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Research interests
Dr. Yang Yang's research interest is to understand neural mechanism of cognition via tools of behavior, electrophysiology and pharmacology. