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William J. Wright

University of PittsburghORCID 0000-0003-0835-6362Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Yan DongiD· 3 shared Bo ZengiD· 2 shared Eric J. NestleriD· 2 shared King-Lun LiiD· 2 shared Terra A. Schall· 2 shared Xiguang QiiD· 2 shared Aarthi RamakrishnaniD· 1 shared Andrew Conkey· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceJournal of NeurosciencePeer-reviewedApr 9, 2026

Refinement of Nucleus Accumbens Neuronal Dynamics During Cocaine Self-Administration Training

Linjie Jin, Xiguang Qi, Jianwei Liu…·Yan Dong

The paper examines how NAc neurons shift their activity patterns during cocaine self-administration training, finding expansion and refinement dynamics in neuronal ensembles.

DOI 10.1523/jneurosci.2215-25.2026

mouseimaging

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NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedOct 28, 2024

Temporal Dynamics of Nucleus Accumbens Neurons in Male Mice During Reward Seeking

Terra A. Schall, King-Lun Li, Xiguang Qi…·Yan Dong

The paper identifies three temporally sequenced clusters of NAc neuron activity in mice during reward seeking and shows that D1 and D2 neuron activity at specific times predicts and influences lever-pressing behavior.

11 citations

mouseelectronic health records

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintSep 7, 2018

Zfp189 Mediates Stress Resilience Through a CREB-Regulated Transcriptional Network in Prefrontal Cortex

Zachary S. Lorsch, Peter J. Hamilton, Aarthi Ramakrishnan…·Eric J. Nestler

The paper identifies Zfp189 as a key driver of a transcriptional network promoting stress resilience in prefrontal cortex neurons through CREB regulation.

3 citations

mousebulk RNA-seq

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