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Overview

Xiao-Song He is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions in cognitive neuroscience and advanced imaging techniques.

The scientist's recent publications showcase a focus on brain function, neural dynamics, and neuroimaging methods. Their notable papers include:

  • QSIPrep: an integrative platform for preprocessing and reconstructing diffusion MRI data (2021, Nature Methods)
  • Dynamic reconfiguration of functional brain networks during working memory training (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Macroscopic resting-state brain dynamics are best described by linear models (2023, Nature Biomedical Engineering)
  • Optimization of energy state transition trajectory supports the development of executive function during youth (2020, eLife)
  • Thalamus and focal to bilateral seizures (2020, Neurology)

The scientific work addresses topics such as functional brain connectivity, epilepsy research and treatment, neural dynamics, and advanced neuroimaging techniques. Specific areas of investigation include diffusion MRI preprocessing, brain network reconfiguration during cognitive tasks, and the neural mechanisms underlying seizures.

Research topics covered in their work are:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Key coauthors who have frequently collaborated with them include Lorenzo Caciagli, Danielle S. Bassett, Dani S. Bassett, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, and Eli J. Cornblath.

They have published extensively in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 10 publications, arXiv (Cornell University) with 4 publications, Nature Communications with 3 publications, Communications Biology with 3 publications, and Biological Psychiatry with 3 publications.

Subfields of study within their body of work include cognitive neuroscience, radiology and nuclear medicine, psychiatry and mental health, molecular biology, and neurology. This interdisciplinary approach reflects the integration of neuroimaging, computational models, and clinical research approaches to understand brain function and pathology.

Best Publications

  • Impaired Effector Function of Hepatitis C Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Heiner Wedemeyer;Xiao Song He;Michelina Nascimbeni;Anthony R. Davis

  • Quantitative analysis of hepatitis C virus-specific CD8+ T cells in peripheral blood and liver using peptide-MHC tetramers

    X S He;B Rehermann;F X López-Labrador;J Boisvert

  • Identification of HLA-A2-restricted CD8(+) cytotoxic T cell responses in primary biliary cirrhosis: T cell activation is augmented by immune complexes cross-presented by dendritic cells.

    Hiroto Kita;Zhe-Xiong Lian;Judy Van de Water;Xiao-Song He

  • Lineage Structure of the Human Antibody Repertoire in Response to Influenza Vaccination

    Ning Jiang;Jiankui He;Joshua A. Weinstein;Lolita Penland

  • Cellular immune responses in children and adults receiving inactivated or live attenuated influenza vaccines.

    Xiao-Song He;Tyson H. Holmes;Caiqiu Zhang;Kutubuddin Mahmood

  • Limited efficacy of inactivated influenza vaccine in elderly individuals is associated with decreased production of vaccine-specific antibodies

    Sanae Sasaki;Meghan Sullivan;Carlos F. Narvaez;Carlos F. Narvaez;Carlos F. Narvaez;Tyson H. Holmes

  • Quantitative and functional analysis of PDC-E2–specific autoreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes in primary biliary cirrhosis

    Hiroto Kita;Shuji Matsumura;Xiaosong He;Aftab A. Ansari

  • Influence of Prior Influenza Vaccination on Antibody and B-Cell Responses

    Sanae Sasaki;Xiao-Song He;Xiao-Song He;Tyson H. Holmes;Cornelia L. Dekker

  • Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis in TGF-β Receptor II Dominant-Negative Mice

    Sabine Oertelt;Zhe Xiong Lian;Chun Mei Cheng;Ya Hui Chuang

  • Quantitation and phenotypic analysis of natural killer T cells in primary biliary cirrhosis using a human CD1d tetramer.

    Hiroto Kita;Olga V. Naidenko;Mitchell Kronenberg;Aftab A. Ansari

  • T cell–dependent production of IFN-γ by NK cells in response to influenza A virus

    Xiao Song He;Monia Draghi;Kutubuddin Mahmood;Tyson H. Holmes

  • Heterogeneity of dendritic cells in the mouse liver: identification and characterization of four distinct populations.

    Zhe Xiong Lian;Tomoyuki Okada;Xiaosong He;Hiroto Kita

  • Interferon alfa regulated gene expression in patients initiating interferon treatment for chronic hepatitis C.

    Xuhuai Ji;Xuhuai Ji;Ramsey Cheung;Ramsey Cheung;Stewart Cooper;Qingqin Li

  • Influenza Virus Vaccination Elicits Poorly Adapted B Cell Responses in Elderly Individuals.

    Carole Henry;Nai Ying Zheng;Min Huang;Alexandra Cabanov

  • Therapeutic effect of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4/immunoglobulin on a murine model of primary biliary cirrhosis.

    Amy Dhirapong;Guo-Xiang Yang;Steven Nadler;Weici Zhang

  • Overexpression of microRNA-21 is associated with elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines in dominant-negative TGF-β receptor type II mouse.

    Yugo Ando;Yugo Ando;Guo Xiang Yang;Thomas P. Kenny;Kazuhito Kawata

  • Factors Affecting the Efficiency of CD8+ T Cell Cross-Priming with Exogenous Antigens

    Holden T. Maecker;Smita A. Ghanekar;Maria A. Suni;Xiao-Song He

  • Deficiency in regulatory T cells results in development of antimitochondrial antibodies and autoimmune cholangitis

    Weici Zhang;Rahul Sharma;Shyr Te Ju;Xiaosong He

  • Ongoing activation of autoantigen-specific B cells in primary biliary cirrhosis.

    Jun Zhang;Weici Zhang;Patrick S.C. Leung;Christopher L. Bowlus

  • Quantitative Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus in Peripheral Blood and Liver: Replication Detected Only in Liver

    Judie Boisvert;Xiao-Song He;Ramsey Cheung;Ramsey Cheung;Emmet B. Keeffe

  • Brief report: immune factors in autism: a critical review.

    Ilan Krause;Xiao-Song He;M. Eric Gershwin;Yehuda Shoenfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry B. Greenberg
Harry B. Greenberg Stanford University
M. Eric Gershwin
M. Eric Gershwin University of California, Davis
Aftab A. Ansari
Aftab A. Ansari University of California, Davis
Ross L. Coppel
Ross L. Coppel Monash University
Koichi Tsuneyama
Koichi Tsuneyama University of Tokushima
Patrick S.C. Leung
Patrick S.C. Leung University of California, Davis
Cornelia L. Dekker
Cornelia L. Dekker Stanford University
Zhe-Xiong Lian
Zhe-Xiong Lian University of Science and Technology of China
Mark M. Davis
Mark M. Davis Stanford University
George Kemble
George Kemble Sagimet Biosciences

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