Masayuki Sekiguchi

This study shows auricular vagus nerve stimulation enhances extinction learning of contextual fear memory by activating the posterior insular cortex to medial prefrontal cortex circuit, without affecting reconsolidation.

The paper develops a two-photon imaging method to study neural activity in the NTS during VNS and hormone exposure, revealing insights into vagus-NTS pathway function.

This study identifies distinct synaptic and gene expression abnormalities in primate ASD models across developmental stages, suggesting potential targets for early therapeutic intervention.

This study shows that AUTS2 regulates excitatory synapse number to maintain E/I balance, and its loss leads to autistic-like behaviors and increased brain excitability.