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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Aug 4

We are #hiring a post-doc to support this work with experience in mouse motor behavioral analysis, chemogenetics, optogenetics, and/or in vivo calcium imaging. I love my lab and our work - come join us ❤️ /end

Aravamuthan Lab members standing in a group, smiling, holding up heart signs with their hands

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Aug 4

...and on our work demonstrating that chronic chemogenetic excitation of striatal cholinergic interneurons causes motor behavior in mice similar to quantifiable #dystonia in young people with #cerebralpalsy. doi.org/10.1002/ana.... 4/x

Chronic Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Excitation Causes Cerebral Palsy‐Related Dystonic Behavior in Mice

Objective Mouse models of genetic dystonias have demonstrated abnormal striatal cholinergic interneuron excitability, but do not consistently demonstrate subjective dystonic features. To determine w.....

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Aug 4

This R01 builds on our work demonstrating that mice born preterm have gait dystonia and fewer parvalbumin-positive cortical interneurons www.nature.com/articles/s41... 3/x

Preterm birth is associated with dystonic features and reduced cortical parvalbumin immunoreactivity in mice - Pediatric Research

Pediatric Research - Preterm birth is associated with dystonic features and reduced cortical parvalbumin immunoreactivity in mice

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Aug 4

...many of whom are not on here, but special shout out to Kat Gemperli (now @ohsunews.bsky.social) and Femi Folorunso for their work supporting this submission. 2/x

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Aug 4

Excited and proud to report I just received the NoA for an R01 from NINDS investigating cortical targets for treating #dystonia following #preterm birth. Grateful for co-Is Rafael Galindo @washuneurology.bsky.social, @jordacular.bsky.social, and Ream Al-Hasani. Grateful also to my great lab... 1/x

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · Jul 16

An absolute must read from @drbhooma.bsky.social @dianacejasmd.bsky.social

www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

Advancing Disability Equity in Neurology | Neurology

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Khushboo Verma @khushboo-verma.bsky.social · Mar 28

Cognitive care should not be disrupted by arbitrary age cut offs. This is a session where we will discuss the importance of continuum of cognitive care at the AAN annual meeting.

@aanmember.bsky.social

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Khushboo Verma @khushboo-verma.bsky.social · Mar 31

Please see attached the Event Schedule for Adults with IDD Section at #AANAM.

Our section stands for the continuum of #cognitive care across the lifespan.

@aanmember.bsky.social

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Ali Christy, MD, PhD @oligoclonalband.medsky.social · Feb 24

SO THRILLED
to see the incredibly accomplished award winners at @childneurosoc.bsky.social this year

What a way to start the week! 🎉❤️🎉

Jacki Martindale's work made a huge difference in calling attention to discrepancies in these awards: www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...
Such an important study!

2025 Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award
Lauren Treat, MD

2025 Bernard Sachs Award
Brenda Banwell, MD

2025 Hower Award
Andrea Gropman, MD

2025 Martha Bridge Denckla Award
Stewart Mostofsky, MD

2025 Roger & Mary Brumback Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award
Wendy Mitchell, MD
Vinodh Narayanan, MD

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Feb 21

Came here to post re: my canceled NIH study section + horrific US govt attacks on science, but also on societal response to this angler fish & how that mirrors often erroneous approaches to animal disease models. Human motivations ≠ animal motivations. If science survives, let's be better. #ethology

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Jan 24

Had a great time giving Neurology Grand Rounds at my residency alma mater @bostonchildrens.bsky.social - I especially enjoyed talking to the residents who told me great GR lectures have practical relevance and talk about a career journey. Great advice ❤️

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · Jan 3

I did a lot of talking about writing, medicine, disability, and ableism in (a LOT) of lectures and two podcasts.

I got to chat with neurology's own renaissance woman, @oligoclonalband.bsky.social for the Journal of Child Neurology Podcast

sageneuroscience.libsyn.com/disability-a...

Sage Neuroscience and Neurology: JCN: Disability and Advocacy in Pediatric Neurology

An interview with Diana Cejas, MD, MPH (she/her), author, pediatric neurologist and assistant professor of child neurology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and at the Carolina In...

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Dec 20

Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social, @avaskham.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social, @shaena.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...

The non-model organism “renaissance” has arrived

Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Mackenzie Weygandt Mathis @trackingactions.bsky.social · Dec 20

What a year! #DLC3🔥 is up tested by many of you (👀 watch out for a paper in 2025), we hit 750K downloads, and have over 120 contributors to the code! @deeplabcut.bsky.social

❄️⛷just dropped: new human pose models & high perf. models!

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Stacey L. Clardy @staceylclardy.bsky.social · Dec 3

Neurology Podcast: Dr. @drbhooma.bsky.social discusses the modern definition of #CerebralPalsy, the philosophical implications of diagnostic labels, and the need for clarity in practice.

🎙️Listen now: bit.ly/4gi2gNK

Article: bit.ly/3yW59DS
#NeuroSky #MedSky #PedSky @childneurosoc.bsky.social

Uncertainties Regarding Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis

Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Bhooma Aravamuthan about the modern definition of cerebral palsy, the philosophical implications of diagnostic labels, and the need for clarity in clinical practice. R...

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Timo van Kerkoerle @timovankerkoerle.bsky.social · Nov 25

To understand the human brain, we often study mice. But how does a mouse brain compare to a primate brain? In a recent study, we developed a quantitative method to compare the brains of different animal species, and discovered a potentially unique aspect of the primate brain.

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Nov 25

Woops - already on it! Thanks :)

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Nov 25

Wonderful! Please add me - our lab works the pathophysiology of dystonia after neonatal brain injury and ways to prevent and treat it.

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Amelia Eisch 🧪🧠👩‍🔬 🐁 @eisch.bsky.social · Nov 24

Setting a good rhythm for my Sunday with this new eLife review from Ichim…Muresan on gamma oscillations - from neural processing to brain maintenance. Brain rhythms for breakfast. 1/10 #neuroscience 🧪🧠

The gamma rhythm as a guardian of brain health

Fast oscillations (30-150Hz), generated by internal brain mechanisms may be essential for the maintenance of healthy brain function.

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Nov 25

Add me please ❤️

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Nov 25

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Nov 24

Cool! Can you add me please?

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Nov 22

@washuneurology.bsky.social , Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, PMR, PT, OT, and nursing discussing a new era of collaborative #cerebralpalsy care @washu.bsky.social SLCH

CP clinicians sitting around a U shaped table discussing our collaborative CP care model!

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Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN @drbhooma.bsky.social · Nov 21

Fascinating and sobering examples of how our biases are laid bare when screening written work for contributions from generative AI

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Nov 21

New from me in Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences: "Scholars are Failing the GPT Review Process." [54 (5): 625–629. doi.org/10.1525/hsns...

A discussion of the way that LLM's & other "AI" have shaped the expectations, norms, & disciplinary practices of contemporary academia. Check it out:

Scholars are Failing the GPT Review Process

Since the beginning of this age of “generative AI,” members of fields and disciplines ranging across commerce, food service, medicine, and education have sought to find at least one use case fit to th...

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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · Nov 12

I have been on Promotion and Tenure Committees for several years now. Here are some things I wish candidates knew. A thread!

Complete with ridiculous gifs 😀

PTR committee members, please add to this thread! 1/x

a cartoon of spongebob saying i 'm ready for promotion

ALT: a cartoon of spongebob saying i 'm ready for promotion

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