ー2025ー

NEW Miyauchi, E., Yamaoka, M., Kamimura, I., Mizuta, M., Takenaka, M., Akiyama, U., ... Mogi, K., Nagasawa, M. & Kikusui, T. (2025). Dog ownership during adolescence alters the microbiota and improves mental health. iScience. https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(25)02209-6

Watarai, A., Ang, M. J., Kang, S., Kido, M. A., Tominaga, M., Mogi, K., Moon, C. & Kikusui, T. (2025). TRPV1-expressing neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus are activated by self or others’ pain. Neuroscience. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030645222500750X

Hiramoto, T., Sumiyoshi, A., Kato, R., Yamauchi, T., Takano, T., Kang, G., ... Mogi, K., Kikusui, T., Kawashima, R. & Hiroi, N. (2025). Highly demarcated structural alterations in the brain and impaired social incentive learning in Tbx1 heterozygous mice. Molecular psychiatry, 30(5), 1876-1886. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02797-x

Sasaki, M., Kinoshita, H., & Konno, A. (2025). Do as I do imitation in a steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus. Animal Cognition, 28(1), 49. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-025-01971-0

Konno, A., Inoue-Murayama, M., Mogi, K., Kuze-Arata, S., & Yabuta, S. (2025). Prediction of successful training outcomes for drug detection dogs using subjective ratings and behavioral test measures: A case study in Japan customs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 283, 106501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106501

ー2024ー

Nakamura, M., Nomoto, K., Mogi, K., Koide, T., & Kikusui, T. (2024). Visual and olfactory signals of conspecifics induce emotional contagion in mice. Proceedings B, 291(2036), 20241815. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2024.1815 

Hiramoto, T., Sumiyoshi, A., Kato, R., Yamauchi, T., Takano, T., Kang, G., ... Mogi, K., Kikusui,T., Kawashima, R., & Hiroi, N. (2024). Highly demarcated structural alterations in the brain and impaired social incentive learning in Tbx1 heterozygous mice. Molecular Psychiatry, 1-11. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02797-x

Saito, Y., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2024). Oxytocin receptor control social information about fear expression of others in mice. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 169, 107150. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453024001951

Nagasawa, M., Tomori, S., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2024). Attachment-like behavioral expressions to humans in puppies are related to oxytocin and cortisol: A comparative study of Akitas and Labrador Retrievers. Peptides, 177, 171224. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196978124000779

Kamimura, I., Miyauchi, E., Takeuchi, T., Tsuchiya, N., Tamura, K., Uesugi, A., ... & Kikusui, T. (2024). Modulation of gut microbiota composition due to early weaning stress induces depressive behavior during the juvenile period in mice. Animal Microbiome, 6(1), 33. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42523-024-00322-7

Shimizu, K., Kuze-Arata, S., Kikusui, T., & Mogi, K. (2024). Analysis of Electrocardiograms and Behavior in Mice from Pregnancy to Lactation Period. Journal of Visualized Experiments: Jove, (206). https://europepmc.org/article/med/38647323

Matsunaga, M., Takeuchi, M., Watanabe, S., Takeda, A. K., Kikusui, T., Mogi, K., ... & Myowa, M. (2024). Intestinal microbiome and maternal mental health: preventing parental stress and enhancing resilience in mothers. Communications Biology, 7(1), 235. https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-05884-5

Mogi, K., Akiyama, U., Futagawa, N., Tamura, K., Kamiya, M., Mizuta, M., Yamaoka, M., Kamimura, I., Kuze-Arata, Sayaka., & Kikusui, T. (2024) Intergenerational transmission of maternal behavioral traits in mice: Involvement of the gut microbiota. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, 1302841. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1302841/full 

Nomoto, K., Tajima, J., Kikusui, T., & Mogi, K. (2024). Long‐term monitoring of huddling behavior in mice using online image processing. Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 44(1), 285-291. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/npr2.12387

ー2023ー

Mogi, K., Akiyama, U., Futagawa, N., Tamura, K., Kamiya, M., Mizuta, M., Yamaoka, M., Kamimura, I., Kuze-Arata, Sayaka., & Kikusui, T. (2023) Intergenerational transmission of maternal behavioral traits in mice: Involvement of the gut microbiota. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, 1302841. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1302841/full

Nomoto, K., Tajima, J., Kikusui, T., & Mogi, K. (2023). Long‐term monitoring of huddling behavior in mice using online image processing. Neuropsychopharmacology Reports. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/npr2.12387

Nagasawa, M., Saito, M., Hirasawa, H., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2023). Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not. The Journal of Physiological Sciences, 73(1), 1-11. https://jps.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12576-023-00863-7

