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Xiao Xiong
Neuroscience Chinese academy of sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Basal Ganglia
Motor Control
Decision-Making
Emotional Stability
Neural Mechanisms
Behavior Selection
Action Execution
Reinforcement
Dopamine System
Neuroscience
Areas of Focus
- Basal ganglia circuits mediating motor control, decision-making, and emotional stability
Work Experience
- 2017-2021 - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2021-Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Group Leader, Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2011 - Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 2016 - Doctor of Science in Neuroscience: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- The Insular Cortex: An Interface Between Sensation, Emotion and Cognition, Zhang, R., Deng, H., and Xiao, X., 2024
- Plastic and stimulus-specific coding of salient events in the central amygdala, Yang, T., Yu, K., Zhang, X., Xiao, X., Chen, X., Fu, Y. & Li, B., 2023
- A genetically defined insula-brainstem circuit selectively controls motivational vigor, Deng, H.*, Xiao, X.*, Yang, T., Ritola, K., Hantman, A., Li, Y., Huang, Z.J., Li, B., 2021
- Genetically identified amygdala-striatal circuits for valence-specific behaviors, Zhang, X., Guan, W., Yang, T., Furlan, A., Xiao, X., Yu, K., An, X., Galbavy, W., Ramakrishnan, C., Deisseroth, K., et al., 2021
- A genetically defined compartmentalized striatal direct pathway for negative reinforcement, Xiao, X., Deng, H., Furlan, A., Yang, T., Zhang, X., Hwang, G., Tucciarone, J., Wu, P., He, M., Palaniswamy, R., Ramakrishnan, C., Ritola, K., Hantman, A., Deisseroth, K., Osten, P., Huang, Z.J., and Li, B., 2020
- Opposing contributions of GABAergic and glutamatergic ventral pallidal neurons to motivational behaviors, Stephenson-Jones, M., Bravo-Rivera, C., Ahrens, S., Furlan, A., Xiao, X., Fernandes-Henriques, C., and Li, B., 2020
- 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., and Wang, Z., 2017
- Periaqueductal gray neuronal activities underlie different aspects of defensive behaviors, Deng, H.*, Xiao, X.*, 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
