Dr. Xu is interested in the neuronal mechanisms underlying the basic cognitive processes. He focuses on the circuit level with the goal of bridging cellular and synaptic phenomena to high …

Wei Xu Lab strives to achieve a mechanistic understanding of fundamental cognitive processes, explore their impairments in neuropsychiatric disorders, and discover innovative treatments for …

Over the past year, I’ve conducted over 400 stereotactic surgeries to deliver various viruses to the brain, deeply exploring Alzheimer’s research and memory retrieval circuits. I’ve recently been …

Our research focuses on advancing technology to selectively target specific neuronal cell types in the brain. This enables us to elucidate their precise roles in normal brain functions and …

Wei Xu, Ph.D. The Xu Lab aims to delineate brain circuits mediating basic cognitive processes including memory and executive control as well as elucidate neuronal principles operating in …

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Xu Lab Research Interests: Mechanistic understanding of fundamental cognitive processes including memory and brain executive controls whose dysfunction is implicated in multiple …

Using an array of behavioral, physiological, and anatomical techniques, Xu and Südhof (p. 1290) describe a neural circuit that controls memory generalization and specificity. This circuit …

Dr. Xu is interested in the neuronal mechanisms underlying the basic cognitive processes. He focuses on the circuit level with the goal of bridging cellular and synaptic phenomena to high …