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eCB signaling at inhibitory synapses (2024) 5-HT and emotional contagion (2024) OA roles in aversive learning (2024) UDP sensors and next generation NE sensors (2024) new generation 5-HT and DA sensors (2024) Toolkits for neuropeptide sensors (2023) Ado release mechanisms (2023)
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First generation HA sensors (2023) 5-HT roles in associative learning (2023) First generation OT sensors (2023) First generation ATP sensors (2021) First generation eCB sensors (2021) Vesicular transporter for UDP-glucose (2021) First generation 5-HT sensors (2021)
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Next generation DA and ACh sensors (2020) Itch mechanism (2019) PARIS (2019) First generation NE sensors (2019) GRAB sensors development strategy (2019) First generation DA sensors (2019) First generation ACh sensor (2018)

Featured reviews or previews

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STX-bpc (2024) Sensors for in vivo detection (2024) GRAB sensors review
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Main Research Articles

· Lv, M., Cai, R., Zhang, R., Xia, X., Li, X., Wang, Y., Wang, H., Zeng, J., Xue, Y., Mao, L., & Li, Y.* (2024). An octopamine-specific GRAB sensor reveals a monoamine relay circuitry that boosts aversive learning. National Science Review, nwae112. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.09.584200

· Umpierre, A. D.#*, Li, B.#, Ayasoufi, K., Simon, W. L., Zhao, S., Xie, M., Thyen, G., Hur, B., Zheng, J., Liang, Y., Bosco, D. B., Maynes, M. A., Wu, Z., Yu, X., Sung, J., Johnson, A. J., Li, Y.*, & Wu, L.-J.* (2024) Microglial P2Y6 calcium signaling promotes phagocytosis and shapes neuroimmune responses in epileptogenesis. Neuron. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.12.544691v1

· Feng, J.*, Dong, H., Lischinsky, J. E., Zhou, J., Deng, F., Zhuang, C., Miao, X., Wang, H., Li, G., Cai, R., Xie, H., Cui, G., Lin, D., & Li, Y.* (2024). Monitoring norepinephrine release in vivo using next-generation GRABNE sensors. Neuron. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.22.546075

· Deng, F.#, Wan, J.#, Li, G., Dong, H., Xia, X., Wang, Y., Li, X., Zhuang, C., Zheng, Y., Liu, L., Yan, Y., Feng, J., Zhao, Y., Xie, H., & Li, Y.*(2024). Improved green and red GRAB sensors for monitoring spatiotemporal serotonin release in vivo. Nature Methods. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.27.542566

· Zhuo, Y.#, Luo, B.#, Yi, X., Dong, H., Miao, X., Wan, J., Williams, J. T., Campbell, M. G., Cai, R., Qian, T., Li, F., Weber, S. J., Wang, L., Li, B., Wei, Y., Li, G., Wang, H., Zheng, Y., Zhao, Y., Wolf, M. E., Zhu, Y., Watabe-Uchida, M., & Li, Y.* (2024). Improved green and red GRAB sensors for monitoring dopaminergic activity in vivo. Nature Methods. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.24.554559v1

· Wang, H.#, Qian, T.#, Zhao, Y., Zhuo, Y., Wu, C., Osakada, T., Chen, P., Chen, Z., Ren, H., Yan, Y., Geng, L., Fu, S., Mei, L., Li, G., Wu, L., Jiang, Y., Qian, W., Zhang, L., Peng, W., Xu, M., Hu, J., Jiang, M., Chen, L., Tang, C., Zhu, Y., Lin, D., Zhou, J.-N., & Li, Y.* (2023). A tool kit of highly selective and sensitive genetically encoded neuropeptide sensors. Science , 382(6672), eabq8173. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.26.485911

· Wu, Z.#, Cui, Y.#, Wang, H.#, Wu, H., Wan, Y., Li, B., Wang, L., Pan, S., Peng, W., Dong, A., Yuan, Z., Jing, M., Xu, M., Luo, M.*, & Li, Y.* (2023). Neuronal activity-induced, equilibrative nucleoside transporter-dependent, somatodendritic adenosine release revealed by a GRAB sensor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(14), e2212387120. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.04.075564

