Chunyu A. Duan

Dissociable norepinephrine and dopamine representations during strategic decision-making and reward learning

This study investigates how norepinephrine and dopamine contribute to strategic decision-making and reward learning in mice, finding distinct roles for each in tracking immediate rewards and longer-timescale strategies.

Zapit: Open Source Laser-Scanning Photostimulation For Neuroscience

Zapit provides an open-source platform for random-access laser-scanning optogenetics in mice, enabling user-friendly and accessible experiments.

Behavioural and neural mechanisms for stochastic choices in mixed-strategy games

This study investigates how mice and monkeys generate stochastic choices in competitive games, finding that neural circuits decouple reward signals from future choices to achieve unpredictability.

A frontal motor circuit for economic decisions and actions

This paper identifies a frontal motor circuit that transforms abstract economic decisions into spatial actions through dynamic reconfiguration.

An adaptable, reusable, and light implant for chronic Neuropixels probes

The paper introduces an adaptable implant for chronic Neuropixels recordings in mice, enabling stable, reusable, and lightweight neural recordings across multiple experimental conditions.

Mice dynamically adapt to opponents in competitive multi-player games

This study shows mice adapt their foraging strategies in competitive multi-player games by integrating spatial information about themselves and opponents, revealing a mechanism for flexible decision-making in social contexts.

Interrogating theoretical models of neural computation with emergent property inference

This paper introduces emergent property inference (EPI), a method using deep learning to solve inverse problems in theoretical neuroscience by learning parameter distributions consistent with computational properties.

Collicular circuits for flexible sensorimotor routing

This study shows that the superior colliculus (SC) plays a key role in non-spatial cognitive processes in rats, challenging the view that cognition relies primarily on prefrontal cortex.

A cortico-collicular pathway for motor planning in a memory-dependent perceptual decision task

The paper identifies a cortico-collicular pathway involved in motor planning by showing that M2 neurons dynamically encode choice information and that disrupting this pathway impairs decision maintenance in mice.

Dynamic and causal contribution of parietal circuits to perceptual decisions during category learning

This study investigates the role of parietal circuits in decision-making during category learning using mice, showing their dynamic and causal contribution to categorizing new auditory stimuli.