Although most research on #dystonia has tied the condition to disrupted circuits in the brain, new work in mice from Brownstone Lab shows that inherited, early-onset dystonia can develop solely from abnormal neural circuits in the spinal cord. UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology scim.ag/2vi

Although most research on #dystonia has tied the condition to disrupted circuits in the brain, new work in mice shows that inherited, early-onset dystonia can develop solely from abnormal neural circuits in the spinal cord. Science Translational Medicine scim.ag/2yL

📢📢📢 Job adverts are now live for a research assistant and a postdoc in our lab. RA: Apply by June 20 at jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41056/ Postdoc: Apply by June 30 at jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41054/ We also accept informal applications from prospective PhD students! PDN Cambridge Cam Neuroscience

For those using EMG recordings of F-waves as a diagnostic tool: we suggest that the F-wave is generated by synaptic inputs to motoneurons, rather than rebound excitation biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Ok my way to St. Andrews for the summer solstice. And for the Motor Circuits Meeting meeting, organized by @ArielJLevine , Simon A. Sharples, PhD 🇨🇦, Gareth Miles and Martha Bagnall. Looking forward to welcome all the attendees tomorrow for the inaugural lecture.

Badges ready to pick up at the Motor Circuits Meeting meeting in St Andrews. Martyn Goulding's will start the meeting with the inaugural lecture at 5pm

Martyn Goulding got the Motor Circuits Meeting meeting in St. Andrews to a good start

What an incredible first day to the Motor Circuits Meeting in St Andrews! So excited to see everyone and hear all about the incredible work being done in our field! Bring on day 2!

It is not only about the science. Whisky tasting and motor control, the perfect combination Motor Circuits Meeting meeting in St. Andrews

I'm looking forward to hosting Elisabeth Bik tomorrow at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology ! If you're @UCL come and hear her speak about #ImageForensics and #PaperMills.

Delighted to receive continued funding from Wellcome - Discovery Award. A big shout out to lab members past and present, you made it possible. Hiring at all levels. If you are interested in exploring mechanisms of motor control do get in contact. tinyurl.com/DuguidLabDisco…

I may add, this is a job available in the Brownstone Lab and MarcoBeatoLab

"I would never have done this work if I had not come to UCL and been in this rich environment – clinically and scientifically." Prof Rob Brownstone talks #translation and his his lab’s recent work on the role of the spinal cord in Tor1a dystonia. bit.ly/48FJfla

Andrew MacAskill Excellent news!

🚨Registration for the Single-Unit EMG workshop in Cologne 11-15 March 2024 closes on the 15th of January - hurry up only few spots left and new myomatrix arrays to try out gattolab.com/s-projects-sid…

Abstract submission is live for the 2025 International MotoNeuron Society meeting in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Deadline for submissions is 0830 NST on March 11, 2025. If you’re interested in Motoneurons - please join us! Visit Motoneuron.org to submit!

On Friday, June 6, 2025 at 1:00 pm/13:00, Prof. Rob Brownstone will give a talk in the #CRC1451 Motor Control Science Club on “Dissecting the language of movement: insights from dystonia”. 🧠 Uniklinik Köln Universität zu Köln Bueschges Lab

Do comparator modules exist within spinal circuits? We show that spinal dI3 neurons integrate multimodal sensory feedback, receive direct efference copy from Renshaw cells, and mediate corrections of ongoing movements. Thank you to everyone involved!! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…