Koshi Murata

The paper identifies a novel 40-kHz inverted-U ultrasonic vocalization subtype in rats during chocolate consumption using machine learning, showing it is opioid-modulated and linked to reward states.

This study investigates how different subregions of the rat olfactory tubercle modulate hedonic reactions to sucrose using pharmacological microinjections and behavioral assays.

This study shows that deleting NSF in D2R-expressing cells in mice leads to neuronal loss, dopamine deficits, and ADHD-like behaviors, which can be mitigated by combining methylphenidate and a D2R agonist.

This study shows that damage to the entopeduncular nucleus in rats causes motor dysfunction, with motor recovery correlating with neuron preservation.

This paper introduces a novel behavioral task for flavor discrimination in mice, showing that intraoral flavor, not olfactory input, is critical for task performance.

The paper investigates how vTT neurons in mice are tuned to different scenes during feeding behaviors, showing scene-specific firing patterns and top-down modulation.

The paper identifies a novel GABAergic neuron population in the olfactory cortex of mice that project to the lateral hypothalamus and integrate olfactory and top-down inputs.

This study shows that D1 and D2 neurons in the anteromedial olfactory tubercle of mice have opposing roles in mediating attractive and aversive behaviors during place preference tests.