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Dun Mao
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Spatial Cognition
Memory
Neural Basis
Hippocampus
Prefrontal Cortex
Parietal Cortex
Cognitive Maps
Navigation
Strategy Switching
Closed-Loop Control
Areas of Focus
- Neural basis of spatial cognition and memory-guided behavior
- Neural mechanisms of flexible strategy switching and goal-directed navigation
- Integration of concrete and abstract cognitive maps
- Impact of closed-loop control of hippocampal sharp-wave ripples on prefrontal-parietal cortex information processing
Work Experience
- 2020-03~2021-05 - New York University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2017-07~2020-02 - Baylor College of Medicine - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012-02--2015-05 Visiting Scholar: KU Leuven
- 2011-09--2017-06 PhD: University of Lethbridge
- 2010-09--2011-08 Graduate Student: Rutgers University
- 2005-09--2010-06 Bachelor's: Zhejiang University
Publications
- Spatial modulation of hippocampal activity in freely moving macaques, Dun Mao, 2021
- Vision and Locomotion Combine to Drive Path Integration Sequences in Mouse Retrosplenial Cortex, Dun Mao, 2020
- Spatially segregated responses to visuo-tactile stimuli in mouse neocortex during active sensation, Dun Mao, 2019
- Hippocampus-dependent emergence of spatial sequence coding in retrosplenial cortex, Dun Mao, 2018
- Sparse orthogonal population representation of spatial context in the retrosplenial cortex, Dun Mao, 2017
- Closed-Loop Control of Epilepsy by Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Dun Mao, 2012
- Large-scale Recording of Neurons by Movable Silicon Probes in Behaving Rodents, Dun Mao, 2012
