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Name	Yatang Li
Contact Information	{'en': 'yatangli(at)cibr.ac.cn', 'zh': 'yatangli(at)cibr.ac.cn', 'de': 'yatangli(at)cibr.ac.cn'}
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Beijing

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Yatang Li

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{'en': 'yatangli(at)cibr.ac.cn', 'zh': 'yatangli(at)cibr.ac.cn', 'de': 'yatangli(at)cibr.ac.cn'}

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing
Faculty	Brain Science and Anthropology
Academic Background & Achievements	2008 – 2014 Ph.D.: University of Southern California 2005 – 2008 Master's: Nankai University 2001 – 2005 Bachelor's: Nankai University
Work Experience	2021 – Present - Beijing Institute of Brain Science and Brain-like Intelligence - Researcher 2014 – 2021 - California Institute of Technology - Postdoctoral Researcher
Awards	NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) (2019 – 2024) Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015 – 2018) National Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (2013) Academic Professional Development Award (2013) Zach Hall Travel Award (2011)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing

Faculty

Brain Science and Anthropology

Academic Background & Achievements

2008 – 2014 Ph.D.: University of Southern California
2005 – 2008 Master's: Nankai University
2001 – 2005 Bachelor's: Nankai University

Work Experience

2021 – Present - Beijing Institute of Brain Science and Brain-like Intelligence - Researcher
2014 – 2021 - California Institute of Technology - Postdoctoral Researcher

Awards

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) (2019 – 2024)
Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015 – 2018)
National Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (2013)
Academic Professional Development Award (2013)
Zach Hall Travel Award (2011)

Areas of Focus	Neural mechanisms of visual processing and behavior Neural circuits of visual attention Neural circuits of visually induced decision-making behavior Bio-inspired computer vision
Publications	Functional architecture of motion direction in the mouse superior colliculus, Li YT, Turan Z, and Meister M, 2020 Spatial Asymmetry and Short-Term Suppression Underlie Direction Selectivity of Synaptic Excitation in the Mouse Visual Cortex, Li YT, Fang Q, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2018 Cross-modality sharpening of visual cortical processing through layer-1-mediated inhibition and disinhibition, Ibrahim LA, Mesik L, Ji XY, Fang Q, Li HF, Li YT, Zingg B, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2016 Synaptic Basis for Differential Orientation Selectivity between Complex and Simple Cells in Mouse Visual Cortex, Li YT, Liu BH, Chou XL, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2015 Strengthening of Direction Selectivity by Broadly Tuned and Spatiotemporally Slightly Offset Inhibition in Mouse Visual Cortex, Li YT, Liu BH, Chou XL, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2015 Synaptic mechanisms for generating temporal diversity of auditory representation in the dorsal cochlear nucleus, Zhou M, Li YT, Yuan W, Tao HW, and Zhang LI, 2014 A feedforward inhibitory circuit mediates lateral refinement of sensory representation in upper layer 2/3 of mouse primary auditory cortex, Li LY, Ji XY, Liang F, Li YT, Xiao Z, Tao HW, and Zhang LI, 2014 Formation of excitation-inhibition balance: inhibition listens and changes its tune, Tao HW, Li YT, and Zhang LI, 2014 Linear Transformation of Thalamocortical input by Intracortical Excitation, Li YT, Ibrahim LA, Liu BH, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2013 Intracortical Multiplication of Thalamocortical Signals in Mouse Auditory Cortex, Li LY, Li YT, Zhou Mu, Tao HW, and Zhang LI, 2013 Down-regulation of Cortical Inhibition Mediates Ocular Dominance Plasticity During the Critical Period, Ma WP, Li YT, and Tao HW, 2013 Broadening of Inhibitory Tuning Underlies Contrast-Dependent Sharpening of Orientation Selectivity in Mouse Visual Cortex, Li YT, Ma WP, Li LY, Ibrahim LA, Wang SZ, and Tao HW, 2012 Broadening of Cortical Inhibition Mediates Developmental Sharpening of Orientation Selectivity, Li YT, Ma WP, Pan CJ, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2012 Broad inhibition sharpens orientation selectivity by expanding input dynamic range in mouse simple cells, Liu BH, Li YT, Ma WP, Pan CJ, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2011 Visual representations by cortical somatostatin inhibitory neurons--selective but with weak and delayed responses, Ma WP, Liu BH, Li YT, Huang ZJ, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2010 Intervening inhibition underlies simple-cell receptive field structure in visual cortex, Liu BH, Li PY, Sun YJ, Li YT, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2010 Visual receptive field structure of cortical inhibitory neurons revealed by two-photon imaging guided recording, Liu BH, Li PY, Li YT, Sun YJ, Yanagawa Y, Obata K, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2009 Long-range correlation of renal sympathetic nerve activity in both conscious and anesthetized rats, Li YT, Qiu JH, Yang Z, Johns EJ, and Zhang T, 2008

