Yutaka Yoshida

A vestibulospinal pathway for context-dependent motor control of the mouse tail

This study identifies a vestibulospinal pathway that modulates mouse tail movement based on balance context, improving stability during challenging tasks.

The Dorsal Column Nuclei Scale Mechanical Sensitivity in Naive and Neuropathic Pain States

This study identifies the role of the gracile nucleus in mediating tactile sensitivity and mechanical allodynia during neuropathic pain in mice.

Activity Protects Spinal Premotor Interneurons from Microglial Phagocytosis and Transneuronal Degeneration After Corticospinal Injury

This study investigates how neuronal activity protects spinal interneurons from degeneration after corticospinal injury and shows that rescuing these neurons restores motor function.

Layer Va neurons, as major presynaptic partners of corticospinal neurons, play critical roles in skilled movements

The paper identifies layer Va neurons as major presynaptic partners of corticospinal neurons and shows their critical role in skilled movements.

Anatomical and functional analysis of the corticospinal tract in an FRDA mouse model

This study examines motor behaviors and pathology in a FRDA mouse model, finding early impairments in cortical spinal neurons and axonal tracts.

Forelimb motor recovery by modulating extrinsic and intrinsic signaling as well as neuronal activity after the cervical spinal cord injury

This study shows that combining genetic deletion of RhoA and Pten with neuronal stimulation enhances axon sprouting and partial motor recovery after cervical spinal cord injury.

Synaptotagmin 2 is ectopically overexpressed in excitatory presynapses of a widely used CaMK2a-Cre mouse line

The paper identifies ectopic overexpression of synaptotagmin 2 in CamiCre mice, leading to functional phenotypes and highlighting issues with Cre driver line interpretation.