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Katsuyasu Sakurai

Duke Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-7729-3169Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Sequential Transitions of Male Sexual Behaviours Driven by Dual Acetylcholine-Dopamine Dynamics

Ai Miyasaka, Takeshi Kanda, Naoki Nonaka, Yuka Terakoshi, Yoan Chérasse, Yukiko Ishikawa, Yulong Li, Hotaka Takizawa, Arisa Hirano, Jun Seita, Masashi Yanagisawa, Takeshi Sakurai, Katsuyasu Sakurai, Qinghua Liu

This study identifies dual acetylcholine-dopamine dynamics in the ventral shell of the nucleus accumbens that drive sequential transitions of male sexual behaviors in mice.

Neuron · Mar 19, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Identification of midbrain neurons essential for vocal communication

Katherine Tschida, Valerie Michael, Bao-Xia Han, Shengli Zhao, Katsuyasu Sakurai, RICHARD D. MOONEY, Fan Wang

The paper identifies a specific subset of midbrain PAG neurons in male mice essential for producing ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) and shows their role in vocal communication.

bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2018 · PreprintNeuroscience