Xian Zhang

A genetically defined midbrain-pontine circuit gates vocal communication

The paper identifies a genetically defined midbrain-pontine circuit that gates vocal communication in mice by controlling ultrasonic vocalizations through specific neuronal activity.

Prefrontal top-down projections control context-dependent strategy selection

This study shows that specific prefrontal cortex projections to striatum and thalamus differentially control context-dependent strategy switching in mice.

Population coding of valence in the basolateral amygdala

This study shows how associative learning alters BLA population responses, transforming CS representations to resemble US valence-specific representations and enabling flexible behavior during reversal learning.

The central amygdala controls learning in the lateral amygdala

The paper identifies a specific class of central amygdala neurons that are essential for synaptic plasticity in the lateral amygdala during learning.