Sensorimotor neuroscience lab at NCNP, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan. Tweets from our lab on the cortical- and subcortical control of limb movement and its disorder.
Check out our new manuscript. Our study demonstrates the remarkable ability of the #CNS to adapt #motor_control to long-term internal changes, even after significant alterations to the #musculoskeletal system.
New paper!
We demonstrate, at the single-neuron level in primates, that spinal circuits mediating autogenic (Ib-related) positive feedback are actively engaged during voluntary movement and contribute to the generation of skilled hand motor output.
https://t.co/r3KPHm4yJT
Our paper is out in Science Advances!
What makes primate hands so dexterous?
We show that evolutionarily distinct spinal and cortical pathways work together to balance stability and flexibility, supporting remarkable primate hand control.
https://t.co/yuBWZnXJDU
This study explores how the central nervous system (CNS) adapts to long-term changes in the musculoskeletal system using a tendon transfer model in macaque monkeys.
https://t.co/Dl54fWcqSW
Did you attend #NCMDub24 or are interested in what was presented? Take a look at the meeting highlights article written by some of the scholarship recipient.
https://t.co/XIrRH7r3Ue
I am grateful to @SekiLabs for his continuous support and to @OyaTomomichi for running with me. Without them, I would not have been able to complete this >10-year (!!) project. We look forward to your comments and suggestions!
Arm movements are disrupted by unmodulated stretch reflexes. We propose a spinal cord circuit that could be as good as and complement mechanisms mediated by the brain & cerebellum. This has implications to the emergence and treatment of movement disorders. https://t.co/p0TNV7IhPH
Congrats to Shinji! This wouldn't have been possible without you and @OyaTomomichi. Selective recording from the cuneate in behaving NHPs will revolutionize the field! We dedicate this paper to @[email protected], the pioneer behind this challenge.
New paper from our lab finally officially published in @CellReports: “Modulation of somatosensory signal transmission in the primate cuneate nucleus during voluntary hand movement”
You can find a summary in this thread (1/10).
The NCM 2024 program is now available. We received a record number of submissions this year!
There is still time to submit posters - abstracts are due by Feb 19.
Scholarship applications for #NCMDub2024 opened yesterday, due December 4. Open to NCM members who are currently students OR within 6 years of earning their PhD!!
Thrilled to present our recent paper, just published in @NatureComms. In this work, we unveil a novel facet of #presynaptic_inhibition in the realm of #movement_control. (1/n)
🔗Full paper available here: https://t.co/EeUQk27wxw
Finally, this remarkable achievement would not have been possible without the tireless dedication of our coauthors, Saeka Tomatsu, Geehee Kim, and Shinji Kubota. (8/n)