Chunqing Zhang

The paper identifies a REM sleep-specific hypothalamo-septo-hippocampal circuit essential for social memory consolidation, showing its distinct role from other memory pathways.

The paper shows that descending auditory cortex neurons do not preserve tonotopy, unlike ascending neurons, suggesting feedback processing may involve diverse inputs.

The paper identifies impaired state-dependent potentiation of GABAergic currents in a mouse model of IGE as a mechanism triggering seizures during sleep-like states.