Yasushi Nakagawa

The paper presents the MIND model, showing that competing induction and exclusion programs shape the sensorimotor-to-association axis in the neocortex across species.

This study shows that thalamus-derived glutamate, not VGF, is required for the proper production and specification of layer 4 neurons in the sensory cortex before synapse formation.

This study shows that mutant ATXN1 affects microglia in human and mouse models, leading to cognitive, mood, and motor deficits in SCA1 mice, which are ameliorated by reducing mutant ATXN1 in microglia.

This study shows that SALL1 is necessary for the developmental transition of microglia from an immature to mature state in mouse embryos.

The paper investigates the synaptic connectivity of Lpar1-EGFP subplate neurons in mouse somatosensory cortex, identifying two subtypes with distinct axonal projections and input patterns.

The paper shows that thalamocortical axons increase layer 4 neurons in sensory cortex by enhancing neurogenesis and shifting neuronal fates.

This study shows that the thalamus regulates parvalbumin interneuron development in the mouse prefrontal cortex by controlling Cyp26b1 expression and retinoic acid signaling.

This study uses in vivo clonal analysis to show that thalamic nuclei are generated sequentially based on progenitor cell location and that intermediate progenitors produce neurons for multiple nuclei.