sensorimotor beta burst activity

This study identifies spatiotemporal wave-like patterns of beta bursts in human sensorimotor cortex using magnetoencephalography, showing distinct propagation directions with different anatomical and physiological features.

Chronic stroke sensorimotor impairment is related to smaller hippocampal volumes: An ENIGMA analysis

This study finds that smaller ipsilesional hippocampal volume is associated with worse upper limb sensorimotor impairment in chronic stroke patients, with a stronger effect in women.

Global brain health modulates the impact of lesion damage on post-stroke sensorimotor outcomes

This study shows that global brain health, measured by brain age, influences post-stroke sensorimotor outcomes and mediates the effect of lesion damage.

Smaller spared subcortical nuclei are associated with worse post-stroke sensorimotor outcomes in 28 cohorts worldwide

This study finds that smaller spared subcortical nuclei are linked to worse sensorimotor outcomes after stroke, varying by time since stroke and type of impairment.

The impact of brain lesions on tDCS-induced electric field magnitude

This paper investigates how brain lesions affect tDCS-induced electric field magnitude and shows that lesion characteristics can alter e-mag by over 30%.

Damage to the Right Insula Disrupts the Perception of Affective Touch

This study shows that right insula damage affects the perception of pleasant touch, with posterior lesions reducing contralateral sensitivity and anterior lesions reducing ipsilateral sensitivity.

Welcoming back my arm: Affective touch increases body ownership following right hemisphere stroke

This study investigates whether affective touch can enhance body ownership in patients with right hemisphere stroke by examining its impact on limb ownership and neural correlates.

Inter-hemispheric inhibition in stroke survivors is related to fatigue and cortical excitability

This study investigates the relationship between inter-hemispheric inhibition, cortical excitability, and post-stroke fatigue in stroke survivors using neuroimaging and stimulation techniques.

Fatigue, effort perception and central activation failure in chronic stroke survivors: a TMS and fMRI investigation

This study investigates the neural correlates of perceived effort and central activation failure in chronic stroke survivors using TMS and fMRI.

Dose-controlled tDCS reduces electric field intensity variability at a cortical target site

This study shows that individualized dose-controlled tDCS reduces variability in electric field intensity at a cortical target site compared to fixed-dose tDCS.