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Mike Zheng

@xmikezheng20.bsky.social
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Graduate student @CSHL xmikezheng20.github.io

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Mike Zheng @xmikezheng20.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I’m happy to share a protocol we’ve been working on for building modular, synchronized multimodal data acquisition systems for systems neuroscience behavior rigs. @mbd1mbd1.bsky.social @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro...
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A modular toolkit for synchronized multimodal data acquisition in systems neuroscience
A modular toolkit for synchronized multimodal data acquisition in systems neuroscience. Animal behavio. Read full protocol, steps, and materials on protocols.io
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Arkarup Banerjee @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
How did singing mouse evolve its song? Two research manuscripts published today shed light on peripheral and central circuit modifications underlying this novel vocal capacity.
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Cedric Boeckx @cedricboeckx.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
“Specific expansion of motor cortical projections in a singing mouse” Great new work by @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social E. Isco @cliffscience.bsky.social @xmikezheng20.bsky.social @tonyzador.bsky.social & colleagues on the neural basis of vocal dexterity, now out in @nature.com 🧪🧠
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Specific expansion of motor cortical projections in a singing mouse - Nature
High-throughput barcoded neuroanatomy of two closely related rodent species with divergent vocalizations reveals differences in long-range projection motifs in the brain that may s...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Ever see a mouse stand on its hind legs and belt out a song?@xmikezheng20.bsky.social, @cliffscience.bsky.social, and @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social track this behavior in Alston’s singing mice. See what it might say about the origins of communication. cshl.edu/singing-mice-speak-volumes/
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Singing mice speak volumes | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
All mice squeak, but only some sing. Scotinomys teguina, aka Alston’s singing mice, hail from the cloud forests of Costa Rica. More than 2,000 miles north, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) neurosc...
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Arkarup Banerjee @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
As a longtime fan of cool papers in @currentbiology.bsky.social, I am really thrilled to see this out! This study sets the stage for understanding the origins of novel (vocal) behaviors. Big shout out to the main architects of this work @xmikezheng20.bsky.social and @cliffscience.bsky.social
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animal prattle @animal-prattle.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Important new work from @xmikezheng20.bsky.social @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social et al bit.ly/42dWcQN ethology+modeling+targeted neural manipulation —> new textbook example of how evolutionary tinkering can generate multiple behavioral modes with a single neural circuit #bioacoustics #prattle 💬
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Parametric Modulation of a Shared Midbrain Circuit Drives Distinct Vocal Modes in a Singing Mouse
Neural circuits capable of generating multiple outputs are essential for behavioral flexibility, yet their organizational principles remain poorly understood. Using vocal communication in singing mice...
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Parametric Modulation of a Shared Midbrain Circuit Drives Distinct Vocal Modes in a Singing Mouse www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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