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57
Citations
13665
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4310
National Ranking
1952

Overview

Li I. Zhang is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States and specializes in neuroscience and related biological fields. Their research covers a broad spectrum within Neuroscience, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work frequently appears in prominent publication venues, including:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Neuron
  • Journal of Neuroscience

Recent notable papers by Li I. Zhang include:

  • "The mouse cortico-basal ganglia-thalamic network," published in 2021 in Nature
  • "Cellular anatomy of the mouse primary motor cortex," published in 2021 in Nature
  • "Synaptic Specificity and Application of Anterograde Transsynaptic AAV for Probing Neural Circuitry," published in 2020 in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Medial preoptic area antagonistically mediates stress-induced anxiety and parental behavior," published in 2021 in Nature Neuroscience
  • "High-throughput mapping of a whole rhesus monkey brain at micrometer resolution," published in 2021 in Nature Biotechnology

Their frequent co-authors include Huizhong W. Tao, Guangwei Zhang, Junxiang Huang, Bo Peng, and Hong-Wei Dong.

Li I. Zhang's research spans several main fields of study with a significant focus on Neuroscience, supplemented by Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of research activity are:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Biophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Best Publications

  • A critical window for cooperation and competition among developing retinotectal synapses

    Li I. Zhang;Huizhong W. Tao;Christine E. Holt;William A. Harris

  • Electrical activity and development of neural circuits

    Li I. Zhang;Mu-ming Poo

  • AAV-Mediated Anterograde Transsynaptic Tagging: Mapping Corticocollicular Input-Defined Neural Pathways for Defense Behaviors.

    Brian Zingg;Xiao-lin Chou;Zheng-gang Zhang;Lukas Mesik

  • At the interface of sensory and motor dysfunctions and Alzheimer's disease

    Mark W. Albers;Grover C. Gilmore;Jeffrey Kaye;Claire Murphy

  • Persistent and specific influences of early acoustic environments on primary auditory cortex

    Li I. Zhang;Shaowen Bao;Michael M. Merzenich

  • Topography and synaptic shaping of direction selectivity in primary auditory cortex.

    Li I. Zhang;Andrew Y. Y. Tan;Christoph E. Schreiner;Michael M. Merzenich

  • A genetically encoded fluorescent acetylcholine indicator for in vitro and in vivo studies

    Miao Jing;Miao Jing;Miao Jing;Peng Zhang;Guangfu Wang;Guangfu Wang;Jiesi Feng;Jiesi Feng;Jiesi Feng

  • Scaling down of balanced excitation and inhibition by active behavioral states in auditory cortex

    Mu Zhou;Feixue Liang;Xiaorui R Xiong;Lu Li

  • Lateral sharpening of cortical frequency tuning by approximately balanced inhibition.

    Guangying K. Wu;Robert Arbuckle;Bao-hua Liu;Huizhong W. Tao

  • Cross-Modality Sharpening of Visual Cortical Processing through Layer-1-Mediated Inhibition and Disinhibition.

    Leena A. Ibrahim;Lukas Mesik;Xu-ying Ji;Qi Fang

  • Tone-Evoked Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Conductances of Primary Auditory Cortex Neurons

    Andrew Y. Y. Tan;Li I. Zhang;Michael M. Merzenich;Christoph E. Schreiner

  • Disruption of primary auditory cortex by synchronous auditory inputs during a critical period

    Li I. Zhang;Shaowen Bao;Michael M. Merzenich

  • Neurite outgrowth inhibitor Nogo-A establishes spatial segregation and extent of oligodendrocyte myelination

    S. Y Christin Chong;Sheila S. Rosenberg;Stephen P J Fancy;Chao Zhao

  • The mouse cortico-basal ganglia-thalamic network.

    Nicholas N. Foster;Nicholas N. Foster;Joshua Barry;Laura Korobkova;Luis Garcia;Luis Garcia

  • Visual Representations by Cortical Somatostatin Inhibitory Neurons—Selective But with Weak and Delayed Responses

    Wen-pei Ma;Bao-hua Liu;Ya-tang Li;Z. Josh Huang

  • Cellular anatomy of the mouse primary motor cortex

    Rodrigo Muñoz-Castañeda;Brian Zingg;Brian Zingg;Katherine S. Matho;Xiaoyin Chen;Xiaoyin Chen

  • Defining cortical frequency tuning with recurrent excitatory circuitry.

    Baohua B. Liu;Guangying K. Wu;Robert Arbuckle;Robert Arbuckle;Huizhong W. Tao

  • Fine-Tuning of Pre-Balanced Excitation and Inhibition During Auditory Cortical Development

    Yujiao J. Sun;Guangying K. Wu;Bao-hua Liu;Pingyang Li

  • Nonmonotonic Synaptic Excitation and Imbalanced Inhibition Underlying Cortical Intensity Tuning

    Guangying K. Wu;Pingyang Li;Huizhong W. Tao;Li I. Zhang

  • Broad inhibition sharpens orientation selectivity by expanding input dynamic range in mouse simple cells

    Bao hua Liu;Ya tang Li;Wen pei Ma;Chen jie Pan

  • Linear transformation of thalamocortical input by intracortical excitation.

    Ya-tang Li;Leena A Ibrahim;Bao-hua Liu;Li I Zhang

  • Visual receptive field structure of cortical inhibitory neurons revealed by two-photon imaging guided recording.

    Bao-hua Liu;Pingyang Li;Ya-tang Li;Yujiao J. Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Huizhong W. Tao
Huizhong W. Tao University of Southern California
Mu-ming Poo
Mu-ming Poo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yulong Li
Yulong Li Peking University
Michael M. Merzenich
Michael M. Merzenich University of California, San Francisco
Shaowen Bao
Shaowen Bao University of Arizona
Christoph E. Schreiner
Christoph E. Schreiner University of California, San Francisco
Aldons J. Lusis
Aldons J. Lusis University of California, Los Angeles
Minmin Luo
Minmin Luo Tsinghua University
Florian Engert
Florian Engert Harvard University
Lorna W. Role
Lorna W. Role Stony Brook University

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