Areas of Focus
- Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Empathy in Rats
- Neural Mechanisms of Animal Cooperative Behavior and Cross-Species Evolutionary Studies
Work Experience
- 2005 - Present: Researcher and Research Group Leader at the Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor of Science: East China University of Science and Technology
- Master of Science: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Doctor of Science: Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
- Postdoctoral Research: University of California, Berkeley, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Neurobiology Division
Publications
- Lateral interaction by Laplacian‐based graph smoothing for deep neural networks, Chen, J. H., Wang, Z., & Liu, C. L., 2023
- Dorsal BNST DRD2+ neurons mediate sex-specific anxiety-like behavior induced by chronic social isolation, Zheng, C., Wei, L., Liu, B., Wang, Q., Huang, Y., Wang, S., Li, X., Gong, H., Wang, Z., 2023
- Multimodal channel-wise attention transformer inspired by multisensory integration mechanisms of the brain, Shi, Q., J, Fan., Wang, Z. and Z, Zhang., 2022
- Evolution and neural representation of mammalian cooperative behavior, Jiang, M., Wang, M., Shi, Q., Wei, L., Lin, Y., Wu, D., Liu, B., Nie, N., Qiao, H., Xu, L., Yang, T., Wang, Z., 2021
- Spike phase shift relative to beta oscillations mediates modality selection, Zuo, Y., Huang, Y., Wu, D., Wang, Q., Wang, Z., 2020
- Projection from the Anterior Cingulate Cortex to the Lateral Part of Mediodorsal Thalamus Modulates Vicarious Freezing Behavior, Zheng, C., Huang, Y., Bo, B., Wei, L., Liang, Z., Wang, Z., 2020
- Accelerating bag-of-words with SOM, Chen, J. H., Wang, Z., & Liu, C. L., 2019
- Persistent Neuronal Activity in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Correlates with Sustained Attention in Rats Regardless of Sensory Modality, Wu D., Deng H., Xiao X., Zuo Y., Sun J., Wang, Z., 2017
- Periaqueductal gray neuronal activities underlie different aspects of defensive behaviors, Deng, H., Xiao, X., and Wang, Z., 2016
- Transmembrane channel-like (tmc) gene regulates Drosophila larval locomotion, Guo, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, W., Meltzer, S., Zanini, D., Yu, Y., Li, J., Cheng, T., Guo, Z., Wang, Q., Jacobs, J., Sharma, Y., Eberl, D., Gpfert, M., Jan, L., Jan, Y., and Wang, Z., 2016
- Neural Activity of orbitofrontal cortex contributes to control of waiting, Xiao, X., Deng, H., Wei, L., Huang, Y., and Wang, Z., 2016
- The role of PPK26 in Drosophila larval mechanical nociception, Guo, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, Q., and Wang, Z., 2014
- Parallel pathways convey olfactory information with opposite polarities in Drosophila, Wang, K., Gong, J., Wang, Q., Li, H., Cheng, Q., Liu, Y., Zeng, S., and Wang, Z., 2014
- NOMPC is likely a key component of Drosophila mechanotransduction channels, Gong, J., Wang, Q., and Wang, Z., 2013
- Precise spatiotemporal control of optogenetic activation using an acousto-optic device, Wang, K., Liu, Y., Li, Y., Guo, Y., Song, P., Zhang, X., Zeng, S., and Wang, Z., 2011
- Drosophila TRPA channel painless inhibits male-male courtship behavior through modulating olfactory sensation, Wang, K., Guo, Y., Wang, F., and Wang, Z., 2011
- Functional connectivity and selective odor responses of excitatory local interneurons in Drosophila antennal lobe, Huang, J., Zhang, W., Qiao, W., Hu, A., and Wang, Z., 2010
- Functional feedback from mushroom bodies to antennal lobes in the Drosophila olfactory pathway, Hu, A., Zhang W., and Wang, Z., 2010
- The Amiloride-Sensitive Epithelial Na+ Channel PPK28 Is Essential for Drosophila Gustatory Water Reception, Chen, Z., Wang, Q., and Wang, Z., 2010
- A toolbox for light control of Drosophila behaviors through Channelrhodopsin 2-mediated photoactivation of targeted neurons, Zhang, W., Ge, W., and Wang, Z., 2007
- Taste representations in the Drosophila brain, Wang, Z., Singhvi, A., Kong, P., Scott, K., 2004
- Functional Link between the Mammalian Exosome and mRNA Decapping, Wang, Z., and Kiledjian, M., 2001