Areas of Focus
- 视觉处理和行为的神经机制
- 视觉注意的神经机制
- 视觉诱发的决策行为的神经环路
- 生物启发的计算机视觉
Work Experience
- 2021 – 至今 - 北京脑科学与类脑研究所 - 研究员
- 2014 – 2021 - 加州理工学院 - 博士后
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008 – 2014 博士:南加州大学
- 2005 – 2008 硕士:南开大学
- 2001 – 2005 学士:南开大学
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
Awards
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) (2019 – 2024)
- Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015 – 2018)
- 国家优秀自费留学生奖学金 (2013)
- Academic Professional Development Award (2013)
- Zach Hall Travel Award (2011)