· Dong, H.#, Li, M.#, Yan, Y., Qian, T., Lin, Y., Ma, X., Vischer, H. F., Liu, C., Li, G., Wang, H., Leurs, R., & Li, Y.* (2023). Genetically encoded sensors for measuring histamine release both in vitro and in vivo. Neuron. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.08.19.504485

· Zeng, J.#*, Li, X.#, Zhang, R., Lv, M., Wang, Y., Tan, K., Xia, X., Wan, J., Jing, M., Zhang, X., Li, Y., Yang, Y., Wang, L., Chu, J., Li, Y., & Li, Y.*. (2023). Local 5-HT signaling bi-directionally regulates the coincidence time window for associative learning. Neuron [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.27.485970

· Qian, T.#, Wang, H.#, Wang, P.#, Geng, L., Mei, L., Osakada, T., Wang, L., Tang, Y., Kania, A., Grinevich, V., Stoop, R., Lin, D., Luo, M., & Li, Y.* (2023). A genetically encoded sensor measures temporal oxytocin release from different neuronal compartments. Nature Biotechnology. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.10.480016

· Wu, Z.*, He, K., Chen, Y., Li, H., Pan, S., Li, B., Liu, T., Wang, H., Du, J., Jing, M., & Li, Y.* (2021). A sensitive GRAB sensor for detecting extracellular ATP in vitro and in vivo Neuron, 110(5), 770-782.e775. [Full Text] [PDF]

* See Comments Highlight by: Umpierre, A. D., Haruwaka, K., & Wu, L.-J.* (2022). Getting a sense of ATP in real time. Neuroscience Bulletin. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.24.432680

· Dong, A., He, K., Dudok, B., Farrell, J. S., Guan, W., Liput, D. J., Puhl, H. L., Cai, R., Wang, H., Duan, J., Albarran, E., Ding, J., Lovinger, D. M., Li, B., Soltesz, I., & Li, Y.*. (2021). A fluorescent sensor for spatiotemporally resolved imaging of endocannabinoid dynamics in vivo. Nature Biotechnology. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.08.329169

· Qian, C., Wu, Z., Sun, R., Yu, H., Zeng, J., Rao, Y., & Li, Y. *. (2021). Localization, proteomics, and metabolite profiling reveal a putative vesicular transporter for UDP-glucose. eLife, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.65417. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.01.405605

· Wan, J., Peng, W., Li, X., Qian, T., Song, K., Zeng, J., Deng, F., Hao, S., Feng,J., Zhang, P., Zhang, Y., Zou, J., Pan, S., Shin, M., Venton, B. J., Zhu, J. J., Jing, M., Xu, M., Li, Y.*. (2021). A genetically encoded sensor for measuring serotonin dynamics. Nature Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-021-00823-7. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.24.962282

