Junda Zhu

Trajectories of Response Inhibition Development in Adolescence

This study tracks the development of response inhibition in adolescent macaques, showing that behavioral improvements and neural maturation are linked to white matter pathway development.

Prefrontal Mechanisms of Rule Learning

This study examines how rule learning affects prefrontal cortex activity in monkeys across different tasks, identifying both task-specific and generalized neural mechanisms.

Asynchronous firing and off-states in working memory maintenance

The paper investigates working memory maintenance by analyzing neural activity in macaques, finding that asynchronous firing and off-states contribute to memory persistence.

Cross-species evidence for the refinement of intrinsic neural timescales supporting executive system maturation through adolescence

The paper investigates how intrinsic neural timescales develop across adolescence in multiple species, finding reductions linked to improved cognitive function and structural changes.

Brain structure and activity predicting cognitive maturation in adolescence

This study shows that neural activity patterns in the prefrontal cortex predict cognitive improvements during adolescence, with long-distance white matter tracts playing a key role.

Laminar pattern of adolescent development changes in working memory neuronal activity

The paper examines how working memory-related neural activity changes with adolescent development in non-human primates, finding that the most significant changes occur in intermediate cortical layers rather than superficial layers.

Cbln1 regulates axon growth and guidance in multiple neural regions

This study identifies Cbln1 as a novel axon growth and guidance cue in multiple CNS regions, revealing its role in early development and its interaction with Nrxn2.

Emergence of prefrontal neuron maturation properties by training recurrent neural networks in cognitive tasks

This study trains RNNs on cognitive tasks to model prefrontal neuron maturation, finding increased delay period activity and activation in antisaccade tasks.