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Yong‐Gang Yao

Kunming Institute of ZoologyORCID 0000-0002-2955-0693Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 3 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Genetics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Organism:non-human primate· 3 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2

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Cirong LiuiD· 2 shared Ming LiiD· 2 shared Xiong‐Jian LuoiD· 2 shared Aston Jiaxi Wu· 1 shared Bai-Lu Si· 1 shared Brittany L. MitchelliD· 1 shared Chu Deng· 1 shared Chuanyao Wei· 1 shared

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Cirong LiuORCID

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Gradual evolution of multiplexed spatial coding within a conserved hippocampal scaffold

Xiao-Fan Ge, Chu Deng, Jia-Wei Zou, Yi-Qing Hui, Yi-Fan Ye, Jia-Li Long, Qiu-Chi Xu, Yali Duan, Shu-Yi Hu, Wei-Bo Kang, W Li, Kun Jiang, Cirong Liu, Yong‐Gang Yao, Xing Cai, , Li Lu

This study compares spatial coding in rat and tree shrew hippocampal CA1, finding a hybrid representation in tree shrews with multiplexed coding that achieves accuracy with fewer neurons.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Senescent astrocytic deposits drive cognitive decline by disrupting tripartite synapse in the aging brain

Er‐Jin Wang, Ming Chen, Yi‐Ting Wang, Shijia Wang, Zi-Han Song, Kai Yang, Jin-Tao Li, Xu‐Xu Zhuang, Wei Wang, Ming-Yue Wu, Li-Ming Xie, Zhengyu Ren, Chunping Liu, Lei Wang, Yong‐Gang Yao, , Jiahong Lu

This study identifies Senescent Astrocytic Deposits (SAD) as a mechanism linking astrocyte senescence to synaptic dysfunction and cognitive decline in aging brains.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Cross-ancestry genome-wide association study and systems-level integrative analyses implicate new risk genes and therapeutic targets for depression

Yifan Li, Xinglun Dang, Rui Chen, Zhaowei Teng, Junyang Wang, S. L. Li, Yingying Yue, Brittany L. Mitchell, Yong Zeng, Yong‐Gang Yao, Ming Li, Zhongchun Liu, Yonggui Yuan, Tao Li, Zhijun Zhang, Xiong‐Jian Luo

This study identifies 287 depression risk loci, 140 new, through cross-ancestry GWAS and integrates functional and pathway analyses to highlight potential therapeutic targets.

Nature Human Behaviour · Feb 24, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Marmoset Brain Mapping V5: an Anatomical and Connectivity Atlas of the Cerebellum

Xiaojia Zhu, Haotian Yan, Yafeng Zhan, Furui Feng, Chuanyao Wei, Yong‐Gang Yao, Cirong Liu

This study presents a comprehensive cerebellum atlas for marmosets using MRI and diffusion tractography, revealing anatomical details and connectivity patterns.

Cell Reports · May 1, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A multiple-causal-gene-cluster model underlying GWAS signals of Alzheimer's disease

Min Xu, Qianjin Liu, Rui Bi, Yu Li, Chunhua Zeng, Zhongjiang Yan, Quanzhen Zheng, Xiao Li, Chunli Sun, Maosen Ye, Xiong‐Jian Luo, Ming Li, Dengfeng Zhang, Yong‐Gang Yao

The paper identifies multiple causal genes and variants within GWAS loci for Alzheimer's disease and proposes a model where co-dysregulation of gene clusters contributes to disease development.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2021 · PreprintGenetics