ー2022ー

Asaba, A., Nomoto, K., Osakada, T., Matsuo, T., Kobayakawa, K., Touhara, K., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2022). Prelimbic cortex responds to male ultrasonic vocalizations in the presence of a male pheromone in female mice. Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 100. Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Murata-Kobayashi, N., Kuze-Arata, S., Kiyokawa, Y., & Takeuchi, Y. (2022). Attention towards a handler in behavioural tests contributes to low ‘Distraction’in guide dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 247, 105564. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159122000223

Murata, K., Nagasawa, M., Onaka, T., Kanemaki, N., Nakamura, S., Tsubota, K., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2022). Increase of tear volume in dogs after reunion with owners is mediated by oxytocin. Current Biology, 32(16), R869-R870. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982222011320

Tonoike, A., Otaki, K. I., Terauchi, G., Ogawa, M., Katayama, M., Sakata, H., Miyasako, F., Mogi, K., Kikusui, T., & Nagasawa, M. (2022). Identification of genes associated with human-canine communication in canine evolution. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-10. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-11130-x

Seguchi, A., Mogi, K., & Izawa, E. I. (2022). Measurement of urinary mesotocin in large-billed crows by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 21-0635. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/advpub/0/advpub_21-0635/_article/-char/ja/

Buffenstein, R., Amoroso, V., Andziak, B., Avdieiev, S., Azpurua, J., Barker, A. J., ... Mogi, K., ... & Smith, E. S. J. (2022). The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current ‘myths’ in naked mole‐rat biology. Biological Reviews, 97(1), 115-140. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/brv.12791

Harauma, A., Nakamura, S., Wakinaka, N., Mogi, K., & Moriguchi, T. (2022). Influence of ω3 fatty acids on maternal behavior and brain oxytocin in the murine perinatal period. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 176, 102386. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0952327821001484

ー2021ー

Nagasawa, M., Shibata, Y., Yonezawa, A., Takahashi, T., Kanai, M., Ohtsuka, H., Suenaga, Y., Yabana, Y., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2021). Basal cortisol concentrations related to maternal behavior during puppy development predict post-growth resilience in dogs. Hormones and Behavior, 136, 105055. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0018506X21001343

Carcea, I., Caraballo, N. L., Marlin, B. J., Ooyama, R., Riceberg, J. S., Mendoza Navarro, J. M., ... Kikusui, T., Mogi, K., Sullivan, R. M., & Froemke, R. C. (2021). Oxytocin neurons enable social transmission of maternal behaviour. Nature, 596(7873), 553-557. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03814-7

Kikusui, T., Sonobe, M., Yoshida, Y., Nagasawa, M., Ey, E., De Chaumont, F., ... & Mogi, K. (2021). Testosterone increases the emission of ultrasonic vocalizations with different acoustic characteristics in mice. Frontiers in Psychology, 2359. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.680176/full

Kikusui, T., Shima, Y., Sonobe, M., Yoshida, Y., Nagasawa, M., Nomoto, K., & Mogi, K. (2021). Testosterone regulates the emission of ultrasonic vocalizations and mounting behavior during different developmental periods in mice. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(4), 725-733. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/dev.22045

Inoue, N., Nishizumi, H., Ooyama, R., Mogi, K., Nishimori, K., Kikusui, T., & Sakano, H. (2021). The olfactory critical period is determined by activity-dependent Sema7A/PlxnC1 signaling within glomeruli. Elife, 10, e65078. https://elifesciences.org/articles/65078

Sakamoto, T., Ishio, Y., Ishida, Y., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2021). Low maternal licking/grooming stimulation increases pain sensitivity in male mouse offspring. Experimental Animals, 70(1), 13-21. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/expanim/70/1/70_20-0030/_article/-char/ja/

Diaz-Rojas, F., Matsunaga, M., Tanaka, Y., Kikusui, T., Mogi, K., Nagasawa, M., ... & Myowa, M. (2021). Development of the paternal brain in expectant fathers during early pregnancy. NeuroImage, 225, 117527. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920310120

Kato, R., Machida, A., Nomoto, K., Kang, G., Hiramoto, T., Tanigaki, K., Mogi, K., Hiroi, N., & Kikusui, T. (2021). Maternal approach behaviors toward neonatal calls are impaired by mother's experiences of raising pups with a risk gene variant for autism. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(1), 108-113. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/dev.22006

ー2020ー

Nomoto, K., Hashiguchi, A., Asaba, A., Osakada, T., Kato, M., Koshida, N., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2020). Female C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice differently use the acoustic features of male ultrasonic vocalizations for social preferences. Experimental Animals, 19-0119. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/expanim/69/3/69_19-0119/_article

Matsunaga, M., Kikusui, T., Mogi, K., Nagasawa, M., Ooyama, R., & Myowa, M. (2020). Breastfeeding dynamically changes endogenous oxytocin levels and emotion recognition in mothers. Biology letters, 16(6), 20200139. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0139

