1. Yan L, Wu L, Wiggin TD, Su X, Yan W, Li H, Li L, Lu Z, Li Y, Meng Z, Guo F, Li F*, Griffith LC*,Liu C*. Brief disruption of activity in a subset of dopaminergic neurons during consolidation impairs long-term memory by fragmenting sleep. eLife, 2025, 14: RP104862.
2. Ge D#, Han C#, Liu C*, Meng Z*. Neural oscillations in the somatosensory and motor cortex distinguish dexmedetomidine-induced anesthesia and sleep in rats. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 2025.31(2):e70262.
3. Zhang S, Wang L, Yi S, Tsai Y, Cheng Y-H, Lin Y-T, Lin C-C, Lee Y-H, Wang H, Li S, Wang R, Liu Y, Yan W, Liu C, He K-W, Ho MS*. Drosophila aux orchestrates the phosphorylation-dependent assembly of the lysosomal V-ATPase in glia and contributes to SNCA/α-synuclein degradation. Autophagy, 2025 Jan 29: 1-20.
4. Yan W#, Li Z#, Lin Z, Ji S, Tse WKF, Meng Z, Liu C*, Li L*. Microplastics exposure disturbed sleep structure, reduces the lifespan and ovary size of Drosophila melanogaster. Zoological Research, 2024, 45(4):805-820 (cover paper)
5. Wu L, Liu C*. Integrated neural circuits of sleep and memory regulation in Drosophila. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2023, 59:101105.
6. Wang H#, Chen G#, Ahn EH, Xia Y, Kang SS, Liu X, Liu C, Han M-H, Chen S*, Ye K*. C/EBPβ/AEP is age-dependently activated in Parkinson’s disease and mediates α-Synuclein in the gut and brain. npj Parkinson's Disease, 2023, 9(1):1.
7. Yan W, Lin H, Yu J, Wiggin TD, Wu L, Meng Z, Liu C*, Griffith LC*. Subtype-specific roles of ellipsoid body ring neurons in sleep regulation in Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience, 2023, 43(5):764–786 (cover paper)
8. Meng Z*, Li Q, Ma Y, Liu C*. Transcranial current stimulation of the frontal-parietal-temporal brain areas reduces cigarette consumption in abstinent heroin users. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2022, 152:321-325.
9. Li Q, Fu Y, Liu C*, Meng Z*. Transcranial direct current stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022, 16:893955
10. Jin X, Tian Y, Zhang ZC, Gu P, Liu C, Han J*. A subset of DN1p neurons integrates thermosensory inputs to promote wakefulness via CNMa signaling. Current Biology, 2021, 24;31(10):2075-2087.e6.
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