Dr Jason Berwick

PhD, Bsc(Hons)

School of Psychology

Reader in Neurophysiology

Assistant Faculty Director of Research and Innovation

j.berwick@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6574
+44 114 222 6597 (fax)
Alfred Denny Building

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Dr Jason Berwick
School of Psychology
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
Profile

I joined the Department of Psychology in 1996 as a PhD student in the laboratory of Professor John Mayhew. Our research uses multimodal imaging and electrophysiological techniques to measure a mechanism in the brain called Neurovascular coupling (NVC). This mechanism provides the image contrast for modern neuroimaging technologies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and the early focus of the research was to understand NVC in order to provide a better understanding and interpretation of fMRI signals.

My position was made permanent in 2007 and our research has now expanded to investigate in neurodegenerations with a particular focus on Alzheimer’s disease and focal cortical epilepsy. Our laboratory is focussed on not only understanding NVC decline in disease but also in the development of novel therapies that target the cerebrovascular system to slow down or halt disease progression.

I am in the privileged position in that my job is also my hobby and I am passionate about encouraging students to experience research and to help develop the next generation of scientists.

Qualifications
  • Bsc (Hons) Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Sheffield.
  • PhD Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
Research interests

Neurovascular coupling is a mechanism that ensures active regions of the brain are supplied with enough oxygen and glucose to function properly. Although first discovered over 130 years ago, to this day we still do not have a complete understanding about how neurovascular coupling works. Our laboratory uses multimodal neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques to measure and understand neurovascular coupling in normal function, how it goes wrong in disease and importantly to develop new therapies based on enhancing/restoring cerebrovascular function.

Neurovascular

Current projects include:

  • Neurovascular coupling and breakdown in Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Neurovascular coupling in Focal Cortical Epilepsy
  • Interpretation of the negative BOLD fMRI signal
  • The role of temperature in Neurovascular coupling.
  • The interaction between Atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease
Publications

