Ben‐Zheng Li

This paper introduces a photogrammetry-based platform for automated small animal stereotaxic surgery, improving targeting accuracy and surgical speed through high-resolution 3D skull reconstructions.

The paper develops a computational model to synthesize auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) and links ABR morphology changes to neuronal alterations in aging and autism animal models.

This study shows that Smad7-based biologic treatment accelerates diabetic wound healing in mice and pigs by targeting keratinocytes and neutrophils, reducing inflammation and promoting tissue repair.

This study examines variation in head and pinna morphology across six Peromyscus species and its relationship to auditory function using HRTFs.

This study compares auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) between two Peromyscus species, finding species-specific differences in craniofacial morphology and ABR latency but similar hearing thresholds.

This study develops an in-vivo optogenetic method to control MNTB activity in gerbils with fast and precise temporal control, enabling research on sound localization.

This paper introduces a sapphire-based optrode that combines high-intensity LED optogenetic stimulation with low-noise neural recording, demonstrating its effectiveness in vivo.

This study identifies age-related myelin deficits in the auditory brainstem pathway as a cause of spatial hearing deficits in aging Mongolian gerbils.

This study measures hearing ability in prairie voles, finding sex-specific differences in monaural hearing but not binaural hearing or morphology.

This study uses a spiking neural network model to show that axon myelination thickness affects ITD detection in the auditory brainstem, with optimal sensitivity achieved through contralateral inhibition via thicker myelinated axons.