Our lab aims to understand the neural basis underlying cognitive functions by assessing neuronal activity at different spatio-temporal scales using multimodal approach.

We are interested in the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the plasticity of synapses and neural circuits, and the role of neuroplasticity in brain functions and brain disorders.

We have trained rhesus monkeys to perform demanding discrimination tasks, in which animals integrate visual and vestibular cues in a statistically optimal way to improve heading judgments.

We utilize molecular fMRI with the aid of bioresponsive MRI probes, a methodology that combines molecular imaging and functional MRI. Molecular fMRI enables the direct monitoring of neuronal signaling processes with exceptional spatiotemporal resolution.

The DEB Lab examines the functional and comparative neuroanatomy of neural pathways interfacing bodily and brain states, to unravel how interoception and autonomic control shape brain functions supporting awareness of feelings.

One of the most enigmatic and arguably the hardest problems in neuroscience is to understand the biological basis of consciousness. With that as an aim, research in the lab focuses on the microcircuits and the neural mechanisms underlying conscious visual perception and cognition.

We utilize psychophysics, neurophysiology, and computational modelling in both humans and non-human primates to investigate the neural and computational mechanisms of sequence learning, working memory, and consciousness.

We utilize molecular fMRI with the aid of bioresponsive MRI probes, a methodology that combines molecular imaging and functional MRI. Molecular fMRI enables the direct monitoring of neuronal signaling processes with exceptional spatiotemporal resolution.

We aim to understand how our brain visually categorizes natural objects such as faces and makes decisions about how to interact with these objects in the external world.

Zhen Liu lab focus on gene-modification method development in primate and genetic tools development used for primate brain connectome, cognition, disease study.