Xinyan Ni

High-resolution imaging atlas reveals context-dependent role of pancreatic sympathetic innervation in diabetic mice

The paper uses high-resolution imaging to study sympathetic innervation in pancreatic islets of diabetic mice, finding context-dependent effects on glucose regulation.

A parabrachial-hypothalamic parallel circuit governs cold defense in mice

The paper identifies a parabrachial-hypothalamic parallel circuit in mice that governs cold defense by activating thermogenesis and other responses.

Dorsomedial hypothalamic BDNF neurons integrate thermal afferent signals to control energy expenditure

The paper shows that BDNF neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus integrate thermal signals to regulate energy expenditure and thermogenesis during cold defense.

Parabrachial neuron types categorically encode thermoregulation variables during heat defense

The paper identifies two distinct neuron types in the lateral parabrachial nucleus that encode thermoregulation variables during heat defense.