Sae Yokoyama

This paper introduces a bifunctional optical reporter, neuro-seeER, to track estrogen response dynamics in neurons in vivo and demonstrates its utility in capturing both exogenous and endogenous estrogen responses.

The paper shows that dopamine activates PFC astrocytes via α1-adrenergic receptors, leading to calcium signals and regulation of extracellular ATP.

This paper describes the design and implementation of a deformable mirror-based two-photon microscope for axial mammalian brain imaging, demonstrating its capabilities through calibration and sample imaging.

The paper shows that specific extra-hypothalamic oxytocin neurons regulate stress-induced social anxiety behaviors by modulating social vigilance and approach.