We are pleased to welcome Oana Puicar to the Unit as a visiting student.

Oana is an undergraduate student from the University of Manchester (UK), who is joining the Stagg group for a 10-month research placement. Her research focuses on better understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms of stroke. Specifically, Oana is using multi-modal neuroimaging techniques, such as functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI), to investigate how these MRI metrics of brain activity and neurochemicals relate to motor recovery in chronic stroke survivors. To expand her knowledge of techniques used in human research, Oana has also been involved in projects using non-invasive brain stimulation, such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and behavioural motor tasks.