Areas of Focus
- Neural processing mechanisms of sensory information and neural regulation circuits of animal behavior
- Computational neurobiology
- Brain-computer interface
Work Experience
- 2017.11-present - Southern Medical University, School of Biomedical Engineering - Professor, Department Head
- 2015.12-2017.10 - Southern Medical University, School of Basic Medical Sciences - Professor
- 2013.5-2016.5 - University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2010.9-2013.5 - Southern Medical University, School of Basic Medical Sciences - Lecturer
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1998.09-2003.06 Bachelor: First Military Medical University, Biomedical Engineering
- 2003.09-2006.06 Master: First Military Medical University, Biomedical Engineering
- 2007.09-2010.06 Doctorate: Southern Medical University, Biomedical Engineering
Publications
- Sparse Representation in Awake Auditory Cortex: Cell-type Dependence, Synaptic Mechanisms, Developmental Emergence, and Modulation, Liang F*, Li H, Chou XL, Zhou M, Zhang NK, Xiao Z, Zhang KK, Tao HW*, Zhang LI*, 2018
- Synaptic Mechanisms for Bandwidth Tuning in Awake Mouse primary Auditory Cortex, Haifu Li#, Feixue Liang#*, Wen Zhong#, Linqing Yan, Lucas Mesik, Zhongju Xiao*, Huizhong W.Tao, Li I. Zhang*, 2018
- Sensory Cortical Control of a Visually Induced Arrest Behavior via Corticotectal Projections, Liang Feixue#, Xiong Xiaorui#, Zingg Brian, Ji Xu-ying, Zhang Li I, Tao Huizhong W, 2015
- Auditory cortex controls sound-driven innate defense behaviour through corticofugal projections to inferior colliculus, Xiong, Xiaorui R#; Liang, Feixue#; Zingg, Brian#; Ji, Xu-ying; Ibrahim, Leena A; Tao, Huizhong W; Zhang, Li I, 2015
- Scaling down of balanced excitation and inhibition by active behavioral states in auditory cortex, Mu Zhou#; Feixue Liang#; Xiaorui R. Xiong; Lu Li; Haifu Li; Zhongju Xiao; Huizhong W. Tao; Li I. Zhang, 2014
- Interaural level difference-dependent gain control and synaptic scaling underlying binaural computation, Xiaorui R. Xiong#; Feixue Liang#; Haifu Li; Lukas Mesik; Ke K Zhang; Daniel B. Polley; Huizhong W. Tao; Zhongju Xiao; Li I. Zhang, 2013
Awards
- Guangdong Outstanding Youth Fund (2019): Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology