Xianyuan Zhang

The paper uses a contextualized ethomics approach to show that Trhn serotonergic neurons in Drosophila control satiety, while other circuits only produce fragmented behavioral changes.

The paper introduces a long-Stokes-shift mScarlet variant for two-photon imaging, enabling simultaneous imaging with green sensors using a single laser.

The paper identifies a mushroom-body output neuron (MBON11) that mediates octopamine-driven and hunger-motivated feeding in Drosophila through synaptic connections with specific neuromodulatory neurons.

The paper characterizes the two-photon properties of ATTO 490LS and demonstrates its use in multicolour two-photon imaging with a single laser.

The paper shows that optogenetic activation of sensory and dopaminergic neurons can induce synthetic associative memories in vinegar flies, demonstrating that simple coincident stimulation is sufficient for memory formation.

This study evaluates kalium channelrhodopsins (KCRs) as optogenetic inhibitors in Drosophila, C. elegans, and zebrafish, showing they are effective and have improved properties compared to chloride-conducting ACRs.