Yousuke Tsuneoka

This study shows that vagus nerve stimulation activates the default mode network, enhancing cognitive behaviors, while vagal-independent mechanisms affect the salience network.

The paper identifies MPOA Penk neurons that sustain motivational drive during consummatory mating in male mice, promoting the transition from mount to intromission.

This study shows that early maternal tactile experience is necessary for a calming response to back stroking in humans and mice, mediated by hypothalamic Cacna1b expression.

This study uses a new branched in situ hybridization chain reaction technique to map orexin receptor mRNA expression in mouse brains, revealing distinct distributions and cell types expressing OX1R and OX2R.

This study identifies synaptic plasticity in the medial preoptic area of male mice as critical for shifting from aggressive to paternal behavior after mating and interaction with pups.