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Journal articles

  • Sri S, Greenstein A, Granata A, Collcutt A, Jochems ACC, McColl BW, Castro BD, Webber C, Reyes CA, Hall C , Lawrence CB et al (2023) . Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior, 5.
  • Boorman LW, Harris SS, Shabir O, Lee L, Eyre B, Howarth C & Berwick J (2023) . Communications Biology, 6.
  • Eyre B, Shaw K, Sharp P, Boorman L, Lee L, Shabir O, Berwick J & Howarth C (2022) . Scientific Reports, 12.
  • Shabir O, Pendry B, Lee L, Eyre B, Sharp P, Rebollar M, Drew D, Howarth C, Heath P, Wharton S , Francis S et al (2022) . eLife, 2022(11).
  • Sharp PS, Ameen-Ali KE, Boorman L, Harris S, Wharton S, Howarth C, Shabir O, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2020) . Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 40(11), 2289-2303.
  • Shabir O, Sharp P, Rebollar MA, Boorman L, Howarth C, Wharton SB, Francis SE & Berwick J (2020) . Scientific Reports, 10(1).
  • Lee L, Boorman L, Glendenning E, Christmas C, Sharp P, Redgrave P, Shabir O, Bracci E, Berwick J & Howarth C (2020) . Cerebral Cortex, 30(4), 2452-2464.
  • Ameen-Ali K, Simpson J, Wharton S, Heath P, Sharp P, Brezzo G & Berwick J (2019) . Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 68(2), 609-624.
  • Shabir O, Berwick J & Francis S (2018) . BMC Neuroscience, 19.
  • Harris S, Boorman L, Das D, Kennerley A, Sharp P, Martin C, Redgrave P, Schwartz T & Berwick J (2018) . Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12.
  • Harris SS, Boorman L, Kennerley AJ, Sharp PS, Martin C, Redgrave P, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2018) . NeuroImage, 171.
  • Horsburgh K, Wardlaw JM, van Agtmael T, Allan SM, Ashford MLJ, Bath PM, Brown R, Berwick J, Cader MZ, Carare RO , Davis JB et al (2018) . Clinical Science, 132(8), 851-868.
  • Ameen-Ali KE, Wharton SB, Simpson JE, Heath PR, Sharp P & Berwick J (2017) . Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 43(7), 553-570.
  • Bray N, Burrows FE, Jones M, Berwick J, Allan SM & Schiessl I (2016) . Journal of Neuroinflammation, 13.
  • Sharp P, Shaw K, Boorman L, Harris S, Kennerley AJ, Azzouz M & Berwick J (2015) . Scientific Reports, 5.
  • Tian X, Nyberg S, Sharp PS, Madsen J, Daneshpour N, Armes SP, Berwick J, Azzouz M, Shaw P, Abbott NJ & Battaglia G (2015) . Scientific Reports, 5.
  • Boorman L, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Zheng Y, Martin CJ, Jones M, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2015) . Journal of Neuroscience, 35(11), 4641-4656.
  • Zhao M, McGarry LM, Ma H, Harris S, Berwick J, Yuste R & Schwartz TH (2015) . Frontiers in Neuroscience, 9.
  • Harris S, Boorman L, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Ma H, Zhao M, Overton PG, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2014) . Epilepsia, 55(9), 1423-1430.
  • Harris S, Ma H, Zhao M, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Kennerley A, Bruyns-Haylett M, Overton PG, Berwick J & Schwartz TH (2014) . Neuroimage, 97, 62-70.
  • Ma H, Harris S, Rahmani RM, Lacefield CO, Zhao M, Daniel AGS, Zhou Z, Bruno RM, Berwick J & Schwartz TH (2014) . Neurophotonics, 1(1), 015003-015003.
  • Grant RA, Sharp PS, Kennerley AJ, Berwick J, Grierson A, Ramesh T & Prescott TJ (2014) . Behav Brain Res, 259, 274-283.
  • Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Boorman L, Overton PG, Ma H, Zhao M, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2013) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 33(10), 1595-1604.
  • Bruyns-Haylett M, Harris S, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2013) . Eur J Neurosci, 38(6), 2902-2916.
  • Martin CJ, Kennerley AJ, Berwick J, Port M & Mayhew JEW (2013) . J Magn Reson Imaging, 38(3), 739-744.
  • Martin C, Zheng Y, Sibson NR, Mayhew JEW & Berwick J (2013) . Neuroimage, 66, 1-8.