Areas of Focus

Neural mechanisms of visual processing and behavior
Neural circuits of visual attention
Neural circuits of visually induced decision-making behavior
Bio-inspired computer vision

Publications

Functional architecture of motion direction in the mouse superior colliculus, Li YT, Turan Z, and Meister M, 2020
Spatial Asymmetry and Short-Term Suppression Underlie Direction Selectivity of Synaptic Excitation in the Mouse Visual Cortex, Li YT, Fang Q, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2018
Cross-modality sharpening of visual cortical processing through layer-1-mediated inhibition and disinhibition, Ibrahim LA, Mesik L, Ji XY, Fang Q, Li HF, Li YT, Zingg B, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2016
Synaptic Basis for Differential Orientation Selectivity between Complex and Simple Cells in Mouse Visual Cortex, Li YT, Liu BH, Chou XL, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2015
Strengthening of Direction Selectivity by Broadly Tuned and Spatiotemporally Slightly Offset Inhibition in Mouse Visual Cortex, Li YT, Liu BH, Chou XL, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2015
Synaptic mechanisms for generating temporal diversity of auditory representation in the dorsal cochlear nucleus, Zhou M, Li YT, Yuan W, Tao HW, and Zhang LI, 2014
A feedforward inhibitory circuit mediates lateral refinement of sensory representation in upper layer 2/3 of mouse primary auditory cortex, Li LY, Ji XY, Liang F, Li YT, Xiao Z, Tao HW, and Zhang LI, 2014
Formation of excitation-inhibition balance: inhibition listens and changes its tune, Tao HW, Li YT, and Zhang LI, 2014
Linear Transformation of Thalamocortical input by Intracortical Excitation, Li YT, Ibrahim LA, Liu BH, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2013
Intracortical Multiplication of Thalamocortical Signals in Mouse Auditory Cortex, Li LY, Li YT, Zhou Mu, Tao HW, and Zhang LI, 2013
Down-regulation of Cortical Inhibition Mediates Ocular Dominance Plasticity During the Critical Period, Ma WP, Li YT, and Tao HW, 2013
Broadening of Inhibitory Tuning Underlies Contrast-Dependent Sharpening of Orientation Selectivity in Mouse Visual Cortex, Li YT, Ma WP, Li LY, Ibrahim LA, Wang SZ, and Tao HW, 2012
Broadening of Cortical Inhibition Mediates Developmental Sharpening of Orientation Selectivity, Li YT, Ma WP, Pan CJ, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2012
Broad inhibition sharpens orientation selectivity by expanding input dynamic range in mouse simple cells, Liu BH, Li YT, Ma WP, Pan CJ, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2011
Visual representations by cortical somatostatin inhibitory neurons--selective but with weak and delayed responses, Ma WP, Liu BH, Li YT, Huang ZJ, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2010
Intervening inhibition underlies simple-cell receptive field structure in visual cortex, Liu BH, Li PY, Sun YJ, Li YT, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2010
Visual receptive field structure of cortical inhibitory neurons revealed by two-photon imaging guided recording, Liu BH, Li PY, Li YT, Sun YJ, Yanagawa Y, Obata K, Zhang LI, and Tao HW, 2009
Long-range correlation of renal sympathetic nerve activity in both conscious and anesthetized rats, Li YT, Qiu JH, Yang Z, Johns EJ, and Zhang T, 2008

Visual Processing Neural Mechanisms Behavior Neural Circuits Visual Attention Decision-Making Bio-Inspired Computer Vision Neuroscience Retina

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