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Xin Zhao

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Assistant Professor | Behavioral Neuroscience | Texas Christian University xzhao322.wixsite.com/xinzhaolab

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Xin Zhao @xinzhao322.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Department of Psychology at Texas Christian University is seeking applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Psychology position, with an anticipated start date of August 2027. The application deadline is October 1, 2026. jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
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Katie Tschida @katietschida.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Our latest work, led by @djzheng.bsky.social and Patryk Ziobro, is out at eNeuro. Thanks to the Cornell Chronicle for a nice summary! Please RT! news.cornell.edu/stories/2026... www.eneuro.org/content/13/8... bsky.app/profile/kati...
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Distinct neurons drive mice’s social sounds and squeaks | Cornell Chronicle
The discovery is a step toward understanding how the brain is organized to control vocalization in mammals, including humans.
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Catherine Marler @cmarler.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Emma Hammond explored minor inflammation impacts on sociability! LPS impact based on sex/behavioral phenotype; less affiliative males increased sociability, contrary to classic social withdrawal when sick. Microglia in mPFC/DG (-) correlated with sociability authors.elsevier.com/c/1msOfbrwfU...
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Katie Tschida @katietschida.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Hi friends, we did a new thing! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Congrats to authors Patryk Ziobro and @djzheng.bsky.social, and thanks to our undergrad RA co-authors too! @cornellpsych.bsky.social
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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
At this years SICB meeting @cmarler.bsky.social is this year’s Bern Lecturer…..the recognition is for her great science and mentorship
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The party drug MDMA (“ecstasy”) shows promising efficacy as adjunct to psychotherapy. The psychostimulant with entactogenic properties is known to induce arousal and euphoria. We now studied the neurochemistry underlying the behavioral effects of MDMA in rats lacking serotonin in the brain.
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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
We are grieving our friend and brilliant colleague Natalia Duque-Wilckens. A creative scientist, artist, caring mentor, and force for change. Words can’t describe the impact she had on lives at UC Davis, MSU, NC State and beyond. I feel lucky to have known her and wish her time didn’t end so soon
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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Our Behavioural Brain Research special issue on Ultrasonic Communication in Rodents is growing, rapidly – and actually a lot faster than I manage to post about it. Nine new manuscripts got accepted since my last post. Quite impressive work. Check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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Xin Zhao @xinzhao322.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Fully funded Ph.D. Opportunity - Behavioral Neuroscience @ TCU (Fall 2026) We study how social environments and experiences shape brain function and behavior. How to apply: through TCU’s Experimental Psychology Ph.D. program (graduate.catalog.tcu.edu/colleges/eng...). Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
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Katie Tschida @katietschida.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The published version of our study on the early-life transition from isolation USVs to adult-like USVs in juvenile mice is out in Animal Behaviour! authors.elsevier.com/a/1m1YDmjMA4GP bsky.app/profile/kati...
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Katie Tschida @katietschida.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
The Tschida Lab is recruiting a new PhD student this cycle! We have ongoing projects related to (1) neural circuits that regulate vocal communication across behavioral contexts and/or development and (2) motor control of different vocalization types. Please RT! Strong neuro background a plus.
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Malu Murugan @malu-murugan.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Excited to share our latest preprint led by @jarildy.bsky.social looking at social and non social reward representations. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... with help from @hyma2194.bsky.social and @jennisisaac.bsky.social.
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Non-overlapping social and food reward representations in the basolateral amygdala
The ability to consider and appraise positively valenced stimuli in the environment, such as food and social interaction, to guide appropriate action is important for survival of most animals. Several...
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Katie Tschida @katietschida.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
New story to share! We routinely put running wheels in our mouse cages. The mice love them, and there's lots of evidence that exercise is great for health. Given our focus on social behaviors, though, we wondered whether running wheels change mouse social behavior. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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a hamster is sitting in a hamster wheel in a cage
ALT: a hamster is sitting in a hamster wheel in a cage
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Alex Kwan @alexkwan.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
This was a fun piece to write for @cp-trendspharma.bsky.social “The ABCs of Psychedelics: A Preclinical Roadmap for Drug Discovery” with John McCorvy and @jmantsch.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/pharm...
New paper in TIPS: ABCs of psychedelics a preclinical roadmap for drug discovery.
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Katie Tschida @katietschida.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
New study from the lab! A follow-up to our finding that short-term social isolation promotes same-sex mounting in female mice. Led by grad student Cassidy Malone and post-doc @xinzhao322.bsky.social, with help from undergrad Selina Xu!
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Amanda Kentner @mindfulrat.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Hello friends, our 🆕 lab preprint w/ @jordanmarrocco.bsky.social is here; please enjoy! Investigating milk-derived extracellular vesicles as mediators of maternal stress and environmental intervention www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #Neuroscience #Brain #STEM, #OpenScience #Neurosky #BrainResearch
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Investigating milk derived extracellular vesicles as mediators of maternal stress and environmental intervention
Parental communication signals are transmitted through nursing and critically shape neurodevelopmental trajectories. Mirroring some well characterized effects of gestational challenges in rodents, mat...
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Katie Tschida @katietschida.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Very happy to share the newest work from our lab, led by postdoc @xinzhao322.bsky.social, with help from many past and present undergrad RAs. elifesciences.org/articles/94924
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Short-term social isolation acts on hypothalamic neurons to promote social behavior in a sex- and context-dependent manner
A population of neurons in the hypothalamus promotes social behaviors in female mice following a period of short-term social isolation.
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