  • Saka M, Berwick J & Jones M (2012) Inter-trial variability in sensory-evoked cortical hemodynamic responses: the role of the magnitude of pre-stimulus fluctuations. Frontiers in Neuroenergetics, 4.
  • Zheng Y, Luo JJ, Harris S, Kennerley A, Berwick J, Billings SA & Mayhew J (2012) . Neuroimage, 63(1), 81-94.
  • Kennerley AJ, Mayhew JE, Boorman L, Zheng Y & Berwick J (2012) . Neuroimage, 61(1), 10-20.
  • Kennerley AJ, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Jones M & Berwick J (2012) . Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 32(3), 468-480.
  • Devonshire IM, Papadakis NG, Port M, Berwick J, Kennerley AJ, Mayhew JEW & Overton PG (2012) . Neuroimage, 59(3), 1997-2006.
  • Mead RJ, Bennett EJ, Kennerley AJ, Sharp P, Sunyach C, Kasher P, Berwick J, Pettmann B, Battaglia G, Azzouz M , Grierson A et al (2011) . PLoS One, 6(8), e23244.
  • Saka M, Berwick J & Jones M (2010) . Front Neuroenergetics, 2.
  • Harris S, Jones M, Zheng Y & Berwick J (2010) . Front Neuroenergetics, 2.
  • Bruyns-Haylett M, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2010) . Phys Med Biol, 55(8), 2203-2219.
  • Boorman L, Kennerley AJ, Johnston D, Jones M, Zheng Y, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2010) . J Neurosci, 30(12), 4285-4294.
  • Kennerley AJ, Mayhew JE, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2010) . Open Neuroimag J, 4, 1-8.
  • Zheng Y, Pan Y, Harris S, Billings S, Coca D, Berwick J, Jones M, Kennerley A, Johnston D, Martin C , Devonshire IM et al (2010) . Neuroimage, 52(3), 1135-1147.
  • Kennerley AJ, Berwick J, Martindale J, Johnston D, Zheng Y & Mayhew JE (2009) . Neuroimage, 47(4), 1608-1619.
  • Jones M, Devonshire IM, Berwick J, Martin C, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2008) . Eur J Neurosci, 27(10), 2758-2772.
  • Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Martindale J, Martin C, Kennerley AJ, Redgrave P & Mayhew JEW (2008) . J Neurophysiol, 99(2), 787-798.
  • Martin C, Martindale J, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2006) . Neuroimage, 32(1), 33-48.
  • Zheng Y, Johnston D, Berwick J, Chen D, Billings S & Mayhew J (2005) . Neuroimage, 28(4), 925-939.
  • Kennerley AJ, Berwick J, Martindale J, Johnston D, Papadakis N & Mayhew JE (2005) . Magn Reson Med, 54(2), 354-365.
  • Berwick J, Devonshire IM, Martindale AJ, Johnston D, Zheng Y, Kennerley AJ, Overton PG & Mayhew JEW (2005) . Neuroscience, 132(2), 361-374.
  • Berwick J, Redgrave P, Jones M, Hewson-Stoate N, Martindale J, Johnston D & Mayhew JEW (2004) . Brain Res, 1030(2), 284-293.
  • Martin C, Berwick J, Johnston D, Zheng Y, Martindale J, Port M, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2002) . J Neurosci Methods, 120(1), 25-34.
  • Berwick J, Martin C, Martindale J, Jones M, Johnston D, Zheng Y, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2002) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 22(6), 670-679.
  • Zheng Y, Martindale J, Johnston D, Jones M, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2002) . Neuroimage, 16(3 Pt 1), 617-637.
  • Jones M, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2002) . Neuroimage, 15(3), 474-487.
  • Zheng Y, Johnston D, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2001) . Neuroimage, 13(3), 447-458.
  • Mayhew J, Johnston D, Martindale J, Jones M, Berwick J & Zheng Y (2001) . Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 975-987.
  • Jones M, Berwick J, Johnston D & Mayhew J (2001) . Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 1002-1015.
  • Mayhew J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Jones M, Coffey P & Zheng Y (2000) . Neuroimage, 12(6), 664-675.
  • Mayhew J, Zhao L, Hou Y, Berwick J, Askew S, Zheng Y & Coffey P (1998) . Adv Exp Med Biol, 454, 139-148.
  • Mayhew J, Hu D, Zheng Y, Askew S, Hou Y, Berwick J, Coffey PJ & Brown N (1998) . Neuroimage, 7(1), 49-71.

