Xin Zhao

Same-sex mounting in single-housed C57BL/6J female mice is not coupled to estrous state

This study shows that same-sex mounting in single-housed C57BL/6J female mice is not influenced by the estrous state of either the mounter or the stimulus female.

Short-term social isolation acts on hypothalamic neurons to promote social behavior in a sex- and context-dependent manner

The paper identifies hypothalamic neurons that promote social behavior after short-term isolation, showing sex- and context-dependent effects.

Maternal immune activation accelerates puberty initiation and alters mechanical allodynia in male and female C57BL6/J mice.

This study shows that maternal immune activation accelerates puberty and alters pain sensitivity in mice, with environmental enrichment mitigating some effects.

Hidden Talents: Poly (I:C)-induced maternal immune activation improves mouse visual discrimination performance and reversal learning in a sex-dependent manner.

This study shows that maternal immune activation in mice improves visual discrimination and reversal learning in a sex-dependent manner, with potential compensatory plasticity mechanisms.

Poly (I:C)-induced maternal immune activation modifies ventral hippocampal regulation of stress reactivity: prevention by environmental enrichment

This study shows that environmental enrichment prevents social behavior disruptions and HPA axis dysregulation caused by maternal immune activation in mice.