Miyake, K., Kito, K., Kotemori, A., Sasaki, K., Yamamoto, J., Otagiri, Y., Nagasawa, M., Kuze-Arata, S., Mogi, K., Kikusui, T., & Ishihara, J. (2020). Association between pet ownership and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(10), 3498. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32429543/

Nagasawa, M., Mogi, K., Ohtsuki, H., & Kikusui, T. (2020). Familiarity with humans affect dogs’ tendencies to follow human majority groups. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-8. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-64058-5

Kamimura, I., Kaneko, R., Morita, H., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2021). Microbial colonization history modulates anxiety-like and complex social behavior in mice. Neuroscience Research, 168, 64-75. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168010219305425

Watarai, A., Tsutaki, S., Nishimori, K., Okuyama, T., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2020). The blockade of oxytocin receptors in the paraventricular thalamus reduces maternal crouching behavior over pups in lactating mice. Neuroscience Letters, 720, 134761. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304394020300318

Endo, K., Yamasaki, S., Ando, S., Kikusui, T., Mogi, K., Nagasawa, M., ... & Nishida, A. (2020). Dog and cat ownership predicts adolescents’ mental well-being: A population-based longitudinal study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(3), 884. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/3/884

Yamada, R., Kuze-Arata, S., Kiyokawa, Y., & Takeuchi, Y. (2020). Prevalence of 17 feline behavioral problems and relevant factors of each behavior in Japan. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 19-0519. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/82/3/82_19-0519/_article/-char/ja

ー2019ー

Kawada, A., Nagasawa, M., Murata, A., Mogi, K., Watanabe, K., Kikusui, T., & Kameda, T. (2019). Vasopressin enhances human preemptive strike in both males and females. Scientific reports, 9(1), 1-8. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45953-y

Kikusui, T., Nagasawa, M., Nomoto, K., Kuse-Arata, S., & Mogi, K. (2019). Endocrine regulations in human–dog coexistence through domestication. Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 30(11), 793-806. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043276019301869

Yamada, R., Kuze-Arata, S., Kiyokawa, Y., & Takeuchi, Y. (2019). Prevalence of 25 canine behavioral problems and relevant factors of each behavior in Japan. Journal of veterinary medical science, 18-0705. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/81/8/81_18-0705/_article/-char/ja

Sakamoto, T., Ishio, Y., Ishida, Y., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2019). Low maternal care enhances the skin barrier resistance of offspring in mice. PloS one, 14(7), e0219674. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219674

Katayama, M., Kubo, T., Yamakawa, T., Fujiwara, K., Nomoto, K., Ikeda, K., ... & Kikusui, T. (2019). Emotional contagion from humans to dogs is facilitated by duration of ownership. Frontiers in Psychology, 1678. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01678/full

Kamimura, I., Watarai, A., Takamura, T., Takeo, A., Miura, K., Morita, H., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2019). Gonadal steroid hormone secretion during the juvenile period depends on host‐specific microbiota and contributes to the development of odor preference. Developmental psychobiology, 61(5), 670-678. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/dev.21827

Kikusui, T., Kanbara, N., Ozaki, M., Hirayama, N., Ida, K., Tokita, M., ... & Mogi, K. (2019). Early weaning increases anxiety via brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling in the mouse prefrontal cortex. Scientific reports, 9(1), 1-10. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-40530-9

ー2018ー

Nomoto, K., Ikumi, M., Otsuka, M., Asaba, A., Kato, M., Koshida, N., ... & Kikusui, T. (2018). Female mice exhibit both sexual and social partner preferences for vocalizing males. Integrative Zoology, 13(6), 735-744. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1749-4877.12357

Okabe, S., Kitano, K., Nagasawa, M., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2018). Corrigendum to" Testosterone inhibits facilitating effects of parenting experience on parental behavior and the oxytocin system in mice"[Physiol. Behav. 118 (2013) 159-164]. Physiology & behavior, 194, 590-591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.01.023

Watarai, A., Arai, N., Miyawaki, S., Okano, H., Miura, K., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2018). Responses to pup vocalizations in subordinate naked mole-rats are induced by estradiol ingested through coprophagy of queen’s feces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(37), 9264-9269. https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1720530115

Kikusui, T., Kajita, M., Otsuka, N., Hattori, T., Kumazawa, K., Watarai, A., ... & Mogi, K. (2018). Sex differences in olfactory-induced neural activation of the amygdala. Behavioural Brain Research, 346, 96-104. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166432817313785

Konno, A., Inoue-Murayama, M., Yabuta, S., Tonoike, A., Nagasawa, M., Mogi, K., & Kikusui, T. (2018). Effect of canine oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism on the successful training of drug detection dogs. Journal of Heredity, 109(5), 566-572. https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article/109/5/566/4925773