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Wei Song Ong

University of PennsylvaniaORCID 0000-0002-7635-103XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:synaptic & neural circuits· 1

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Chenjie SongiD· 1 shared David H. BrainardiD· 1 shared Emily E. MeyeriD· 1 shared Jared S. CollinaiD· 1 shared Ling-Qi ZhangiD· 1 shared Michael J. ArcaroiD· 1 shared Michael L. PlattiD· 1 shared Nicolas P. CottarisiD· 1 shared

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Transformation-tolerant object recognition in tree shrews despite lacking a fovea

Emily E. Meyer, Wei Song Ong, Chenjie Song, Nicolas P. Cottaris, Ling-Qi Zhang, Jared S. Collina, David H. Brainard, Michael J. Arcaro

This study shows tree shrews can recognize objects despite lacking a fovea, using computational models and behavioral tests to demonstrate transformation-tolerant object recognition.

bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Neuronal Mechanisms of Strategic Cooperation

Wei Song Ong, Seth Madlon‐Kay, Michael L. Platt

This study shows monkeys use recursive reasoning during strategic gameplay, with mSTS neurons signaling social information and cooperatively obtained rewards.

Nature Neuroscience · Nov 23, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience