Takefumi Kikusui

This study examines biobehavioral synchrony in human-canine dyads, finding coordinated dynamics in motion, heart rate, and heart rate variability influenced by individual and relational factors.

The paper predicts post-pubertal social behavior variability in a mouse model of paternal 15q11-13 duplication using neonatal social communication and gene expression data.

This study shows that gut microbes are shared between humans and dogs, with some ASVs being highly abundant and possibly influencing bacterial transfer between hosts.

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

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.

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.