Publications

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Creating true and false memories from forgotten information in Drosophila

Nature Neuroscience (Accepted), 2026

Discovered distinct dopamine circuits that govern the recovery of true memories and the generation of false memories from forgotten information in Drosophila.

Recommended citation: Yang, W., et al., (2026). Creating true and false memories from forgotten information in Drosophila. Nature Neuroscience.

Visual Contrast Modulates Operant Learning Responses in Larval Zebrafish

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2019

Demonstrate that higher visual contrast between the conditioned stimuli and the background can induce more significant operant learning responses

Recommended citation: Yang, W., Meng, Y., Li, D., & Wen, Q. (2019). Visual contrast modulates operant learning responses in larval zebrafish. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 13, 4. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00004/full