Xi Chen

Cholecystokinin modulates age-dependent Thalamocortical Neuroplasticity

This study shows that cholecystokinin (CCK) modulates age-dependent thalamocortical plasticity, with CCK release and receptor activity being critical for long-term potentiation in young adult mice but not in juveniles or aged mice.

Cholecystokinin-expressing GABA neurons elicit long-term potentiation in the cortical inhibitory synapses and attenuate sound-shock associative memory

The paper shows that activating specific GABA neurons in the auditory cortex induces inhibitory long-term potentiation and reduces sound-shock memory.

Cholecystokinin from the Rhinal Cortex Facilitates Motor Skill Learning

This study shows that cholecystokinin (CCK) from the rhinal cortex supports motor skill learning by enabling neuroplasticity in the motor cortex.

Heterosynaptic Plasticity of the Visuo-auditory Projection Requires Cholecystokinin released from Entorhinal Cortex Afferents

This study shows that heterosynaptic plasticity in the visuo-auditory projection requires CCK released from entorhinal cortex afferents to form associative memory.

The entorhinal cortex modulates trace fear memory formation and neuroplasticity in the lateral amygdala via cholecystokinin

This study identifies the entorhinal cortex's role in trace fear memory through cholecystokinin release and its impact on amygdala plasticity.

Unconsciously Implanted Visuoauditory Memory in the Presence of Cholecystokinin Retrieved in Behavioral Contexts

This study shows that visuoauditory associations can be artificially implanted in rodents and retrieved in behavioral contexts, with cholecystokinin (CCK) playing a critical role in this process.

Cholecystokinin release triggered by presynaptic NMDA receptors produces LTP and sound-sound associative memory formation

Presynaptic NMDA receptors control CCK release from entorhinal neurons, enabling neocortical LTP and sound-sound associative memory.