Kazuhiro Nakamura

This study shows that impaired cholesterol homeostasis in SNr parvalbumin neurons disrupts basal ganglia circuitry, leading to ADHD-like behaviors.

The paper identifies the melanocortin system's role in heightened carotid body chemosensitivity in hypertension, showing MC4R activation influences sympathetic and ventilatory responses.

This study identifies two distinct thermosensory pathways from the lateral parabrachial nucleus that mediate heat and cold avoidance behaviors and autonomous thermoregulation in rats.