· Sun, F.#, Zhou, J.#, Dai, B.#, Qian, T., Zeng, J., Li, X., Zhuo, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Qian, C., Tan, K., Feng, J., Dong, H., Lin, D.*, Cui, G.*, & Li, Y.*.(2020). Next-generation GRAB sensors for monitoring dopaminergic activity in vivo. Nature Methods, 17(11), 1156-1166. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Jing, M.*, Li, Y., Zeng, J., Huang, P., Skirzewski, M., Kljakic, O., Peng, W., Qian, T., Tan, K., Zou, J. , Trinh, S., Wu, R., Zhang, S., Pan, S., Hires, S., Xu, M., Li, H., Saksida, L. M., Prado, V. F., Bussey, T., Prado, M. A. M., Chen, L., Cheng, H., Li, Y.*.(2020). An optimized acetylcholine sensor for monitoring in vivo cholinergic activity. Nature Methods, 17(11), 1139-1146. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Yu, H., Zhao, T., Liu, S., Wu, Q., Johnson, O., Wu, Z., Zhuang, Z., Shi, Y., He, R., Yang, Y., Sun, J., Wang, X., Xu, H., Zeng, Z., Lei, X., Luo, W.* & Li, Y.*. (2019). MRGPRX4 is a bile acid receptor for human cholestatic itch. eLife, 8, e48431. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Feng, J., Zhang, C., Lischinsky, J. E., Jing, M., Zhou, J., Wang, H., Zhang, Y., Dong, A., Wu, Z., Wu, H., Chen, W., Zhang, P., Zou, J., Hires, S. A., Zhu, J. J., Cui, G., Lin, D., Du, J. & Li, Y.* (2019). A genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for rapid and specific in vivo detection of norepinephrine. Neuron, 102(4), 745-761. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Wu, Z.#, Feng, J.#, Jing, M., & Li, Y.* (2019). G protein-assisted optimization of GPCR-activation based (GRAB) sensors. Neural Imaging and Sensing 2019, vol. 10865, p. 108650N. International Society for Optics and Photonics. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Wu, L., Dong, A., Dong, L., Wang, S. Q., & Li, Y*. (2019). PARIS, an optogenetic method for functionally mapping gap junctions. eLife, 8, e43366. [Full Text] [PDF]

* See Insight by: Kick, D. R., & Schulz, D. J. (2019). Cell Communication: Studying gap junctions with PARIS. eLife, 8, e45207. [Full Text][PDF]

· Sun, F.#, Zeng, J.#, Jing, M.#, Zhou, J., Feng, J., Owen, S., Luo, Y., Li, F., Wang, H., Yamaguchi, T., Yong, Z., Gao, Y., Peng, W., Wang, L., Zhang, S., Du, J., Lin, D., Xu, M., Kreitzer, A. C., Cui, G. & Li, Y.* (2018). A genetically-encoded fluorescent sensor enables rapid and specific detection of dopamine in flies, fish, and mice. Cell, 174(2), 481-496. [Full Text] [PDF][Suppl Video 1][Suppl Video 2]

* See Viewpoint by: Beyene, A. G., Delevich, K., Yang, S. J., & Landry, M. P. (2018). New optical probes bring dopamine to light. Biochemistry, 6379-6381. [Full Text][PDF>

· Jing, M.#, Zhang, P.#, Wang, G., Feng, J., Mesik, L., Zeng, J., Jiang, H., Wang, S., Looby, J. C., Guagliardo, N. A., Langma, L. W., Lu, J., Zuo, Y., Talmage, D. A., Role, L. W., Barrett, P. Q., Zhang, L. I., Luo, M., Song, Y., Zhu, JJ* & Li, Y*. (2018). A genetically-encoded fluorescent acetylcholine indicator for in vitro and in vivo studies. Nature Biotechnology, 36(8), 726-737. [Full Text] [PDF][Suppl Figs] [Suppl Videos]

* See Research Highlight by: Vogt, N. (2018). Detecting acetylcholine. Nature methods, 15(9), 648. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Li, Y.*, & Tsien, R. W.* (2012). pHTomato, a red, genetically encoded indicator that enables multiplex interrogation of synaptic activity. Nature neuroscience, 15(7), 1047-1053. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Li, Y., Augustine, G. J., & Weninger, K.* (2007). Kinetics of complexin binding to the SNARE complex: correcting single molecule FRET measurements for hidden events. Biophysical journal, 93(6), 2178-2187. [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews, Book Reviews and Highlights

