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Colton D. Smith

University of Southern California

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Negative-Valence Neurons in the Larval Zebrafish Pallium

Colton D. Smith, Zhuowei Du, William P. Dempsey, Scott E. Fraser, Thai V. Truong, Don B. Arnold

The paper identifies a cluster of negative valence neurons in the larval zebrafish pallium that respond to strongly noxious stimuli.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

FOXP2 exhibits neuron class specific expression, but is not required for multiple aspects of cortical histogenesis

Ryan J. Kast, Alexandra L. Lanjewar, Colton D. Smith, Pat R. Levitt

The paper examines FOXP2 expression and function in mouse cortical development, finding that its removal does not disrupt many previously proposed developmental processes.

eLife · May 17, 2019Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology