Long Mei

The paper identifies a shared neural circuit in male mice that controls pup-directed behaviors, with sex differences in cell activity balance influencing infanticide and paternal care.

The paper develops GRAB sensors for detecting neuropeptides with high specificity and sensitivity, enabling in vivo monitoring of their release and function.

The paper identifies neural circuits in female mice that drive opposing pup-directed behaviors, showing reciprocal inhibition between BNSTprEsr1 and MPOAEsr1 neurons during reproductive state changes.

The paper develops a new oxytocin sensor to study compartmental OT release in neurons and finds distinct calcium channel roles and fusion machinery differences in axons and somatodendritic regions.