· Wan, J.#, & Li, Y.* (2024). STX-bpc: “Brightening” the path to neuronal inhibition. Cell Chemical Biology. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Yang, Y.#, Li, B.#, & Li, Y.* (2024). Genetically Encoded Sensors for the In Vivo Detection of Neurochemical Dynamics. Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Zhao, Y., Wan, J., & Li, Y.* (2024). Genetically encoded sensors for in vivo detection of neurochemicals relevant to depression. Journal of Neurochemistry. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Zheng, Y., & Li, Y.* (2023). Past, Present, and Future of Tools for Dopamine Detection. Neuroscience, 525, 13-25. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Qian, T., Wang, H., Xia, X., & Li, Y.* (2023) Current and emerging methods for probing neuropeptide transmission.  Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 81, 102751. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Dong, C.#, Zheng, Y.#, Long-Iyer, K., Wright, E. C., Li, Y.*, & Tian, L.* (2022). Fluorescence imaging of neural activity, neurochemical dynamics, and drug-specific receptor conformation with genetically encoded sensors. Annual Review of Neuroscience. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Wu, Z., Lin, D., & Li, Y.* (2022). Pushing the frontiers: tools for monitoring neurotransmitters and neuromodulators.  Nature Reviews Neuroscience. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Zhuo, Y., Li, Y.* (2022). New imaging methods for monitoring dopaminergic neurotransmission.  Science China Life Sciences, 65. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Yulong Li. (2021). Neuron, 109(21), 3346-3348. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Yu, H., Wangensteen, K., Deng, T., Li, Y., & Luo, W.* (2021). MRGPRX4 in Cholestatic Pruritus.  Semin Liver Dis41(03), 358-367. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Wan, J. & Li, Y.* (2020). Recent advances in detection methods for neurotransmitters. Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 48(3), 307-315. (In Chinese) [Full Text] [PDF]

· Wu, Z.* & Li, Y.* (2020). New frontiers in probing the dynamics of purinergic transmitters in vivo. Neuroscience Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neures.2020.01.008. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Zeng, J., Sun, F., Wan, J., Feng, J. & Li, Y.* (2019). New optical methods for detecting monoamine neuromodulators. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2019.09.010. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Jing, M., Zhang, Y., Wang, H. & Li, Y.* (2019). GPCR‐based sensors for imaging neurochemicals with high sensitivity and specificity. Journal of Neurochemistry, https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.14855. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Dong, A.*, Liu, S., & Li, Y.* (2018). Gap junctions in the nervous system: probing functional connections using new imaging approaches. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 12, 320. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Wang, H., Jing, M., & Li, Y.* (2018). Lighting up the brain: genetically encoded fluorescent sensors for imaging neurotransmitters and neuromodulators. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 50, 171-178. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Wang, A.#, Feng, J.#, Li, Y.*, & Zou, P.* (2018). Beyond fluorescent proteins: hybrid and bioluminescent indicators for imaging neural activities. ACS chemical neuroscience, 9(4), 639-650. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Qian, C., & Li, Y.* (2015). Spine maturation and pruning during development: Cadherin/Catenin complexes come to help. Science China. Life sciences,58(9), 929. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Li, Y.*, & Rao, Y.* (2015). Pied piper of neuroscience. Cell, 163(2), 267-268. [Full Text] [PDF]

Pre-prints

· Xia, X., & Li, Y*. (2024). A new GRAB sensor reveals differences in the dynamics and molecular regulation between neuropeptide and neurotransmitter release. bioRxiv, 2024.2005.2022.595424. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Liu, Y., Nong, Y., Feng, J., Li, G., Sajda, P., Li, Y., & Wang, Q.* (2024). Phase synchrony between prefrontal noradrenergic and cholinergic signals indexes inhibitory control. bioRxiv, 2022.2005.2018.492553. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Zou, J., Willem, J., Mridha, Z., Trinh, S., Erskine, A., Jing, M., Yao, J., Walker, S., Li, Y., McGinley, M., Hires, S.* (2024) Goal-directed motor actions drive acetylcholine dynamics in sensory cortex eLife , 13:RP96931 [Full Text] [PDF]

