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Lei Xiao
Brain Science Research Institute
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Neuromodulators
Brain Function
Brain Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mental Health Disorders
Parkinson'S Syndrome
Autism
Depression
Neuroscience
Areas of Focus
- Regulation and mechanisms of neuromodulators in brain function and brain diseases
Work Experience
- 2014-2018 - Postdoctoral Research: Northwestern University, Department of Neurobiology
- 2018-Present - Researcher: Fudan University, Institute of Brain Science
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009 - Bachelor's Degree: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- 2014 - PhD: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Published in renowned neuroscience journals such as Neuron, Nature Communications, Molecular Psychiatry
Publications
- D1 receptor-expressing neurons in ventral tegmental area alleviate mouse anxiety-like behaviors via glutamatergic projection to lateral septum., Tong QP, Cui X, Xu H, Zhang XS, Hu SH, Huang F, Xiao L*, 2023
- Oxytocin alleviates cognitive and memory impairments by decreasing hippocampal microglial activation and synaptic defects via OXTR/ERK/ STAT3 pathway in a mouse model of sepsis-associated encephalopathy., Jiang JL, Zou Y, Xie CT, Yang MX, Tong QP, Yuan MM, Pei X, Deng SX, Tian M, Xiao L*, Gong Y*, 2023
- A putative loop connection between VTA dopamine neurons and nucleus accumbens encodes positive valence to compensate for hunger., Cui X, Tong QP, Xu H, Xie CT, Xiao L*, 2023
- Morpho-Electric Properties and Diversity of Oxytocin Neurons in Paraventricular Nucleus of Hypothalamus in Female and Male Mice., Chen SY, Xu H, Dong S, Xiao L*, 2022
- Biased oxytocinergic modulation of midbrain dopamine systems., Xiao L, Priest M, Nasenbeny J, Lu T, Kozorovitskiy Y*, 2017
Awards
- Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program
- Shanghai Young Oriental Scholar
