Yuncong Ma

SORDINO for Silent, Sensitive, Specific, and Artifact-Resisting fMRI in awake behaving mice

SORDINO improves fMRI in awake mice by being silent, sensitive, specific, and resistant to motion artifacts, enabling better brain activity mapping.

pNet: A toolbox for personalized functional networks modeling

pNet is an open-source toolbox for creating personalized functional networks from fMRI data, offering multiple interfaces and methods to enhance reliability and reproducibility.

Global brain signal in awake rats

The paper analyzes rsfMRI data in awake rats to show that the global brain signal involves thalamo-cortical and hippocampo-cortical network co-activations.

How brain reacts to targeted attack at a hub region

This study investigates how inactivating a brain hub region affects network properties and behavior using chemogenetics and rsfMRI in rodents.

Individual variability in behavior and functional networks predicts vulnerability using a predator scent model of PTSD

This study shows that pre-trauma neural circuit function predicts individual differences in threat response and vulnerability to PTSD-like behaviors in rats.

Simultaneous GCaMP6-based Fiber Photometry and fMRI in Rats

This study demonstrates the feasibility of simultaneously recording calcium and BOLD signals in rats using GCaMP6-based fiber photometry and fMRI, showing reproducible responses to visual stimuli.

Time to wake up: Studying neurovascular coupling and brain-wide circuit function in the un-anesthetized animal

This paper reviews differences in neurovascular coupling and brain circuit function between awake and anesthetized animals and discusses innovations for studying these in un-anesthetized models.

Dynamic Brain Connectivity Patterns in Conscious and Unconscious Brain

This study examines dynamic brain connectivity patterns in conscious and unconscious states using rsfMRI in rats, revealing distinct connectivity states linked to consciousness levels.

Global Reduction of Information Exchange during Anesthetic-Induced Unconsciousness

This study shows that anesthetic-induced unconsciousness reduces global information exchange in the brain, regardless of the anesthetic used.