· Costa, K. M.#*, Zhang, Z.#*, Zhuo, Y., Li, G., Li, Y., & Schoenbaum, G.* (2024). Dopamine and acetylcholine correlations in the nucleus accumbens depend on behavioral task states. bioRxiv, 2024.2005.2003.592439. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Kalogriopoulos, N. A.#, Tei, R.#, Yan, Y., Ravalin, M., Li, Y., & Ting, A.* (2024). Synthetic G protein-coupled receptors for programmable sensing and control of cell behavior. bioRxiv, 2024.2004.2015.589622. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Singh, S., Sarroza, D., English, A., Whittington, D., Dong, A., van der Stelt, M., Li, Y., Zweifel, L., Bruchas, M. R., Land, B. B., & Stella, N.* (2022). ABHD6 selectively controls metabotropic-dependent increases in 2-AG production. bioRxiv, 2024.2005.2017.594562. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Jiang, P.*, Kemper, K. M., Chang, K.-T., Qian, C., Li, Y., Guan, L., van Hasselt, P., Caradonna, S. J., & Strich, R. (2022). An in situ cut-and-paste genome editing platform mediated by CRISPR/Cas9 or Cas12a. bioRxiv, 2022.2003.2030.486486. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Zou, J., Trinh, S., Erskine, A., Jing, M., Yao, J., Walker, S., Li, Y.., & Hires, S. A.* (2021). Directed motor actions and choice signalling drive cortical acetylcholine dynamics. bioRxiv,, 2021.2012.2021.473699. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Sturgill, J. F., Hegedus, P., Li, S. J., Chevy, Q, Siebels, A., Jing, M., Li, Y., Hangya, B.* & Kepecs, A.*(2020). Basal forebrain-derived acetylcholine encodes valence-free reinforcement prediction error. bioRxiv, 2020.02.17.953141. [Full Text] [PDF]

Collaborative Publication

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· Min C., Shuangshuang M., Hanxiao L., Yiyan D., Jingxiang T., Zheyi N., Yi T., Chenchi D., Hui L., Hefeng H., Li, Y., Xiaohua C., Christopher J. L., Yan Y., & Hailan H.*(2024) Science, Vol 385, Issue 6709. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Barna, D., Linlin Z. F., Jordan S. F., Shreya M., Jesslyn H., Doo Kyung K., Celestine W., Charu R., Li, Y., Karl D., & Ivan S.*(2024) Science, 967-970 . [Full Text] [PDF]

· Sarah M., Patricia M., Salvatore L., Cheng-Hsi W., L., Denys O., Fanchon C., Meghan F., Mauro C., Arnaud L. L., Thomas K., Deng, F., Li, Y., & Manuel M.*(2024) Science, 1081-1086 . [Full Text] [PDF]

· Singh, S., Sarroza, D., English, A., Whittington, D., Dong, A., Malamas, M., Makriyannis, A., van der Stelt, M., Li, Y., Zweifel, L., Bruchas, M. R., Land, B. B., & Stella, N.* (2024) P2X7 receptor-dependent increase in endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoyl glycerol production by neuronal cells in culture: Dynamics and mechanism. British Journal of Pharmacology, 1–19. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Basu, A., Yang, J.-H., Yu, A., Glaeser-Khan, S., Rondeau, J. A., Feng, J., Krystal, J. H., Li, Y., & Kaye, A. P.* (2024). Frontal Norepinephrine Represents a Threat Prediction Error Under Uncertainty. Biological Psychiatry. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.13.511463

· Zhang, Y.#, Karadas, M.#, Liu, J., Gu, X., Vöröslakos, M., Li, Y., Tsien, R. W., & Buzsáki, G.* (2024). Interaction of acetylcholine and oxytocin neuromodulation in the hippocampus. Neuron, S0896-6273(24)00154-5. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Dudok, B.#*, Fan, L. Z.#, Farrell, J. S., Malhotra, S., Homidan, J., Kim, D. K., Wenardy, C., Ramakrishnan, C., Li, Y., Deisseroth, K., & Soltesz, I. (2024). Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling at inhibitory synapses in vivo. Science, 383(6686), 967-970. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Zhou, X.#, He, Y.#, Xu, T.#, Wu, Z.#, Guo, W., Xu, X., Liu, Y., Zhang, Y., Shang, H., Huang, L., Yao, Z., Li, Z., Su, L., Li, Z., Feng, T., Zhang, S., Monteiro, O., Cunha, R. A., Huang, Z.-L., Zhang, K.*, Li, Y., Cai, X.*, Qu, J.*, & Chen, J.-F.* (2024). 40 Hz light flickering promotes sleep through cortical adenosine signaling. Cell Research.. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Gyawali, U., Martin, D. A., Sun, F., Li, Y., & Calu, D.* (2023). Dopamine in the dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis signals Pavlovian sign-tracking and reward violations. eLife, 12. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.21.497039

