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2023

Zhang, S.X.*†, Kim, A.*, Madara, J.C., Zhu, P.K., Christenson, L.F., Lutas, A., Kalugin, P.N., Jin, Y., Pal, A., Tian, L., Lowell, B.B., Andermann, M.L.† (2023) Competition between stochastic neuropeptide signals calibrates the rate of satiation, bioRxiv and accepted. *Co-first authors; †Co-corresponding authors.

2022

Lutas, A., Fernando, K., Zhang, S.X., Sambangi, A., Andermann, M.L. (2022) History-dependent dopamine release increases cAMP levels in most basal amygdala glutamatergic neurons to control learning, Cell Reports, 38, 110297.

2021

Zhang, S.X., Lutas, A., Yang, S., Diaz, A., Fluhr, H., Nagel, G., Gao, S., Andermann, M.L. (2021) Hypothalamic dopamine neurons motivate mating through persistent cAMP signalling, Nature, 597, 245-249.

Zhang, S.X., Glantz, E.H., Miner, L.E., Rogulja, D., Crickmore, M.A. (2021) Hormonal control of motivational circuitry orchestrates the transition to sexuality in Drosophila, Science Advances, 7, abg6926.

Zhang, S.X., Marzluff, E.M., Lindgren, C.A. (2021) Quantitative Determination of Nitric Oxide from Tissue Samples Using Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry, MethodsX, 101412

2020

Thornquist, S.C., Langer, K., Zhang, S.X., Rogulja, D., Crickmore, M.A. (2020) CaMKII measures the passage of time to coordinate behavior and motivational state, Neuron, 105, 334-345.

2019

Zhang, S.X., Rogulja, D., Crickmore, M.A. (2019) Recurrent activity simultaneously sustains motivation and prepares for satiety, Current Biology, 29, 3216-3228.

2018

Zhang, S.X., Miner, L.E., Boutros, C.L., Rogulja, D, Crickmore, M.A. (2018) Motivation, perception, and chance converge to make a binary decision, Neuron, 99, 376-388.

2017

Boutros, C.L.*, Miner, L.E.*, Mazor, O., Zhang, S.X. (2017) Measuring and altering mating drive in male Drosophila melanogaster, Journal of Visualized Experiments, e55291-e55291. *Co-first authors

2016

Zhang, S.X., Rogulja, D., Crickmore, M.A. (2016) Dopaminergic circuitry underlying mating drive. Neuron, 91, 168-181.

2014

Bussell, J.J., Yapici, N., Zhang, S.X., Dickson, B.J., Vosshall, L.B. (2014) Abdominal-B Neurons Control Drosophila Virgin Female Receptivity. Current Biology, 24, 1584-1595.

Others

Liu, Z., Zhang, S.X., Rogulja, D. Functional segmentation of the circadian network by LIM-homeodomain proteins, submitted.

“Near the surface of the star… we should expect to have a local observer see matter falling inward with a velocity very close to that of light; to a distant observer this motion will be slowed up by a factor (1—r0/rb).”

The two-observer narrative from this landmark paper is still used to teach black holes to new students.
Oppenheimer J.R. and Snyder H. (1939) On Continued Gravitational Contraction. Phys. Rev. 56, 455-459.