Conference proceedings

  • Martin C, Berwick J, Kennerley A, Zheng Y & Mayhew J (2009) Spatiotemporal complexity in the haemodynamic response to somatosensory stimulation in the un-anaesthetized rat. JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM, Vol. 29 (pp S105-S105)
  • Martin C, Kennerley A, Berwick J, Sibson N & Mayhew J (2009) Functional magnetic resonance imaging in un-anaesthetized rats using a chronically implanted surface coil. JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM, Vol. 29 (pp S606-S607)
  • Zheng Y, Pan Y, Harris S, Billings S, Coca D, Berwick J, Kennerley A, Johnston D & Mayhew J (2009) A mathematical model of the neurovascular coupling suggesting both vasodilation and vasoconstriction. JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM, Vol. 29 (pp S19-S20)

Preprints

  • Boorman LW, Harris SS, Shabir O, Lee L, Eyre B, Howarth C & Berwick J (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Lee L, Boorman L, Glendenning E, Shen C, Berwick J & Howarth C (2025) . Neurophotonics, 12(S2).
  • Eyre B, Shaw K, Drew D, Rayson A, Shabir O, Lee L, Francis S, Berwick J & Howarth C (2025) . Neurophotonics, 12(S1).
  • Eyre B, Shaw K, Francis S, Howarth C & Berwick J (2025) . Neurophotonics, 12(S1).
  • Mills JD, Gulcebi MI, Allatt J, Amos A, Atkinson J, Berwick J, Clayton S, Dijk D-J, Doell KC, Ebi K , Fleischer CC et al (2024) . BMJ Neurology Open, 6(2).
  • Sri S, Greenstein A, Granata A, Collcutt A, Jochems ACC, McColl BW, Castro BD, Webber C, Reyes CA, Hall C , Lawrence CB et al (2023) . Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior, 5.
  • Boorman LW, Harris SS, Shabir O, Lee L, Eyre B, Howarth C & Berwick J (2023) . Communications Biology, 6.
  • David T, Morillo R, Howarth C, Berwick J & Lee L (2023) . Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 145(3).
  • Eyre B, Shabir O, Lee L, Francis S, Howarth C & Berwick J (2022) . Alzheimer's & Dementia, 18(S6).
  • Eyre B, Shaw K, Sharp P, Boorman L, Lee L, Shabir O, Berwick J & Howarth C (2022) . Scientific Reports, 12.
  • Shabir O, Pendry B, Lee L, Eyre B, Sharp P, Rebollar M, Drew D, Howarth C, Heath P, Wharton S , Francis S et al (2022) . eLife, 2022(11).
  • Huber LR, Poser BA, Kaas AL, Fear EJ, Dresbach S, Berwick J, Goebel R, Turner R & Kennerley AJ (2021) . Neuroimage, 237.
  • Sharp PS, Ameen-Ali KE, Boorman L, Harris S, Wharton S, Howarth C, Shabir O, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2020) . Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 40(11), 2289-2303.
  • Shabir O, Moll TA, Matuszyk MM, Eyre B, Dake MD, Berwick J & Francis SE (2020) . Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 192, 111361-111361.
  • Shabir O, Pendry B, Lee L, Eyre B, Sharp P, Rebollar MA, Howarth C, Heath PR, Wharton SB, Francis SE & Berwick J (2020) .
  • Huber LR, Poser BA, Kaas AL, Fear EJ, Desbach S, Berwick J, Goebel R, Turner R & Kennerley AJ (2020) .
  • Shabir O, Sharp P, Rebollar MA, Boorman L, Howarth C, Wharton SB, Francis SE & Berwick J (2020) . Scientific Reports, 10(1).
  • Brezzo G, Simpson J, Ameen-Ali KE, Berwick J & Martin C (2020) . Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 5.
  • Lee L, Boorman L, Glendenning E, Christmas C, Sharp P, Redgrave P, Shabir O, Bracci E, Berwick J & Howarth C (2020) . Cerebral Cortex, 30(4), 2452-2464.
  • Shabir O, Pendry B, Heath PR, Rebollar MA, Howarth C, Wharton SB, Berwick J & Francis SE (2020) .
  • Ameen-Ali K, Simpson J, Wharton S, Heath P, Sharp P, Brezzo G & Berwick J (2019) . Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 68(2), 609-624.
  • Ameen-Ali KE, Simpson JE, Wharton SB, Heath PR, Sharp P, Brezzo G & Berwick J (2018) .
  • Shabir O, Berwick J & Francis S (2018) . BMC Neuroscience, 19.
  • Sharp PS, Ameen-Ali K, Boorman L, Harris S, Wharton S, Howarth C, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2018) .
  • Harris S, Boorman L, Das D, Kennerley A, Sharp P, Martin C, Redgrave P, Schwartz T & Berwick J (2018) . Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12.
  • Harris SS, Boorman L, Kennerley AJ, Sharp PS, Martin C, Redgrave P, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2018) . NeuroImage, 171.
  • Horsburgh K, Wardlaw JM, van Agtmael T, Allan SM, Ashford MLJ, Bath PM, Brown R, Berwick J, Cader MZ, Carare RO , Davis JB et al (2018) . Clinical Science, 132(8), 851-868.
  • Ameen-Ali KE, Wharton SB, Simpson JE, Heath PR, Sharp P & Berwick J (2017) . Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 43(7), 553-570.
  • Bruyns-Haylett M, Luo J, Kennerley AJ, Harris S, Boorman L, Milne E, Vautrelle N, Hayashi Y, Whalley BJ, Jones M , Berwick J et al (2017) . NeuroImage, 146(1), 575-588.
