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Lara Boyd

Professor
Academic Appointment
Professor
Research Focus
Brain Mental Health and Behaviour
Degrees / Designations

PhD

Contact Info
lara.boyd@ubc.ca
604-827-3369

Biography

Dr. Lara Boyd is a neuroscientist at the University of British Columbia where she is a professor and Wall Scholar. She is an expert in the neurobiology of learning and uses advanced brain imaging approaches to look into the brain. Dr. Boyd’s research is centered on understanding how behaviour shapes learning, unlearning and relearning. She has published more than 180 scientific papers and her TEDx talk “After this your brain will not be the same” has over 30 million views.

Research Studies

Stroke

Characterising Arm Recovery in People With Severe Stroke (CARPSS)

News and Awards

Gamified stroke recovery improves arm function

May 8, 2025

Behind the lab doors: BC Brain Wellness Program

Nov 15, 2024

Behind the lab doors: Brain Behaviour Laboratory

Oct 4, 2024

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2024 Recipients

Jul 9, 2024

People in profile: Cristina Rubino

Jun 9, 2023

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2022 Recipients

Jun 28, 2022

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2021 Recipients

Sep 17, 2021

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2017 Recipients

May 28, 2017

People in Profile: Jennifer Ferris

Jul 21, 2016

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2016 Recipients

Jun 20, 2016

Unlocking the mystery of the brain’s ability to recover

Jun 17, 2016

Ask an expert: Can I teach my old (-ish) brain new tricks?

Nov 23, 2015

Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award and Rising Star Award 2015 Recipients

Apr 13, 2015

How ‘brain physio’ may help learning-disabled kids

Jan 11, 2015

Publications

  • Neurorehabilitation and neural repair -

    Resting State Connectivity Is Modulated by Motor Learning in Individuals After Stroke.

    Kraeutner SN, Rubino C, Rinat S, Lakhani B, Borich MR, Wadden KP, Boyd LA
  • Scientific reports -

    Multiple bouts of high-intensity interval exercise reverse age-related functional connectivity disruptions without affecting motor learning in older adults.

    Greeley B, Chau B, Jones CB, Neva JL, Kraeutner SN, Campbell KL, Boyd LA
  • Human brain mapping -

    Cortical N-acetylaspartate concentrations are impacted in chronic stroke but do not relate to motor impairment: A magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.

    Ferris JK, Neva JL, Vavasour IM, Attard KJ, Greeley B, Hayward KS, Wadden KP, MacKay AL, Boyd LA
  • NeuroImage. Clinical -

    Fronto-parietal involvement in chronic stroke motor performance when corticospinal tract integrity is compromised.

    Hordacre B, Lotze M, Jenkinson M, Lazari A, Barras CD, Boyd L, Hillier S
  • Neurorehabilitation and neural repair -

    Predicting Motor Sequence Learning in Individuals With Chronic Stroke.

    Wadden KP, Asis K, Mang CS, Neva JL, Peters S, Lakhani B, Boyd LA
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