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Adrian L. Knorz
DPhil Student
Research summary
My research focuses on:
- Exploring human motor learning and adaptation processes
- Optimising motor rehabilitation in ischemic stroke survivors using neuromodulation
- Quantifying and modulating cortical neurochemicals
I am supervised by Professor Charlie Stagg and Dr Catharina Zich. To achieve our research aims, we are utilising a variety of techniques to quantify brain activity, such as electroencephalography (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). By closed-loop coupling of those brain activity quantifications with therapeutic neuromodulatory approaches such as transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) and neurochemical modulation, we are making an effort to improve motor outcomes for survivors of ischemic stroke.
Biography
I hold a degree in medicine from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German medical license as a physician. During my medical studies, I worked in multiple neuroscience groups and acquired experience in both human studies and rodent neurobiology. Having a broad interest in numerous neurological conditions, I previously investigated medullary dB2-neurons responsible for congenital hypoventilation, drug treatment combinations for Alzheimer’s disease, peripheral neuropathy in ATTR amyloidosis and motor adaptation in muscle fatigue. As part of my studies I have been a visiting medical elective student at Yale School of Medicine and at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
Funding
I am generously funded by a St Edmund Hall-HEC Graduate Scholarship.