Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil FAAN
@drbhooma.bsky.social
Pediatric movement disorders physician #neurosky and neuroscientist #neuroskyence working to find cures for #dystonia in #cerebralpalsy. She/her. Twin+1 mom. Posts=me, not med advice.
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
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
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
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 ❤️
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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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.
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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!
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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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.
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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@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
Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave@wolven.blacksky.app · 2y agoNew 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:
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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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...
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.
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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.
