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Nick Bray, PhD, CSEP-CEP @nickwbray.bsky.social · Feb 22

🚨 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.14814...

We used a bipedal hopping task to assess agility in middle to older-aged adults 🧓

Take home: Weaker quadriceps reduce hop length, while declining corticospinal tract function increases hop length variability 💪 🧠

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Nick Bray, PhD, CSEP-CEP @nickwbray.bsky.social · Feb 4

Thank you to NLSupport for funding our study!

We're collaborating with physicians, community orgs, and people with lived experience to co-design health report cards that empower older adults to take charge of their health.

@michploughman.bsky.social @munmed.bsky.social

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ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · Dec 30

🚨 Reminder! Abstracts for #ASNR2025 are due January 19th!

This year, our Annual Meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA, April 23-25th, and we hope to see you there!

Visit our website to learn more & submit your abstract.
www.asnr.com/i4a/pages/in...

#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation 🧠📈

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ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · Jan 2

As we welcome the new year, planning is already underway for #ASNR2026 next year! Mark your calendars now for March 24-27th, 2026. More details to come soon!

#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #neuroscience #neurology

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ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · Dec 20

Follow ASNR Member @laurelbuxbaum.bsky.social & grow your #neurorehabilitation network! Dr. Buxbaum is investigating the cognitive-motor interface in #stroke, #amputation, and #neurodegeneration, and her work is bringing us closer to more targeted rehabilitation treatments.

#FollowFriday 🧠🔄 🧠📈 🧪 👩‍🔬

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ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · Dec 16

Results from this study on hemodynamics in pre-frontal cortex regions in people with #MultipleSclerosis (MS) during regular & dual-task #gait suggest people with MS may have reduced gait automaticity & limited cognitive resources to respond to dual tasks. 🧠🔄 🧠📈 🧪
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

This image shows details about the journal article linked in the post. The title of the article is, "Hemodynamics of the Frontopolar and Dorsolateral Pre-Frontal Cortex in People with Multiple Sclerosis During Walking, Cognitive Subtraction, and Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task", and it was published in the journal Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.

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KStenhouse🇨🇦 @klstenhouse.bsky.social · Dec 17

🎼”And the best paper title award goes to ….” 🎶

#MS #neurorehab #pwMS #neurorehabilatation

Years ago I quoted an Italian researcher saying exercise should be considered a DMT in an MS group. Got a lot of heat. Very cool to see this!

Now. Anyone have full access? :D I need an institution.🙏🏼

brandon-beaber.bsky.social @brandon-beaber.bsky.social · Dec 17

I give this article an A+ just based on the title: "Sportizumab - Multimodal progressive exercise over 10 weeks decreases Th17 frequency and CD49d expression on CD8+ T cells in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Sportizumab – Multimodal progressive exercise over 10 weeks decreases Th17 frequency and CD49d expression on CD8+ T cells in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) represents a neuroinflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by the predominance of circulating T cell subsets with proinfl…

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Dec 15

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#neurorehabilitation
#MS

Cardiorespiratory fitness but not cognition predicts covert worsening of gait variability over two years in people with multiple sclerosis

Gait is typically symmetrical and consistent and subtle increases in gait variability can suggest loss of neural control. In multiple sclerosis (MS), …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Dec 6

If you are not already signed up this is an enjoyable reading list to receive in your inbox. superlab.ca/posts/2024-1...

Reading List 273 – Sensorimotor Superlab

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Nov 29

@sandyb-reachlab.bsky.social explains HIITing the brain after stroke 🇨🇦 Stroke Congress

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Nov 28

🇨🇦Strokecongress today Calgary. Dr. Freidhelm Hummel discusses noninvasive #DBS. Great promise in ABI IMO!

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Nov 28

Dr. Numa Dancause explains how different types of #NIBS affect neuronal pools in primate 🇨🇦CanStroke Congress

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Nov 28

Dr. Marta Rubiera Stroke Neurologist talking about using AI to organize prehospital acute stroke care considering equity. 🇨🇦Stroke Congress. Calgary

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Nov 28

strokecongress.canadianstroke.ca/wp-content/u...

Dr. Carlos Molina of Barcelona speaks about using AI in stroke decision support.

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Nov 28

First day of 🇨🇦 Stroke Congress #Calgary and all the superstars are here. @sandyb-reachlab.bsky.social @lboyd47.bsky.social fangirling here! Epic. strokecongress.canadianstroke.ca/wp-content/u...

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Meghan E. Huber @mehuber.bsky.social · Nov 26

I am actively recruiting several PhD students to join my lab at UMass Amherst (you can apply as ME, BME, or CICS) to work on wearable robotics for walking/running and neuromotor control (primitives for action generation and perception)! Shoot me an email if you're interested!

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endMS Training Program @endms.bsky.social · Nov 22

Happy to present the 2024 endMS Spotlight on the Future newsletter with interviews from our graduating @endMS #SPRINT teams, a message from the 2025 #endMS_SummerSchool hosts & more! Please share! bit.ly/2024_endMS_S...

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ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · Nov 25

We're excited to announce that abstract submissions are OPEN NOW for #ASNR2025!

Visit our website for more information, and get ready to share your latest research during a poster session at our next Annual Meeting April 23-25, 2025. 🧠🔄 🧠📈 🧪

www.asnr.com/i4a/pages/in...

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Jonathan M Wood @jonathanwood603.bsky.social · Nov 26

Check out my new podcast! (Ive always wanted to say that). It's a short summary of my recent paper looking at two different motor learning processes after stroke.

#Neurorehabilitation #neuroskyence

www.podbean.com/ew/pb-w5ys9-...

JNP Micro Podcasts: Locomotor Learning in Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke | Journal of Neurophysiology

In this episode, coauthor Jonathan M. Wood provides an in-depth overview of the recently published research titled "Explicit and Implicit Locomotor Learning in Individuals with Chronic Hemiparetic Str...

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Earl K. Miller @earlkmiller.bsky.social · Nov 23

Do we need another starter pack? I'm erring on the side of yes.
go.bsky.app/GVMZMcB

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · Nov 24

Hi Everyone - I know I've missed out a few folks who wanted me to add them to the starter pack. Please can you send me a message via chat and I'll add you. Thanks and apologies if I missed you out.

go.bsky.app/KWnjKN6

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Flora Rutaganira @frutag33.bsky.social · Nov 24

This starter pack is in honor of Assistant Professor Antentor Hinton Jr (AJ) at Vanderbilt School of Medicine - Basic Sciences. AJ curated the first 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America list and in collaboration with the Community of Scholars expanded this list to the 1000.

go.bsky.app/DsJrwR

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Matthieu Boisgontier @matthieuboisgontier.com · Nov 24

Collaborating with early career researchers to enhance the future of scholarly communication: A guide for publishers. #preprint #openscience #publishing
doi.org/10.31219/osf...

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Nov 24

Thinking about this myself. Will look

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Michelle Ploughman @michploughman.bsky.social · Nov 24

@sandyb-reachlab.bsky.social welcome to the blue side!! We need a starter pack for our favourite stroke scientists!

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