Shanping Chen

This study shows that D2 dopamine receptors in the superior colliculus modulate defensive behaviors to visual threats, with optogenetic activation promoting defensive responses and chemogenetic inhibition reducing them.

This study shows that burst firing in dmVMH neurons controls anxiety-like behavior and energy expenditure through Cav3.1-mediated mechanisms in a chronic stress model.

This study identifies a GABAergic neural circuit from the forebrain to hypothalamus that regulates anxiety-induced bone loss.

This study identifies VTA GABAergic neurons as critical for visually evoked innate defensive behaviors in mice.