Publications

He Y, Chou XL, Lavoie A, Liu J, Russo M, Liu BH (2024) Brainstem inhibitory neurons enhance behavioral feature selectivity by sharpening the tuning of excitatory neurons. Current Biology 34:1-16.

Liu J, He Y, Lavoie A, Bouvier G, Liu BH. (2023) A Direction-selective Cortico-Brainstem Pathway Adaptively Modulates Innate Behaviors. Nature Commun. 14:8467.

Liu J, Liu BH. (2023) Quantification of Visual Feature Selectivity of the Optokinetic Reflex in Mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments. doi: 10.3791/65281.

Hegazi S, Cheng AH, Krupp JJ, Tasaki T, Liu J, Szulc DA, Ling HH, Rios Garcia J, Seecharran S, Basiri T, Amiri M, Anwar Z, Ahmad S, Nayal K, Sonenberg N, Liu BH, Cheng HLM, Levine JD, Cheng HM. (2022) UBR4/POE facilitates secretory trafficking to maintain circadian clock synchrony. Nature Commun. 13:1594.

Lowden C, Boulet A, Boehler NA, Seecharran S, Rios Garcia J, Lowe NJ, Liu J, Ong JLK, Wang W, Ma L, Cheng AH, Senatore A, Monks DA, Liu BH, Leary SC, Cheng HM. (2021) Homeostatic control of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial gene expression by the histone variant H2A.Z is essential for neuronal survival. Cell Rep. 36:109704.

Lee C, Lavoie A, Liu J, Chen SX & Liu BH (2020) Light Up the Brain: The Application of Optogenetics in Cell-Type Specific Dissection of Mouse Brain Circuits. Front. Neural Circuits. 14:18. doi: 10.3389/fncir.2020.00018. eCollection.

Lavoie A & Liu BH (2020) Canine Adenovirus 2: A Natural Choice for Brain Circuit Dissection. Front. Mol. Neurosci. 13:9. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.00009. eCollection.

Sun YJ, Liu BH, Tao HW & Zhang LI (2019) Selective Strengthening of Intracortical Excitatory Input Leads to Receptive Field Refinement during Auditory Cortical Development. J. Neurosci. 39:1195-1205.

Liu BH, Huberman AD & Scanziani M (2016) Cortico-fugal Output from Visual Cortex Promotes Plasticity of Innate Motor Behaviour. Nature 538:383-387.

Li YT, Liu BH, Chou XL, Zhang LI & Tao HW (2015) Synaptic Basis for Differential Orientation Selectivity between Complex and Simple Cells in Mouse Visual Cortex. J. Neurosci. 35:11081-93.

Li YT, Liu BH, Chou XL, Zhang LI & Tao HW (2015) Strengthening of Direction Selectivity by Broadly Tuned and Spatiotemporally Slightly Offset Inhibition in Mouse Visual Cortex. Cereb Cortex 25:2466-77.

Li YT, Ibrahim LA, Liu BH, Zhang LI & Tao HW (2013) Linear transformation of thalamocortical input by intracortical excitation. Nat Neurosci. 16:1324-30.

Liu BH*, Li YT*, Ma WP, Pan CJ, Zhang LI & Tao HW (2011) Broad Inhibition Sharpens Orientation Selectivity by Expanding Input Dynamic Range in Mouse Simple Cells. Neuron 71:542–554.

Zhang M*, Liu Y*, Wang SZ, Zhong W, Liu BH & Tao HW (2011) Functional Elimination of Excitatory Feedforward Inputs Underlies Developmental Refinement of Visual Receptive Fields in Zebrafish. J. Neurosci. 31:5460–5469.

Ma WP*, Liu BH*, Li YT, Huang ZJ, Zhang LI & Tao HW (2010) Visual representations by cortical somatostatin inhibitory neurons—selective but with weak and delayed responses. J. Neurosci. 30:14371–14379.

Zhou Y, Liu BH, Wu GK, Kim YJ, Xiao Z, Tao HW & Zhang LI (2010) Preceding inhibition silences layer 6 neurons in auditory cortex.  Neuron 65:706–717.

Sun YJ, Wu GK, Liu BH, Li P, Zhou M, Xiao Z, Tao HW & Zhang LI (2010) Fine-tuning of pre-balanced excitation and inhibition during auditory cortical development. Nature 465:927–931.

Liu BH, Li P, Sun YJ, Li YT, Zhang LI & Tao HW (2010) Intervening inhibition underlies simple-cell receptive field structure in visual cortex.  Nat. Neurosci. 13:89–96.

Wang SZ, Liu BH, Tao HW, Xia K & Zhang LI (2009) A genetic strategy for stochastic gene activation with regulated sparseness (STARS). PLoS ONE 4(1):e4200.

Liu BH, Li P, Li YT, Sun YJ, Yanagawa Y, Obata K, Zhang LI & Tao HW (2009) Visual receptive field structure of cortical inhibitory neurons revealed by two-photon imaging guided recording.  J. Neurosci. 29:10520–10532.

Wu GK*, Arbuckle R*, Liu BH, Tao HW & Zhang LI (2008) Lateral sharpening of cortical frequency tuning by approximately balanced inhibition. Neuron 58:132–143.

Liu BH*, Wu GK*, Arbuckle R, Tao HW & Zhang LI (2007) Defining cortical frequency tuning with recurrent excitatory circuitry. Nat. Neurosci. 10:1594–1600

Yang WX, Li XD, Liu BH, Chen LJ, Wang H, Zhao YL & Qi QH (2003) The inhibition of Rhein on increase in [Ca2+]i and TNFα release in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Nankaiensis 36: 111-115.

Wang H, Dong ZY, Yu Y, Liu BH, Ma T, Jian X & Yang WX (2002) The effect of emodin on the increase of [Ca2+]i and TNF-α production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated rat macrophages. Acta Biophysica Sinica 18: 345-349.

Yu Y, Yang WX, Wang H, Zhang WZ, Liu BH & Dong ZY (2002) Characteristics and mechanism of enzyme secretion and increase in [Ca2+]i  in Saikosaponin (I) stimulated rat pancreatic acinar cells. World Journal of Gastroenterolog 8: 524-527.

Zhang WZ, Yu Y, Li XD, Fan MJ, Liu BH, Wang H & Yang WX (2002) Effects of U73122 and Trifluoperazine on amylase secretion stimulated by Saikosaponin (I) in rat pancreatic Acini. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Nankaiensis 35: 6-9.

Wang H, Yu Y, Zhang WZ, Dong ZY, Liu BH & Yang WX (2001) GTPγs modulation of Saikosaponin(I) stimulated amylase secretion in isolated pancreatic acini. Acta Biophysica Sinica 17: 627-631.

Deng CW, Wu X, Liu BH, Dong ZY, Chen HJ, Zhang TH, Liu WH, Yan CF & Wang LG (2000) Calibration of coefficients of sensitivity in scanning tunneling microscopy. College Physics 19: 24-26