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Lihua Yao

Drexel UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6039-3446Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:mouse· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 2

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Kimberly J. DoughertyiD· 4 shared Shayna SinghiD· 3 shared D. Leonardo Garcia-RamireziD· 2 shared Jaimena H. Wheel· 2 shared Nicholas James StachowskiiD· 2 shared Sebastian J. Atoche· 2 shared Simon F. GiszteriD· 2 shared Ilya A. RybakiD· 1 shared

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Lumbar spinal Shox2 interneurons receive monosynaptic excitatory input from the lateral paragigantocellular nucleus in the adult mouse

Shayna Singh, Lihua Yao, Kimberly J. Dougherty

The paper demonstrates a direct monosynaptic excitatory connection from the lateral paragigantocellular nucleus to lumbar spinal Shox2 interneurons in adult mice.

iScience · Dec 29, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Properties of rhythmogenic currents in spinal Shox2 interneurons across postnatal development

Shayna Singh, Lihua Yao, Natalia A. Shevtsova, Ilya A. Rybak, Kimberly J. Dougherty

The paper investigates how rhythmogenic ionic currents and ion channel expression in spinal Shox2 interneurons change during postnatal development in mice.

The Journal of Physiology · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Activity of spinal RORβ neurons is related to functional improvements following combination treatment after complete SCI

Nicholas James Stachowski, Jaimena H. Wheel, Shayna Singh, Sebastian J. Atoche, Lihua Yao, D. Leonardo Garcia-Ramirez, Simon F. Giszter, Kimberly J. Dougherty

This study identifies RORβ neurons as a target to limit hyperreflexia and enhance locomotor function after spinal cord injury using combination treatment.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 8, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Covert actions of epidural stimulation on spinal locomotor circuits

D. Leonardo Garcia-Ramirez, Jenna R. McGrath, Ngoc T. Ha, Jaimena H. Wheel, Sebastian J. Atoche, Lihua Yao, Nicholas James Stachowski, Simon F. Giszter, Kimberly J. Dougherty

This study investigates how epidural stimulation affects spinal locomotor circuits after spinal cord injury, showing that early stimulation preserves circuit function.

bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience