- Department：
- Position：Research Assistant
- Research Field：Visual consciousness
- Phone：
- E-mail：kun.wang@icpbr.ac.cn
Kun Wang is a research assistant with a profound interest in neuroscience. He completed his Bachelor's in Biology at Minzu University of China, where he initially focused on researching botanical chemical extracts before transitioning to the study of neurons.
Since 2015, Kun's journey in neuroscience has flourished. He obtained his Master's degree in Physiology from East China Normal University, concentrating on the neural activities related to cross-modal spatial working memory in rats. Currently, Kun is a Ph.D. student at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, exploring the neural mechanism of visual consciousness under the guidance of Prof. Masataka Watanabe.
With meticulous approach to experimental design, in vivo electrophysiology recording, and data analysis, Kun aspires to continue making meaningful contributions to neuroscience, advancing our understanding of the intricate workings of the brain.
My research interest lies in investigating visual perception in mice using the tilt after effect and optogenetic methods. I aim to understand the neural mechanisms underlying visual consciousness and how the brain processes visual illusions through in vivo electrophysiology and advanced data analysis techniques.
· Saeedi, A., Wang, K., Nikpourian, G., Bartels, A., Totah, N. K., Logothetis, N. K., & Watanabe, M. (2022). Mouse primary visual cortex neurons respond to the illusory “darker than black” in neon color spreading. bioRxiv, 2022.2007.2024.501311. doi:10.1101/2022.07.24.501311
· Xu, J., Bi, T., Wu, J., Meng, F., Wang, K., Hu, J., Han, X., Zhang, J., Zhou, X., Keniston, L., & Yu, L. (2018). Spatial receptive field shift by preceding cross-modal stimulation in the cat superior colliculus. The Journal of Physiology, 596(20), 5033-5050. doi:https://doi.org/10.1113/JP275427