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John-Stuart Brittain

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Neuroscience

D-Index
34
Citations
5398
World Ranking
9305
National Ranking
685

John-Stuart Brittain publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John-Stuart Brittain sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 74 publications — 5th percentile

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John-Stuart Brittain D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John-Stuart Brittain sits on this spectrum.

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4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John-Stuart Brittain is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a considerable focus on cognitive neuroscience and neurology as subfields.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Brittain has published extensively, contributing to journals such as Wellcome Open Research, Brain Stimulation, Movement Disorders, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, and Scientific Reports.

Recent papers include:

  • "Targeted tDCS selectively improves motor adaptation with the proximal and distal upper limb" (2020, Brain Stimulation)
  • "Pedunculopontine Nucleus Microstructure Predicts Postural and Gait Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease" (2020, Movement Disorders)
  • "The perils of learning to move while speaking: One-sided interference between speech and visuomotor adaptation" (2020, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review)
  • "Direct and indirect effects of cathodal cerebellar TDCS on visuomotor adaptation of hand and arm movements" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Timing is everything: Event-related transcranial direct current stimulation improves motor adaptation" (2022, Brain Stimulation)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Brittain include Ned Jenkinson, Matthew Weightman, R. Chris Miall, Tuyen Huynh, and Abhishek Dasgupta.

Best Publications

  • Local field potential beta activity in the subthalamic nucleus of patients with Parkinson's disease is associated with improvements in bradykinesia after dopamine and deep brain stimulation.

    Nicola Ray;N Jenkinson;S Wang;P Holland

  • Oscillations and the basal ganglia: motor control and beyond.

    John-Stuart Brittain;Peter Brown

  • Driving Oscillatory Activity in the Human Cortex Enhances Motor Performance

    Raed A. Joundi;Ned Jenkinson;John-Stuart Brittain;Tipu Z. Aziz;Tipu Z. Aziz

  • Tremor Suppression by Rhythmic Transcranial Current Stimulation

    John-Stuart Brittain;Penny Probert-Smith;Tipu Z. Aziz;Peter Brown

  • Removing ECG noise from surface EMG signals using adaptive filtering

    Guohua Lu;John-Stuart Brittain;Peter Holland;John Yianni

  • Guiding transcranial brain stimulation by EEG/MEG to interact with ongoing brain activity and associated functions: A position paper.

    Gregor Thut;Til Ole Bergmann;Flavio Fröhlich;Surjo R. Soekadar

  • A Role for the Subthalamic Nucleus in Response Inhibition during Conflict

    John-Stuart Brittain;Kate E. Watkins;Raed A. Joundi;Nicola J. Ray

  • The role of the subthalamic nucleus in response inhibition: evidence from local field potential recordings in the human subthalamic nucleus.

    Nicola J. Ray;John-Stuart Brittain;Peter Holland;Raed A. Joundi

  • A spatiotemporal analysis of gait freezing and the impact of pedunculopontine nucleus stimulation

    Wesley Thevathasan;Wesley Thevathasan;Michael H. Cole;Michael H. Cole;Cara L. Graepel;Jonathan A. Hyam

  • The role of the subthalamic nucleus in response inhibition: evidence from deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

    Nicola Ray;N Jenkinson;J Brittain;P Holland

  • Directional local field potentials: A tool to optimize deep brain stimulation.

    Gerd Tinkhauser;Alek Pogosyan;Ines Debove;Andreas Nowacki

  • The highs and lows of beta activity in cortico-basal ganglia loops

    John-Stuart Brittain;Andrew Sharott;Peter Mj Brown

  • Surprise disrupts cognition via a fronto-basal ganglia suppressive mechanism

    Jan R. Wessel;Jan R. Wessel;Jan R. Wessel;Ned Jenkinson;Ned Jenkinson;John Stuart Brittain;Sarah H E M Voets

  • Tremor stability index: a new tool for differential diagnosis in tremor syndromes

    Lazzaro di Biase;Lazzaro di Biase;Lazzaro di Biase;John-Stuart Brittain;John-Stuart Brittain;Syed Ahmar Shah;Syed Ahmar Shah;David J. Pedrosa;David J. Pedrosa;David J. Pedrosa

  • Subthalamic Nucleus Local Field Potential Activity during the Eriksen Flanker Task Reveals a Novel Role for Theta Phase during Conflict Monitoring

    Baltazar Zavala;John-Stuart Brittain;Ned Jenkinson;Keyoumars Ashkan

  • Distinct mechanisms mediate speed-accuracy adjustments in cortico-subthalamic networks.

    Damian M. Herz;Damian M. Herz;Huiling Tan;Huiling Tan;John Stuart Brittain;John Stuart Brittain;Petra Fischer;Petra Fischer

  • Phase dependent modulation of tremor amplitude in essential tremor through thalamic stimulation.

    Hayriye Cagnan;John-Stuart Brittain;Simon Little;Thomas Foltynie

  • Distinguishing the Central Drive to Tremor in Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremor

    John-Stuart Brittain;Hayriye Cagnan;Arpan R. Mehta;Tabish A. Saifee

  • Reduction of common motoneuronal drive on the affected side during walking in hemiplegic stroke patients

    J.B. Nielsen;J.-S. Brittain;D.M. Halliday;V. Marchand-Pauvert

  • Rapid tremor frequency assessment with the iPhone accelerometer

    Raed A. Joundi;John-Stuart Brittain;Ned Jenkinson;Alexander L. Green

Frequent Co-Authors

Tipu Z. Aziz
Tipu Z. Aziz University of Oxford
Ned Jenkinson
Ned Jenkinson University of Birmingham
Peter Brown
Peter Brown University of Oxford
Alexander L. Green
Alexander L. Green University of Oxford
John F. Stein
John F. Stein University of Oxford
Huiling Tan
Huiling Tan University of Oxford
Morten L. Kringelbach
Morten L. Kringelbach University of Oxford
Rafal Bogacz
Rafal Bogacz University of Oxford
Thomas Foltynie
Thomas Foltynie University College London
Patricia Limousin
Patricia Limousin University College London

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