Keith Kazuo Murai

Human-specific features of cerebellar astrocytes and Purkinje cells: an anatomical comparison with mice and macaques

The paper compares cerebellar astrocytes and Purkinje cells across humans, macaques, and mice, finding species-specific differences in distribution, size, and marker expression.

Rapid TetOn-mediated gene expression in neuronsacross the lifespan using uTTOP

This study introduces uTTOP, a method for rapid and temporally precise gene expression in neurons across the mouse lifespan, showing it can induce expression in multiple brain regions with faster kinetics than existing methods.

Organizing Principles of Astrocytic Nanoarchitecture in the Mouse Cerebral Cortex

This study uses high-resolution imaging and computer vision to analyze astrocytic nanoarchitecture in mouse cortex, revealing organized structural components and their functional adaptations.

The McGill-Mouse-Marmoset Platform: A Standardized Approach for High-throughput Imaging of Neuronal Dynamics During Behavior

The paper introduces a standardized platform for high-throughput imaging of neuronal dynamics during behavior in mice and marmosets.

Depolarizing GABA Transmission Restrains Activity-Dependent Glutamatergic Synapse Formation in the Developing Hippocampal Circuit

This study shows that depolarizing GABAA transmission inhibits glutamatergic synapse formation in developing hippocampal neurons, with effects that persist after the transmission switches to hyperpolarizing.

MIC-MAC: High-throughput analysis of three-dimensional microglia morphology in mammalian brains

The paper develops a method to analyze 3D microglia morphology in mammalian brains using imaging, revealing species- and disease-specific morphological differences in mouse and human samples.