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Shan Xu

University of VirginiaORCID 0000-0001-7796-3022Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Shan Xu2 papers · University of California, Irvine

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintOct 3, 2025

Trait motivation is associated with Fusiform face area Morphometry Evidence from a Chinese Youth Sample

Hangshek Lau, Yiying Song, Shan Xu, Jia Liu B

The paper examines how trait motivation, specifically the behavioral inhibition system, relates to the structure and function of the face processing system in Chinese youth.

DOI 10.1101/2025.10.03.678225

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NeuroscienceIEEE Transactions on Affective ComputingPeer-reviewedJul 29, 2024

Mechanoreceptive Aβ primary afferents discriminate naturalistic social touch inputs at a functionally relevant time scale

Shan Xu, Steven Conrad Hauser, Saad S. Nagi…·Gregory J. Gerling

The paper shows that SA-II and HFA afferents can distinguish social touch inputs with high accuracy using 3-4 seconds of firing data, outperforming other afferent types.

11 citations

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NeuroscienceCell ReportsPeer-reviewedFeb 1, 2023

In vivo calcium imaging identifies functionally and molecularly distinct subsets of tongue-innervating mechanosensory neurons

Yalda Moayedi, Shan Xu, Sophie K. Obayashi…·Ellen A. Lumpkin

The paper identifies five functionally distinct mechanosensory neuron subsets in the mouse tongue using in vivo calcium imaging and clustering analysis of their response profiles to mechanical stimuli.

20 citations

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