Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN

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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

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.....

...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

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

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

...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

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

Advancing Disability Equity in Neurology | Neurology

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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!

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

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 ❤️

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...

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

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The non-model organism “renaissance” has arrived Meet 10 neuroscientists bringing model diversity back with the funky animals they study.

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

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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!

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...

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

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.

Woops - already on it! Thanks :)

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

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.

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 🧪🧠

Add me please ❤️

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Cool! Can you add me please?

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

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

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

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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

Thank you! Please add me if able ❤️🦋

Cell therapy fights lethal childhood brain cancer in Stanford Medicine trial CAR-T cells show promise against pediatric diffuse midline gliomas, brain and spinal cord tumors that are among the deadliest cancers, a Stanford Medicine trial found.

med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Amazing progress on childhood brain cancer, bringing hope where there was none. That first author is pretty impressive...

My %FTE this AM - 5% paper revision, 95% reformatting our lab logo to fit the 🦋 banner. 0% success at either #neurosky #neuroskyence

Academia runs on contacting other academics out of the blue and saying HEY do you wanna do this COOL THING for essentially NO REWARD and equally certainly NO RECOGNITION from your employer and those people going OH MAN that sounds AWESOME sign me up for the COOL NO REWARD NO RECOGNITION EXPERIENCE.

Please add me to women in medicine ❤️🦋