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YanFeng Zhang

@yanfengzhang.bsky.social
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Neuroscience, Learning, Memory, Basal Ganglia, Lecturer@University of Exeter

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YanFeng Zhang @yanfengzhang.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Excited to share our new paper published in Nature Communications! rdcu.be/fh6ty We show that deep layers of the superior colliculus identify the salience of conditioned visual stimuli and drive dopamine responses during classical conditioning.
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The superior colliculus gates dopamine responses to conditioned stimuli in visual classical conditioning
Nature Communications - Neural mechanisms underlying the ability to identify salient events are not fully understood. This study identifies the superior colliculus as a key brain region that...
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YanFeng Zhang @yanfengzhang.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Lovely to see my paper from @natureneuro.bsky.social 😀
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YanFeng Zhang @yanfengzhang.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🚨 Excited to share our new study in @natureneuro.bsky.social! We (+ @stephcragg.bsky.social) show that ChIs (via nAChRs) continuously, and dynamically DEPRESS dopamine release! @oxforddpag.bsky.social @hls.exeter.ac.uk www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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An axonal brake on striatal dopamine output by cholinergic interneurons - Nature Neuroscience
Cholinergic interneurons act at nicotinic receptors to depress dopamine release, interrupting its relationship to dopamine neuron firing and supporting an inverse scaling of dopamine release according...
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