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Samira G. Moorjani

University of WashingtonORCID 0000-0002-1812-121XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Sarita Walvekar· 2 shared Steve I. PerlmutteriD· 2 shared Eberhard E. FetziD· 1 shared Hailey M. Chadwick· 1 shared Hanzhang Ding· 1 shared Rebecca M. Burch· 1 shared Robert B. Robinson· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintOct 4, 2022

Serotonergic Modulation of Spinal Circuitry Restores Motor Function after Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

Sarita Walvekar, Robert B. Robinson, Hailey M. Chadwick…·Samira G. Moorjani

This study combines serotonergic agonist delivery with rehabilitation to improve motor recovery in severely injured rats, showing long-term benefits after treatment cessation.

DOI 10.1101/2022.10.04.510858

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NeuroscienceProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedJun 27, 2022

Movement-Dependent Electrical Stimulation for Volitional Strengthening of Cortical Connections in Behaving Monkeys

Samira G. Moorjani, Sarita Walvekar, Eberhard E. Fetz, Steve I. Perlmutter

This study shows that movement-gated electrical stimulation combined with repeated movement use strengthens motor-cortical connections in monkeys, supporting use-dependent rehabilitation for injury recovery.

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