Daniel K Leventhal, MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
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Daniel K Leventhal, MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
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    • Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Fellowship
      University of Michigan, Psychology, 2012
    • Movement Disorders Fellowship
      University of Michigan, Neurology, 2012
    • MD, PhD
      Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2109 Adelbert Road, 2004
    • BS
      The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, 1995
    Research Overview

    movement disorders, parkinson disease, dystonia, deep brain stimulation, basal ganglia and motor system physiology

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    • Journal Article
      Striatal Dopamine Contributions to Skilled Motor Learning.
      Phillips CD, Hodge AT, Myers CC, Leventhal DK, Burgess CR. J Neurosci, 2024 Jun 26; 44 (26): DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0240-24.2024
      PMID: 38806248
    • Presentation
      Dopamine, Dexterity, and Parkinson Disease
      Leventhal D. 2024 Feb 15;
    • Presentation
      Dynamic Dopamine Signaling and Manual Dexterity
      Leventhal D. 2024 Feb 6;
    • Journal Article
      Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy and Respiratory Defects in a Mouse Model of DEPDC5-Related Epilepsy.
      Kao H-Y, Yao Y, Yang T, Ziobro J, Zylinski M, Mir MY, Hu S, Cao R, Borna NN, Banerjee R, Parent JM, Wang S, Leventhal DK, Li P, Wang Y. Ann Neurol, 2023 Nov; 94 (5): 812 - 824. DOI:10.1002/ana.26773
      PMID: 37606181
    • Journal Article
      Striatal Dopamine: The Cement of the Brain?: Jeong H, Taylor A, Floeder JR, et al. Mesolimbic dopamine release conveys causal associations. Science 2022;378:eabq6740.: Jeong H, Taylor A, Floeder JR, et al. Mesolimbic dopamine release conveys causal associations. Science 2022;378:eabq6740.
      Albin RL, Leventhal DK. Mov Disord, 2023 May; 38 (5): 742 DOI:10.1002/mds.29379
      PMID: 37002590
    • Presentation
      Dopaminergic Influences on Manual Dexterity and Motor Fluctuations
      2022 Jul 1;
    • Journal Article
      A dystonia mouse model with motor and sequencing deficits paralleling human disease.
      Kernodle K, Bakerian AM, Cropsey A, Dauer WT, Leventhal DK. Behav Brain Res, 2022 May 24; 426: 113844 DOI:10.1016/j.bbr.2022.113844
      PMID: 35304183
    • Journal Article
      Dopamine neuron stimulation induces context-dependent abnormal involuntary movements in healthy rats.
      Hunter J, Bova A, Stevens A, Leventhal DK. iScience, 2022 Jan 22; 25 (3):