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Henry H. Yin is a researcher affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Neuroscience, with a focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Developmental Neuroscience. Their work encompasses several key topics, including neural dynamics and brain function, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, neuroscience and neural engineering, receptor mechanisms and signaling, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

The scientist has authored numerous publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, Journal of Neuroscience, Current Biology, and Science Advances. Notable papers include:

  • "Ventral Tegmental Dopamine Neurons Control the Impulse Vector during Motivated Behavior," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Thalamic Projections to the Subthalamic Nucleus Contribute to Movement Initiation and Rescue of Parkinsonian Symptoms," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Striatal Projection Neurons Require Huntingtin for Synaptic Connectivity and Survival," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Neural Circuit Pathology Driven by Shank3 Mutation Disrupts Social Behaviors," 2022, Cell Reports
  • "A One-Photon Endoscope for Simultaneous Patterned Optogenetic Stimulation and Calcium Imaging in Freely Behaving Mice," 2022, Nature Biomedical Engineering

The network of frequent co-authors collaborating with Henry H. Yin includes Ryan N. Hughes, Konstantin I. Bakhurin, Namsoo Kim, Glenn D. R. Watson, and Alexander Friedman.

Best Publications

  • The role of the basal ganglia in habit formation

    Henry H. Yin;Barbara J. Knowlton

  • Lesions of dorsolateral striatum preserve outcome expectancy but disrupt habit formation in instrumental learning.

    Henry H. Yin;Barbara J. Knowlton;Bernard W. Balleine

  • The role of the dorsomedial striatum in instrumental conditioning.

    Henry H. Yin;Sean B. Ostlund;Barbara J. Knowlton;Bernard W. Balleine

  • Dynamic reorganization of striatal circuits during the acquisition and consolidation of a skill.

    Henry H Yin;Shweta Prasad Mulcare;Monica R F Hilário;Emily Clouse

  • Inactivation of dorsolateral striatum enhances sensitivity to changes in the action–outcome contingency in instrumental conditioning

    Henry H. Yin;Barbara J. Knowlton;Bernard W. Balleine

  • Dopaminergic Control of Corticostriatal Long-Term Synaptic Depression in Medium Spiny Neurons Is Mediated by Cholinergic Interneurons

    Zhongfeng Wang;Li Kai;Michelle Day;Jennifer Ronesi

  • Blockade of NMDA receptors in the dorsomedial striatum prevents action-outcome learning in instrumental conditioning.

    Henry H. Yin;Barbara J. Knowlton;Bernard W. Balleine

  • Reward‐guided learning beyond dopamine in the nucleus accumbens: the integrative functions of cortico‐basal ganglia networks

    Henry H. Yin;Sean B. Ostlund;Bernard W. Balleine

  • Altered mGluR5-Homer scaffolds and corticostriatal connectivity in a Shank3 complete knockout model of autism

    Xiaoming Wang;Alexandra L. Bey;Brittany M. Katz;Alexandra Badea

  • Disrupted motor learning and long-term synaptic plasticity in mice lacking NMDAR1 in the striatum

    Mai T. Dang;Fumiaki Yokoi;Henry H. Yin;David M. Lovinger

  • Contributions of striatal subregions to place and response learning.

    Henry H. Yin;Barbara J. Knowlton

  • Frequency-specific and D2 receptor-mediated inhibition of glutamate release by retrograde endocannabinoid signaling

    Henry H. Yin;David M. Lovinger

  • Endocannabinoid signaling is critical for habit formation.

    Monica R. F Hilário;Emily Clouse;Henry H Yin;Rui M Costa

  • Giant ankyrin-G: a critical innovation in vertebrate evolution of fast and integrated neuronal signaling.

    Paul M. Jenkins;Namsoo Kim;Steven L. Jones;Wei Chou Tseng

  • A craniofacial-specific monosynaptic circuit enables heightened affective pain

    Erica Rodriguez;Katsuyasu Sakurai;Jennie Xu;Yong Chen

  • Pathway-Specific Striatal Substrates for Habitual Behavior.

    Justin K. O’Hare;Kristen K. Ade;Tatyana Sukharnikova;Stephen D. Van Hooser

  • A Wireless Multi-Channel Recording System for Freely Behaving Mice and Rats

    David Fan;Dylan Rich;Dylan Rich;Tahl Holtzman;Patrick Ruther

  • Beyond reward prediction errors: the role of dopamine in movement kinematics.

    Joseph W. Barter;Suellen Li;Dongye Lu;Ryan A. Bartholomew

  • Huntingtin Is Required for Normal Excitatory Synapse Development in Cortical and Striatal Circuits

    SU McKinstry;YB Karadeniz;AK Worthington;VY Hayrapetyan

  • Thrombospondin receptor α2δ-1 promotes synaptogenesis and spinogenesis via postsynaptic Rac1.

    W. Christopher Risher;W. Christopher Risher;Namsoo Kim;Sehwon Koh;Ji-Eun Choi

  • Spine pruning drives antipsychotic-sensitive locomotion via circuit control of striatal dopamine

    Il Hwan Kim;Mark A Rossi;Dipendra K Aryal;Bence Racz

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara J. Knowlton
Barbara J. Knowlton University of California, Los Angeles
Bernard W. Balleine
Bernard W. Balleine University of New South Wales
Cagla Eroglu
Cagla Eroglu Duke University
David M. Lovinger
David M. Lovinger National Institutes of Health
Yong-hui Jiang
Yong-hui Jiang Yale School of Medicine
William C. Wetsel
William C. Wetsel Duke University
Ramona M. Rodriguiz
Ramona M. Rodriguiz Duke University
Richard J. Weinberg
Richard J. Weinberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Warren H. Meck
Warren H. Meck Duke University

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