Areas of Focus
- Neural learning algorithms
- Neural network adjustments
- Knowledge transfer in neural networks
- Experimental methods in neuroscience
- Computational neuroscience
- Machine learning applications in neuroscience
- Artificial intelligence inspired by biological brains
Work Experience
- 2014-2021 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Scientist
- 2022-present - Tsinghua University School of Life Sciences, China - Assistant Professor
- 2022-present - Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, China - Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-2007 Bachelor: Tsinghua University
- 2007-2009 Master: Tsinghua University
- 2009-2014 PhD: Northwestern University, USA
Publications
- Rapid synaptic plasticity contributes to a learned conjunctive code of position and choice-related information in the hippocampus, Zhao X, Hsu CL, Spruston N, 2021
- Bursting potentiates the neuro–AI connection, Sun W, Zhao X, Spruston N, 2021
- Membrane potential dynamics underlying context-dependent sensory responses in the hippocampus, Zhao X, Wang Y, Spruston N, Magee J, 2020
- Visual Cortex Modulates the Magnitude but Not the Selectivity of Looming-Evoked Responses in the Superior Colliculus of Awake Mice, Zhao X, Liu M, Cang J, 2014
- Orientation-selective Responses in the Mouse Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, Zhao X, Chen H, Liu X, Cang J, 2013
- Sublinear binocular integration preserves orientation selectivity in mouse visual cortex, Zhao X, Liu M, Cang J, 2013
Awards
- 2012-2014: Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research Fellowship
- 2010-2011: Northwestern University T32 Training Grant
