Dr Takamitsu Iwata, who belonged to the Yanagisawa Lab as a graduate student until last year, has just published a Dr Iwata’s paper in the British scientific journal Nature Communications (online) on May 22, which was also published in the press on the same day.

Hippocampal sharp-wave ripples correlate with periods of naturally occurring self-generated thoughts in humans | Nature Communications

This is the scene at the press conference. (Left: Dr Takamitsu Iwata, Right: Prof Yanagisawa)

岩田 貴光、柳澤 琢史、貴島 晴彦 ≪脳神経外科学≫ ぼんやりと考え事をする時に 記憶を形成する海馬の活動が増えることを発見 ～記憶障害、認知症の診断・治療への応用に期待～ | 大阪大学医学系研究科・医学部 (osaka-u.ac.jp)

Dr Iwata is still active in the Yanagisawa Lab as a researcher.

Congratulations, Dr Iwata!