· Mayer, F. P.*, Niello, M., Cintulova, D., Sideromenos, S., Maier, J., Li, Y., Bulling, S., Kudlacek, O., Schicker, K., Iwamoto, H., Deng, F., Wan, J., Holy, M., Katamish, R., Sandtner, W., Li, Y., Pollak, D. D., Blakely, R. D., Mihovilovic, M. D., Baumann, M. H., & Sitte, H. H.* (2023). Serotonin-releasing agents with reduced off-target effects. Molecular Psychiatry, 28(2), 722-732. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1886596/v1

· Hatashita, Y., Wu, Z., Fujita, H., Kumamoto, T., Livet, J., Li, Y., Tanifuji, M., & Inoue, T.* (2023). Spontaneous and multifaceted ATP release from astrocytes at the scale of hundreds of synapses. Glia , 71(9), 2250-2265. [Full Text] [PDF]

See also BioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.09.507300

· Singh, S., Sarroza, D., English, A., McGrory, M., Dong, A., Zweifel, L., Land, B. B., Li, Y., Bruchas, M. R., & Stella, N.* (2023). Pharmacological Characterization of the Endocannabinoid Sensor GRABeCB2.0. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Sang, D.#, Lin, K.#, Yang, Y.#, Ran, G., Li, B., Chen, C., Li, Q., Ma, Y., Lu, L., Cui, X.-Y., Liu, Z., Lv, S.-Q., Luo, M., Liu, Q., Li, Y., & Zhang, E. E.* (2023). Prolonged sleep deprivation induces a cytokine-storm-like syndrome in mammals. Cell, 186(25), 5500-5516.e5521. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Liao, Y.#, Wen, R.#, Fu, S., Cheng, X., Ren, S., Lu, M., Qian, L., Luo, F., Wang, Y., Xiao, Q., Wang, X., Ye, H., Zhang, X., Jiang, C., Li, X., Li, S., Dang, R., Liu, Y., Kang, J., Yao, Z., Yan, J., Xiong, J., Wang, Y., Wu, S., Chen, X., Li, Y., Xia, J.*, Hu, Z.*, & He, C.* (2023) Spatial memory requires hypocretins to elevate medial entorhinal gamma oscillations. Neuron. . [Full Text] [PDF]

· Dong, Y., Li, Y., Xiang, X., Xiao, Z. C., Hu, J., Li, Y., Li, H., & Hu, H.* (2023). Stress relief as a natural resilience mechanism against depression-like behaviors. Neuron. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Kondev, V., Najeed, M., Yasmin, F., Morgan, A., Loomba, N., Johnson, K., Adank, D. N., Dong, A., Delpire, E., Li, Y., Winder, D., Grueter, B. A., & Patel, S.* (2023). Endocannabinoid release at ventral hippocampal-amygdala synapses regulates stress-induced behavioral adaptation. Cell Reports, 113027. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Hasegawa, E., Li, Y., & Sakurai, T.* (2023). Regulation of REM sleep in mice: The role of dopamine and serotonin function in the basolateral amygdala. Neuroscience Research. [Full Text] [PDF]

· Gunduz-Cinar, O., Castillo, L. I., Xia, M., Van Leer, E., Brockway, E. T., Pollack, G. A., Yasmin, F., Bukalo, O., Limoges, A., Oreizi-Esfahani, S., Kondev, V., Báldi, R., Dong, A., Harvey-White, J., Cinar, R., Kunos, G., Li, Y., Zweifel, L. S., Patel, S., & Holmes, A. (2023). A cortico-amygdala neural substrate for endocannabinoid modulation of fear extinction. Neuron.. [Full Text] [PDF]

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