The technological revolution of optogenetics, chemical genetics, gene editing, neural tracing and brain imaging has resulted in the leap-forward development of neurobiology and brain science. Brain science research has gradually transformed from low dimensional functional studies, such as molecules, cells and simple neural projections, into high-order cognition of complex neural circuits and cerebral neural networks. 

In recent years, Chinese scholars have made a series of significant discoveries in such fields as brain functional imaging, brain connectivity maps, functional connections between central and peripheral circuits, brain function and brain disease circuits, and brain-inspired intelligence research, which have rewritten the traditional theories of neuroscience. 

Outstanding scholars and young talents in the field will be invited to this session to share their latest research results, explore the cutting-edge progress and development trends of brain circuits and brain functions, and shed light on the working mechanism of the brain from the perspective of functional circuits. 

Chairs

Zhang Zhi

Professor, University of Science and Technology of China

Wang Changhe

Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University 

Invited speakers & reports

Gan Wenbiao

Professor, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory

Report: Synaptic plasticity and maintenance in the cortex 

Zhou Zhuan

Peking University

Report: Physiological super-resolution recording of sympathetic norepinephrine release from peripheral organs or clinical biopsies in situ

Lu Youming

Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Report: Molecular and circuit mechanisms of memory 

Wu Haitao

Research fellow, Academy of Military Medical Sciences

Report: Decoding cortical circuit mechanisms of social behavior 

Liu Yan

Professor, Nanjing Medical University

Report: Construction of complex human brain organoids and neural circuits 

Wang Changhe

Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Report: A closed ACC-VTA-ACC feedback loop mediates the persistence of neuropathic pain 

Zhang Zhi

Professor, University of Science and Technology of China

Report: Preliminary study on the neural mechanism of pain regulation of immune system 

Zhang Ying

Assistant professor, Tsinghua University

Report: Thalamic function in health and disease

Song Xiaoyuan

University of Science and Technology of China

Report: Functional study of long noncoding RNA Synage in Purkinje and granule neurons

Zou Peng

Peking University 

Report: Bright and sensitive red voltage indicators for imaging neuronal action potentials

Wang Liang  

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, CAS

Report: High-performance genetically encoded fluorescent indicators for sensitive cAMP imaging in vivo and fast drug screening