Yusuke Kasuga
@ykneurores.bsky.social
A junior neuroscientist working on the mechanisms of learning & memory with @jojolab.bsky.social at RIKEN CBS 🧠🧬🦠🐁
Reposted by Yusuke Kasuga
New paper from @ykneurores.bsky.social in our lab 📢
We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Body size predicts the selection of defensive behavioral strategies
Survival depends on the ability to respond appropriately to threats, yet the selection of defensive behaviors varies among individuals with distinct b…
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December 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
New paper from @ykneurores.bsky.social in our lab 📢
We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We show body size predicts defensive behavioral strategy; smaller animals adopt active avoidance, larger ones favor freezing, while sex and age don’t drive the effect. A clear demonstration that traits matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Yusuke Kasuga
If you're at @sfn.org check out @ykneurores.bsky.social's poster on Tuesday Nov 18th morning!
EE4 - A functional input-output organization in the amygdala for emotional learning and memory
EE4 - A functional input-output organization in the amygdala for emotional learning and memory
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If you're at @sfn.org check out @ykneurores.bsky.social's poster on Tuesday Nov 18th morning!
EE4 - A functional input-output organization in the amygdala for emotional learning and memory
EE4 - A functional input-output organization in the amygdala for emotional learning and memory
Reposted by Yusuke Kasuga
I’m excited to share a new paper from the lab. The study led by Xiaowei Gu reveals how the mPFC encodes complex emotional memories, using an internal model to infer emotional associations and memories via projections to the amygdala. a🧵(1/8)
rdcu.be/el19t
rdcu.be/el19t
Prefrontal encoding of an internal model for emotional inference
Nature - Neurons in the rodent dorsomedial prefrontal cortex encode a flexible internal model of emotion by linking directly experienced and inferred associations with aversive experiences.
rdcu.be
May 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I’m excited to share a new paper from the lab. The study led by Xiaowei Gu reveals how the mPFC encodes complex emotional memories, using an internal model to infer emotional associations and memories via projections to the amygdala. a🧵(1/8)
rdcu.be/el19t
rdcu.be/el19t