  • Bray N, Burrows FE, Jones M, Berwick J, Allan SM & Schiessl I (2016) . Journal of Neuroinflammation, 13.
  • Sharp PS, Shaw K, Boorman L, Harris S, Kennerley AJ, Azzouz M & Berwick J (2015) . SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 5.
  • Sharp P, Shaw K, Boorman L, Harris S, Kennerley AJ, Azzouz M & Berwick J (2015) . Scientific Reports, 5.
  • Tian X, Nyberg S, Sharp PS, Madsen J, Daneshpour N, Armes SP, Berwick J, Azzouz M, Shaw P, Abbott NJ & Battaglia G (2015) . Scientific Reports, 5.
  • Boorman L, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Zheng Y, Martin CJ, Jones M, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2015) . Journal of Neuroscience, 35(11), 4641-4656.
  • Zhao M, McGarry LM, Ma H, Harris S, Berwick J, Yuste R & Schwartz TH (2015) . Frontiers in Neuroscience, 9.
  • Harris S, Boorman L, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Ma H, Zhao M, Overton PG, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2014) . Epilepsia, 55(9), 1423-1430.
  • Harris S, Ma H, Zhao M, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Kennerley A, Bruyns-Haylett M, Overton PG, Berwick J & Schwartz TH (2014) . Neuroimage, 97, 62-70.
  • Ma H, Harris S, Rahmani RM, Lacefield CO, Zhao M, Daniel AGS, Zhou Z, Bruno RM, Berwick J & Schwartz TH (2014) . Neurophotonics, 1(1), 015003-015003.
  • Grant RA, Sharp PS, Kennerley AJ, Berwick J, Grierson A, Ramesh T & Prescott TJ (2014) . Behav Brain Res, 259, 274-283.
  • Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Boorman L, Overton PG, Ma H, Zhao M, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2013) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 33(10), 1595-1604.
  • Bruyns-Haylett M, Harris S, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2013) . Eur J Neurosci, 38(6), 2902-2916.
  • Martin CJ, Kennerley AJ, Berwick J, Port M & Mayhew JEW (2013) . J Magn Reson Imaging, 38(3), 739-744.
  • Kazan SM, Reynolds S, Kennerley A, Wholey E, Bluff JE, Berwick J, Cunningham VJ, Paley MN & Tozer GM (2013) . Magn Reson Med, 70(4), 943-953.
  • Martin C, Zheng Y, Sibson NR, Mayhew JEW & Berwick J (2013) . Neuroimage, 66, 1-8.
  • Saka M, Berwick J & Jones M (2012) Inter-trial variability in sensory-evoked cortical hemodynamic responses: the role of the magnitude of pre-stimulus fluctuations. Frontiers in Neuroenergetics, 4.
  • Zheng Y, Luo JJ, Harris S, Kennerley A, Berwick J, Billings SA & Mayhew J (2012) . Neuroimage, 63(1), 81-94.
  • Kennerley AJ, Mayhew JE, Boorman L, Zheng Y & Berwick J (2012) . Neuroimage, 61(1), 10-20.
  • Kennerley AJ, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Jones M & Berwick J (2012) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 32(3), 468-480.
  • Kennerley AJ, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Jones M & Berwick J (2012) . Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 32(3), 468-480.
  • Devonshire IM, Papadakis NG, Port M, Berwick J, Kennerley AJ, Mayhew JEW & Overton PG (2012) . Neuroimage, 59(3), 1997-2006.
  • Mead RJ, Bennett EJ, Kennerley AJ, Sharp P, Sunyach C, Kasher P, Berwick J, Pettmann B, Battaglia G, Azzouz M , Grierson A et al (2011) . PLoS One, 6(8), e23244.
  • Saka M, Berwick J & Jones M (2010) . Front Neuroenergetics, 2.
  • Harris S, Jones M, Zheng Y & Berwick J (2010) . Front Neuroenergetics, 2.
  • Bruyns-Haylett M, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2010) . Phys Med Biol, 55(8), 2203-2219.
  • Boorman L, Kennerley AJ, Johnston D, Jones M, Zheng Y, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2010) . J Neurosci, 30(12), 4285-4294.
  • Kennerley AJ, Mayhew JE, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2010) . Open Neuroimag J, 4, 1-8.
  • Zheng Y, Pan Y, Harris S, Billings S, Coca D, Berwick J, Jones M, Kennerley A, Johnston D, Martin C , Devonshire IM et al (2010) . Neuroimage, 52(3), 1135-1147.
  • Kennerley AJ, Berwick J, Martindale J, Johnston D, Zheng Y & Mayhew JE (2009) . Neuroimage, 47(4), 1608-1619.
  • Jones M, Devonshire IM, Berwick J, Martin C, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2008) . Eur J Neurosci, 27(10), 2758-2772.
  • Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Martindale J, Martin C, Kennerley AJ, Redgrave P & Mayhew JEW (2008) . J Neurophysiol, 99(2), 787-798.
  • Gias C, Jones M, Keegan D, Adamson P, Greenwood J, Lund R, Martindale J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Mayhew J & Coffey P (2007) . EUR J NEUROSCI, 25(7), 1940-1948.
  • Martin C, Martindale J, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2006) . Neuroimage, 32(1), 33-48.
  • Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Martindale J, Redgrave P, McLoughlin N, Schiessl I & Mayhew JEW (2005) . Eur J Neurosci, 22(7), 1655-1666.
