Xiangyu Zhang

Atypical developmental remodeling of dopamine neurons involves AKT-GSK3β signaling and glia activity

The paper identifies an atypical axon overgrowth followed by pruning in Drosophila dopamine neurons, involving AKT-GSK3β signaling and glia activity, distinct from canonical developmental remodeling.

Anterior cingulate cortex represents action-state predictions and causally mediates model-based reinforcement learning in a two-step decision task.

This study shows that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) represents action-state transitions and mediates model-based reinforcement learning in mice by influencing subsequent choices based on these transitions.

Amygdala Reward Neurons Form and Store Fear Extinction Memory

This study identifies a specific neuronal population in the basolateral amygdala that forms and stores fear extinction memory, showing it overlaps with reward-responsive neurons.