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Michimasa Toyoshima

Laboratory of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Tsukuba;ORCID 0000-0002-1963-0227Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:rat· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Reina Tachihara· 2 shared Tingbi Xiong· 2 shared Carlos Gonzalez del Rosal· 1 shared Fumiyo HayakawaiD· 1 shared Hideaki OikeiD· 1 shared Hiroko Mochizuki‐KawaiiD· 1 shared K Yamada· 1 shared Kazuo Yamada· 1 shared

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Neonatal NMDA receptor blockade disrupts prefrontal cortical regulation of social affective behavior: implications for schizophrenia

Reina Tachihara, Natsumi Hayashi, Carlos Gonzalez del Rosal, Tingbi Xiong, Keita Igarashi, Takaaki Ozawa, Miyo Hori, Kazuo Yamada, Michimasa Toyoshima

This study shows that neonatal NMDA receptor blockade impairs social affective behavior in rats, linked to reduced parvalbumin interneurons in the medial prefrontal cortex.

bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Circadian Regulation of Taste Sensitivity in Human and Rat Active Periods

Hiroko Mochizuki‐Kawai, Tingbi Xiong, Shota Shimoda, Michimasa Toyoshima, Reina Tachihara, Hideaki Oike, Takayuki Kawai, Fumiyo Hayakawa, 優子中野, Rei Osuga, Mio Kamei, Yuko Kusakabe, K Yamada

This study shows that sweet and bitter taste sensitivity peaks during the active period in humans and rats, indicating circadian regulation of taste at the peripheral level.

bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology