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Saeka Tomatsu

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1

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Autogenic spinal excitatory circuit ensures skilled hand movements in primates

GeeHee Kim, Saeka Tomatsu, Tatsuya Umeda, Tomohiko Takei, Tetsuro Funato, Kazuhiko Seki

This study identifies spinal excitatory circuits critical for skilled hand movements in primates, showing pre-determined muscle activation patterns during motor planning.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 19, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Two distinct proprioceptive representations of voluntary movements in primate spinal neurons

Saeka Tomatsu, Gee-Hee Kim, Joachim Confais, Tomohiko Takei, Kazuhiko Seki

The paper records spinal neuron activity in monkeys during voluntary wrist movements and finds two distinct groups with different firing patterns and input-output control, suggesting coordinated proprioceptive representation.

bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2018 · PreprintNeuroscience