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Min Xu
Neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Sleep
Wakefulness
Neurobiology
Brain Circuits
Memory Consolidation
Insomnia
Depression
Hypertension
Alzheimer'S
Mental Health
Areas of Focus
- Regulation mechanisms of sleep-wake cycle
- Function of sleep behavior
Work Experience
- 2010-2016 Postdoctoral Research: University of California, Berkeley and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Supervisor: Yang Dan)
- Since 2016 Researcher and Research Group Leader: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-2003 Bachelor of Science: East China University of Science and Technology
- 2003-2010 PhD in Neurobiology: Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Doctoral Supervisor: Mu-ming Poo)
- Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
Publications
- Regulation of sleep homeostasis mediator adenosine by basal forebrain glutamatergic neurons, Peng, W., Wu, Z., Song, K., Zhang, S., Li, Y., Xu, M., 2020
- Adenosine-independent regulation of the sleep–wake cycle by astrocyte activity, Peng, W., Liu, X., Ma, G., Wu, Z., Wang, Z., Fei, X., Qin, M., Wang, L., Li, Y., Zhang, S., Xu, M., 2023
- Divergent Neural Activity in the VLPO During Anesthesia and Sleep, Luo, M., Fei, X., Liu, X., Jin, Z., Wang, Y., Xu, M., 2023
- A frontal transcallosal inhibition loop mediates interhemispheric balance in visuospatial processing, Wang, Y., Chen, Z., Ma, G., Wang, L., Liu, Y., Qin, M., Fei, X., Wu, Y., Xu, M., Zhang, S., 2023
- REM sleep is associated with distinct global cortical dynamics and controlled by occipital cortex, Wang, Z., Fei, X., Liu, X., Wang, Y., Hu, Y., Peng, W., Wang, Y., Zhang, S., Xu, M., 2022
- Hierarchy in sensory processing reflected by innervation balance on cortical interneurons, Ma, G., Liu, Y., Wang, L., Xiao, Z., Song, K., Wang, Y., Peng, W., Liu, X., Wang, Z., Jin, S., Tao, Z., Li, C., Xu, T., Xu, F., Xu, M., Zhang, S., 2021
- Basal Forebrain Circuit for Sleep-Wake Control, Xu, M., Chung, S., Zhang, S., Zhong, P., Ma, C., Chang, W. C., Weissbourd, B., Sakai, N., Luo, L., Nishino, S., Dan, Y., 2015
- A Hypothalamic Switch for REM and Non-REM Sleep, Chen, K. S., Xu, M., Zhang, Z., Chang, W. C., Gaj, T., Schaffer, D. V., Dan, Y., 2018
- Organization of long-range inputs and outputs of frontal cortex for top-down control, Zhang, S., Xu, M., Chang, W. C., Ma, C., Hoang Do, J. P., Jeong, D., Lei, T., Fan, J. L., Dan, Y., 2016
Awards
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars: Recipient
