Toshiyuki Nakagaki

Allocation pattern of fruiting bodies in plasmodial slime molds, and threshold size for sporulation of Physarum polycephalum

The paper investigates sporulation triggers in Physarum polycephalum, finding a critical body size threshold and site preference for sporulation based on environmental factors.

Mathematical modeling for primitive form of habituation in an amoeba

The paper develops a mathematical model to explain habituation in the slime mold Physarum polycephalum, aligning with experimental observations and comparing it to existing models of single-cell and neural habituation.

Mechanical analysis of spatiotemporal traction stress dynamics in a bleb-driven migrating cell, Amoeba proteus

This study analyzes traction stress dynamics in Amoeba proteus during bleb-driven migration, revealing front-back asymmetry and periodic stress patterns at cell poles.

Image-scanning light-sheet microscopy for high-speed volumetric imaging of complex biological dynamics

The paper introduces image-scanning light-sheet microscopy to enable high-speed volumetric imaging of complex biological dynamics with improved speed while maintaining resolution and efficiency.

Geometrical preference of anchoring sites in the unicellular organism Stentor coeruleus

This study shows that the ciliate Stentor coeruleus prefers to anchor in narrow regions with specific geometrical features, using morphological changes and hydrodynamic interactions to navigate microenvironments without visual cues.

Spiral-Sensing and Fold-Change Detection Direct Ascidian Sperm to the Egg

This study proposes a minimal model to explain ascidian sperm chemotaxis by combining spiral swimming paths with fold-change detection signaling.

Dynamic gait transition in the Scolopendromorpha scolopocryptops rubiginosus L. Koch centipede

This study shows that the Scolopendromorpha scolopocryptops rubiginosus centipede dynamically adjusts its gait to produce locomotory waves that change direction, challenging the assumption of fixed wave direction.