Takaya Ogasawara

This paper identifies a prefrontal cortex-hypothalamus circuit that bidirectionally controls heart rate in non-human primates and shows its role in cognitive decision-making.

The paper investigates how perceptual novelty and reward value interact in decision-making by identifying a neural pathway between the anterior ventral temporal cortex and orbitofrontal cortex.

The paper identifies conserved neural mechanisms in the lateral habenula that integrate information value with extrinsic rewards to guide multi-attribute decisions.

This study identifies the zona incerta and anterior ventral medial temporal cortex as key brain regions regulating novelty-seeking behavior in primates, distinct from reward-seeking circuits.