Xiaojie Liu

The paper identifies distinct functional roles of mPFC-BLA and mPFC-NAc pathways in representing anxiety-like and positive valenced behavioral states through neural activity patterns.

This paper identifies Sarm1 as a driver of synapse degeneration and memory loss in Alzheimer's disease by showing its deletion prevents synapse loss and cognitive decline in mouse models.

This study shows that Epac2 in midbrain dopamine neurons enhances dopamine release, which contributes to cocaine reinforcement.