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Zikai Xu

Simon Fraser UniversityPrimary ORCID profile (0009-0004-8857-649X · 2 papers)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Zikai XuiD2 papers · University of Delaware

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:electrophysiology· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:synaptic & neural circuits· 1

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Arianna DamianiiD· 1 shared Catherine Jezerc· 1 shared Chaitanya Goswami· 1 shared Elvira PirondiniiD· 1 shared Erinn M GrigsbyiD· 1 shared Isabella Naddeo· 1 shared Jorge A Gonzalez-Martinez· 1 shared Katie Jones· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Pre-synaptic facilitation of corticospinal output improves dexterity and finemotor control after stroke

Arianna Damiani, Nicolo Macellari, Zikai Xu, Lucy T Liang, Catherine Jezerc, Lilly W Tang, Katie Jones, Miles Uribe, Chaitanya Goswami, Kelly A Hoffmann, Tyler Simpson, Erinn M Grigsby, Isabella Naddeo, Peter Gerszten, Marco Capogrosso, , Elvira Pirondini

This study uses deep brain stimulation to enhance corticospinal output in monkeys with CST lesions, improving arm and hand function and fine motor control.

bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Sample overlap in genome-wide association meta-analysis: practical comparisons across significance thresholds

Zikai Xu, Lin Zhang, Lloyd T. Elliott

The paper evaluates the impact of sample overlap in GWAS meta-analysis across different significance thresholds and shows minimal impact when overlap is small.

bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2026 · PreprintGenetics