Yishen Miao

The paper shows that the dorsal/ventral subdivision of the hindbrain is conserved between tunicates and vertebrates, suggesting an ancient origin of this structure.

The paper identifies a single oscillating neuron in Ciona larvae that gates phototaxis behavior by modulating the phototaxis circuit through temporal inhibition.

The paper creates a nervous system atlas of glutamate receptors in Ciona larvae, revealing receptor roles in sensorimotor circuits and unexpected communication mechanisms.

This paper develops a deep-learning workflow to detect synapses and predict neurotransmitter types in Ciona intestinalis EM images, enabling automated connectome analysis.