Naoki Yamawaki

The paper identifies specialized axo-spinous contacts between layer 5 cortical terminals and thalamic spines, showing their functional role in synaptic transmission and motor learning.

The paper investigates how specific subiculum-to-retrosplenial cortex projections contribute to trace fear conditioning by analyzing their activity patterns during memory formation and recall.

The paper identifies a subpopulation of endopiriform neurons projecting to ventral CA1 that are critical for recognition memory through specific circuit interactions and functional inhibition.

The paper maps excitatory connectivity in the mouse sensorimotor loop for hand/forelimb control, revealing specific cell-type connections across subcortical and cortical regions.

The paper identifies a long-range inhibitory circuit in the retrosplenial cortex mediated by CA1 neurons targeting apical tuft dendrites, which interacts with thalamocortical excitation to regulate RSC activity.

The paper studies corticocortical signaling in anesthetized mice using optogenetics and electrophysiology, finding rapid and scalable downstream activity driven by upstream activity.