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What are the procedures involved with the participation in a research study?

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Once you contact us, we will explain the details of the study and ask several questions to determine whether you meet the study eligibility criteria. If you qualify for participation, we will schedule your visit with us. During your visit, we will go over the study procedures in greater detail and...

Harvard Otolaryngology Spring 2018 issue

News: June 22, 2018

New Findings in Dystonia - Dr. Simonyan's research is highlighted in the Spring 2018 issue of Harvard Otolaryngology. “Continuation of [dystonia] research is vital in determining the exact causes and mechanisms of this disorder. This knowledge will be crucial for the future development of novel...

A new grant award from the Department of Defense

News: September 25, 2018

BARI: Bilateral Academic Research InitiativeInternational partnerships for high-impact science BARI is a pilot program that supports high-risk basic research as a bilateral academic collaboration. BARI’s inaugural year focuses on artificial intelligence and collaborative decision-making and sought...

The Simonyan Lab was featured in Our Voice newsletter of the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association.

News: December 22, 2017

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Laboratory Address Dystonia and Speech Motor Control Laboratory Department of Otolaryngology Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary 243 Chrales Street, Suite 421 Boston, MA 02114 Directions After entering the main entrance, please proceed to your left toward the elevators and to the 4th floor. Here...

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Postdoctoral Fellows We have open positions for postdoctoral fellows who may work on one or more of the following projects. Dystonia (I) Abnormal causal relationships within large-scale neural networks in dystonia (graph theory, effective, functional and structural connectivity analysis).(II)...

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We have new studies currently recruiting participants! Please see the information below and join us to help move the understanding of dystonia forward! NOW RECRUITING: Brain-Computer Interfaces for the Treatment of Laryngeal Dystonia Patients with laryngeal dystonia (spasmodic dysphonia) We are...

Connectivity profiles of the insular network for speech control in healthy individuals and patients with spasmodic dysphonia

Publication: Journal Article

Battistella, Giovanni, Veena Kumar, and Kristina Simonyan. 2018. “Connectivity Profiles of the Insular Network for Speech Control in Healthy Individuals and Patients With Spasmodic Dysphonia”. Brain Struct Funct 223 (5): 2489-98.

The direct basal ganglia pathway is hyperfunctional in focal dystonia

Publication: Journal Article

Simonyan, Kristina, Hyun Cho, Azadeh Hamzehei Sichani, Estee Rubien-Thomas, and Mark Hallett. 2017. “The Direct Basal Ganglia Pathway Is Hyperfunctional in Focal Dystonia”. Brain 140 (12): 3179-90.

Connectome-Wide Phenotypical and Genotypical Associations in Focal Dystonia

Publication: Journal Article

Fuertinger, Stefan, and Kristina Simonyan. 2017. “Connectome-Wide Phenotypical and Genotypical Associations in Focal Dystonia”. J Neurosci 37 (31): 7438-49.