  • Jones M, Berwick J, Hewson-Stoate N, Gias C & Mayhew J (2005) . Neuroimage, 27(3), 609-623.
  • Zheng Y, Johnston D, Berwick J, Chen D, Billings S & Mayhew J (2005) . Neuroimage, 28(4), 925-939.
  • Kennerley AJ, Berwick J, Martindale J, Johnston D, Papadakis N & Mayhew JE (2005) . Magn Reson Med, 54(2), 354-365.
  • Martindale J, Berwick J, Martin C, Kong Y, Zheng Y & Mayhew J (2005) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 25(5), 651-661.
  • Papadakis NG, Smponias T, Berwick J & Mayhew JEW (2005) . Magn Reson Med, 53(5), 1103-1111.
  • Hewson-Stoate N, Jones M, Martindale J, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2005) . Neuroimage, 24(2), 565-574.
  • Berwick J, Devonshire IM, Martindale AJ, Johnston D, Zheng Y, Kennerley AJ, Overton PG & Mayhew JEW (2005) . Neuroscience, 132(2), 361-374.
  • Berwick J, Redgrave P, Jones M, Hewson-Stoate N, Martindale J, Johnston D & Mayhew JEW (2004) . Brain Res, 1030(2), 284-293.
  • Devonshire IM, Berwick J, Jones M, Martindale J, Johnston D, Overton PG & Mayhew JEW (2004) . Neuroimage, 22(4), 1744-1753.
  • Martindale J, Mayhew J, Berwick J, Jones M, Martin C, Johnston D, Redgrave P & Zheng Y (2003) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 23(5), 546-555.
  • Martin C, Berwick J, Johnston D, Zheng Y, Martindale J, Port M, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2002) . J Neurosci Methods, 120(1), 25-34.
  • Berwick J, Martin C, Martindale J, Jones M, Johnston D, Zheng Y, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2002) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 22(6), 670-679.
  • Zheng Y, Martindale J, Johnston D, Jones M, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2002) . Neuroimage, 16(3 Pt 1), 617-637.
  • Jones M, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2002) . Neuroimage, 15(3), 474-487.
  • Gias C, Coffey P, Martindale J, Berwick J, Johnston D & Mayhew JEW (2001) Visual cortical function in non-dystrophic and dystrophic RCS rats as revealed by intrinsic optical imaging.. INVEST OPHTH VIS SCI, 42(4), S787-S787.
  • Herlihy DJ, Larkman DJ, deSouza NM, Williams AD & Young IR (2001) Catheter tracking for MR fluoroscopy: Design of a transmit/receive coil for use with a nasogastric tube. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 13(1), 127-130.
  • Mayhew J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Jones M, Coffey P & Zheng Y (2001) Spectroscopic analysis of neural activity in brain: Increased oxygen consumption following activation of barrel cortex (vol 12, pg 664, 2000). NEUROIMAGE, 13(3), 540-543.
  • Zheng Y, Johnston D, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2001) . Neuroimage, 13(3), 447-458.
  • Mayhew J, Johnston D, Martindale J, Jones M, Berwick J & Zheng Y (2001) . Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 975-987.
  • Jones M, Berwick J, Johnston D & Mayhew J (2001) . Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 1002-1015.
  • Paley M, Mayhew JE, Martindale AJ, McGinley J, Berwick J, Coffey P, Redgrave P, Furness P, Port M, Ham A , Zheng Y et al (2001) Design and initial evaluation of a low-cost 3-Tesla research system for combined optical and functional MR imaging with interventional capability.. J Magn Reson Imaging, 13(1), 87-92.
  • Martindale J, Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Zheng Y, Coffey P, Paley M & Mayhew J (2000) . Neuroreport, 11(10), 2247-2252.
  • Berwick J, Johnston D, Coffey PJ & Mayhew JEW (2000) Spectroscopic analysis of the action of 7-NI on the coupling of neural activity and the haemodynamic response in barrel cortex.. EUR J NEUROSCI, 12, 425-425.
  • Mayhew J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Jones M, Coffey P & Zheng Y (2000) . Neuroimage, 12(6), 664-675.
  • Mayhew JEW, Zheng Y, Hou Y, Berwick J, Stone J, Porrill J & Coffey PJ (1999) The spatio-temporal characteristics of the response to increased neural activity. Neuroimage, 9(6 PART II), S298.
  • Mayhew J, Zheng Y, Hou Y, Vuksanovic B, Berwick J, Askew S & Coffey P (1999) . Neuroimage, 10(3 Pt 1), 304-326.
  • Mayhew J, Zhao L, Hou Y, Berwick J, Askew S, Zheng Y & Coffey P (1998) . Adv Exp Med Biol, 454, 139-148.
  • Mayhew J, Hu D, Zheng Y, Askew S, Hou Y, Berwick J, Coffey PJ & Brown N (1998) . Neuroimage, 7(1), 49-71.
  • O'Connor S, Wang R, Sharp P, Shabir O, Shaw K, Okun M, Howarth C, Martin C & Berwick J () Hemodynamic and neuronal contributions to low-frequency vascular oscillations in a preclinical model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurophotonics.
  • Slack R, Boorman L, Patel P, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Jones M & Berwick J () . Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 267, 21-34.

Book chapters

  • Devonshire IM, Zheng Y & Berwick J (2022) , Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience (pp. 3628-3631). Springer New York
  • Devonshire IM, Zheng Y & Berwick J (2015) , Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience (pp. 3144-3147). Springer New York
  • (2015) , Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience (pp. 3025-3025). Springer New York
  • Devonshire IM, Zheng Y & Berwick J (2014) , Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience (pp. 1-4). Springer New York
  • Kennerley AJ, Boorman L, Harris S & Berwick J (2014) , Neuromethods (pp. 3-20). Springer New York

Conference proceedings

  • Das D, Kennerley AJ, Harris S & Berwick J (2017) The influence of mild hypercapnia on brain intracellular pH, phosphate metabolites and cerebral blood flow: A multi-nuclear (1H/31P) MR study at 7T. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. (2017), 22 April 2017 - 27 April 2017.
  • Martin C, Berwick J, Kennerley A, Zheng Y & Mayhew J (2009) Spatiotemporal complexity in the haemodynamic response to somatosensory stimulation in the un-anaesthetized rat. JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM, Vol. 29 (pp S105-S105)
  • Martin C, Kennerley A, Berwick J, Sibson N & Mayhew J (2009) Functional magnetic resonance imaging in un-anaesthetized rats using a chronically implanted surface coil. JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM, Vol. 29 (pp S606-S607)
  • Zheng Y, Pan Y, Harris S, Billings S, Coca D, Berwick J, Kennerley A, Johnston D & Mayhew J (2009) A mathematical model of the neurovascular coupling suggesting both vasodilation and vasoconstriction. JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM, Vol. 29 (pp S19-S20)
  • Mayhew J, Berwick J, Kennerley A, Martindale J, Papadakis N & Zheng Y (2004) . Biomedical Topical Meeting (pp WE2-WE2), 2004.
  • Jones M, Gias C, Martin C, Berwick J, Martindale J, Johnston D, Mayhew J & Coffey P (2002) Optical imaging of visual cortex in unanaesthetised rat. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 43 (pp U1339-U1339)
  • Porrill J, Stone JV, Berwick J, Mayhew J & Coffey P (2000) Analysis of optical imaging data using weak models and ICA. ADVANCES IN INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS (pp 217-233)
  • Coffey PJ, Oliver P, Berwick J, Jones M & Mayhew J (1999) Optical imaging of visual cortex in congenic and dystrophic royal college of surgeons rats. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 40(4) (pp S124-S124)

Preprints

  • Wang R, Patel P, Boorman L, Okun M, Howarth C & Berwick J (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Eyre B, Shaw K, Drew D, Rayson A, Shabir O, Lee L, Francis S, Berwick J & Howarth C (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Eyre B, Shaw K, Francis S, Howarth C & Berwick J (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Brezzo G, Berwick J & Martin CJ (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Lee L, Boorman L, Glendenning E, Shen C, Berwick J & Howarth C (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Boorman LW, Harris SS, Shabir O, Lee L, Eyre B, Howarth C & Berwick J (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Eyre B, Shaw K, Sharp P, Boorman L, Lee L, Shabir O, Berwick J & Howarth C (2021) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Brezzo G, Simpson J, Ameen-Ali KE, Berwick J & Martin C (2019) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Harris SS, Boorman LW, Das D, Kennerley AJ, Sharp PS, Martin C, Redgrave P, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2017) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Harris SS, Boorman LW, Kennerley AJ, Sharp PS, Martin C, Redgrave P, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2017) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Shabir O, Sharp P, Rebollar MA, Boorman L, Howarth C, Wharton SB, Francis SE & Berwick J () .
Research group

Part of the Neuroscience and Cognition Group

Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Dr Osman Shabir – Investigating the links between Atherosclerosis and Dementia

Research Associates

  • Beth Eyre Llywelyn Lee

Postgraduate students

  • Naomi King - "Developing chronic implants for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in pre-clinical models"

  • Shannon O'Connor - "Neurotransmitters, brain blood flow and functional brain imaging signals"

  • Rahul Sidhu - "Two diseases, one brain: The effects of cardiovascular disease on the speed, progression and severity of Alzheimer's Disease"

  • Runchong Wang - "Neuronal coupling across spatiotemporal scales and dimensions of cortical population activity"

  • Marilina Douloudi 

Grants

Recent Grants:

  • 2023-2026 Medical Research Council project grant - Massaging brain vessels with vasomotion: Targeting the vasculature to alter disease progression in mouse models of dementia. Dr Jason Berwick and Dr Clare Howarth (Joint PI’s). Dr Chris Martin and Dr Julie Simpson. £1.24M full fec.
  • 2021-2024 Sheffield Neuroscience Institute PhD studentship award : Cortical hyperexcitability as a novel therapeutic target in neurodegenerative disease : Dr Richard Mead (Primary Supervisor), Dr Matthew Livesey, Dr Clare Howarth, Dr Jason Berwick and Dr Jodie Stephenson (Co-supervisors). - £140K.
  • 2021-2024 Sheffield Neuroscience Institute PhD studentship award : Developing chronic implants for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in pre-clinical models. Dr Jason Berwick (Primary Supervisor), Dr Clare Howarth and Professor Ivan Minev (Co-supervisors). - £80K
  • 2022-2025 MRC DiMen DTP PhD studentship award : Two diseases, one brain: The effects of cardiovascular disease on the speed, progression and severity of Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr Clare Howarth (Primary Supervisor), Dr Jason Berwick and Professor Sheila Francis (Co-supervisors) - £80K.
  • 2020-2023 British Heart Foundation Project grant: Atherosclerosis, the brain and vascular dementia – the role of inflammation in neurovascular function. Professor Sheila Francis (PI),Dr Jason Berwick (CO-I), Dr Clare Howarth, Professor Stuart Allan, Dr Emmanuel Pinteaux: £256K
  • 2019-2022 Battelle PhD studentship: Understanding neurovascular breakdown in the APP/PS1 mouse. Berwick J and Howarth (Joint PI’s), Vazquez A (CO-I) - £137K

Past Grants:

  • 2016    MRC-KHIDI UK-KOREA PARTNERING AWARDS Title: Integrating multimodal imaging technologies to investigate neurovascular dysfunction in neurological disorders Sheffield University Team: Dr Jason Berwick (PI), Dr Luke Boorman, Dr Sam Harris, Dr Paul Sharp Sungkyunkwan University Team: Professor Minah Suh (PI). Dr Eunha Baeg, Dr Chaejeong Heo, Dr Sohee Lee. Total value: £20K
  • 2016-2018.  Brain Research New Zealand. Dysfunctional Neurovascular Coupling: A precursor to Alzheimer’s? David T (PI), Berwick J (CO-I). $180K NZ Dollar.
  • 2015    FRIENZ study tour of New Zealand – ‘Living a Long and Healthy Life. ~£10K
  • 2015-2018       Epilepsy Research UK project grant. How activation of sensory regions can promote propagation of adjacent focal neocortical seizures. Berwick J (PI), Harris S, Schwartz T, Overton PG, Kennerley A, Zheng Y. £147K
  • 2015-2018       Medical Research Council. Investigating the thermoregulatory role of neurovascular coupling and the anti-epileptogenic and neuroprotective effects of focal cerebral cooling. Berwick J (PI), Harris S, Martin C, Redgrave P, Boorman L, Kennerley A. ~£558K Full Fec
  • 2014-2016       Interdisciplinary Research Grant Alzheimer’s Research UK. Neurovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease: the search for early biomarkers. Berwick J (PI), Wharton S, Heath P. ~£507K full fec
  • 2015-2019      Wellcome Trust Health Innovation Challenge Fund – Round 8. GOLD imaging in acute stroke: further technology development incorporating a perfluorocarbon oxygen carrier. Muir K (PI), Santosh C (PI), Macrae IM, Deuchar G, Berwick J (CO-I), Kennerley AJ. £1.79M full fec (£120K to Sheffield)
  • 2013-2016       Biotechnology and biological sciences research council. Understanding neural excitation and inhibition: implications for the interpretation of extracellular field potentials and neurovascular coupling. Zheng Y (PI), Berwick J, Jones M, Billings S, Coca D, Milne E,  Redgrave P. ~£850K full fec
  • 2011-2014       Medical Research Council. The neurophysiological basis of negative BOLD signals – Berwick J (PI), Jones M, Kennerley A, Boorman L, Martin C, Redgrave P, Zheng Y. £655K full fec
  • 2011-2014       Wellcome Trust.  Understanding Epilepsy in the active brain - Berwick J (PI), Overton PG, Schwartz T, Kennerley A, Ma H, Zhao M. ~£519K full fec
  • 2009- 2012      EPSRC. "Engineering virus-like nanoparticles for targeting the central nervous system". G Battaglia (PI), S P. Armes, M. Azzouz, O. Bandmann, J. Berwick, P.G. Ince , A.J. Kennerley, M. Jones, R. Golestanian, R. Hose, R. Mead, K. Ning, A.J. Ryan, P. Shaw, R. Smallwood, D. Walker & Y. Zheng. £ 2,060,808;
  • 2007 – 2010    Medical Research Council New Investigator Award entitled ‘Neurovascular Coupling under the microscope’ – Principal Investigator £415K
Teaching activities

Teach across all Clinical/Neuro undergraduate streams including :

  • PSY1003: Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology
  • PSY2003: Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology II
  • PSY303: Neural Basis of Learning and Memory
  • PSY331- Extended essay
  • PSY346 - Research project Teach across masters courses in Cognitive neuroscience
  • PSY6306 - Fundamentals of Neuroscience
  • PSY6424 - Neuroimaging 2
Professional activities and memberships

- Assistant Faculty Director of Research and Innovation (2021-present)

- BBRSC Grant Panel member (2017-2023)

- Member of Sheffield Neuroscience Executive Board (2019-present)

PhD Opportunities

We advertise PhD opportunities (Funded or Self-Funded) on 

For further information, please see the department PhD Opportunities page.

Links

The Sheffield Neurovascular Lab