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Hui Yang

joined in Dec 16, 2021

PhD graduate at Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, USA.

Yang has 1 break published.

How does the brain orchestrate survival?

We can think of the way the brain processes information as an orchestral ensemble. In the brain, information is mainly processed by a specialized type of brain cell called neurons, like individual instruments in the orchestra. Neurons use electrical signals to transmit information. These signals... click to read more

Shengjin Xu | Principal Investigator at Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

Hui Yang | PhD graduate at Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, USA

Scott M. Sternson | Professor at Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, USA

genes expression

survival behaviors

hypothalamus

CaRMA imaging

neuronal activity

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published on Dec 16, 2021