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Samhitha Somavarapu

Georgetown University

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Time Course and Microcircuit Mechanisms of Primary Motor Cortex Dysfunction in Progressive Parkinsonism

Liqiang Chen, Hiba Douja Chehade, Samhitha Somavarapu, Hong‐Yuan Chu

This study identifies age- and dopamine-dependent synaptic and cellular changes in M1 neurons during progressive parkinsonism and shows that L-DOPA can prevent or rescue these adaptations.

bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Emergence of Task-Related Motor Cortical Dysfunction in Mice with Progressive Parkinsonism

Hiba Douja Chehade, Daniil Berezhnoi, Samhitha Somavarapu, Zihang Wang, Jitong Jiang, Liqiang Chen, Benjamin B. Risk, Thomas Wichmann, Hong‐Yuan Chu

This study examines M1 circuit dysfunction in MitoPark mice during progressive Parkinsonism, finding reduced cellular activity and impaired neuronal coactivation linked to motor deficits.

bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience