Kazutaka Mogi

Structural alterations in the amygdala and impaired social incentive learning in a mouse model of a genetic variant associated with neurodevelopmental disorders

This study examines structural brain changes and social behavior in Tbx1 heterozygous mice, linking reduced amygdala volume to impaired social incentive learning.

Maternal approach behaviors toward neonatal calls are impaired by mother's experiences of raising pups with a risk gene variant for autism

The paper shows that maternal approach behaviors toward neonatal mouse calls are influenced by the mother's prior experience with pups carrying a risk gene variant for autism.

Oxytocin Neurons Enable Social Transmission of Maternal Behavior

The paper shows that social interactions between mother mice and virgin mice activate oxytocin neurons, enabling the virgins to acquire maternal behavior through social transmission.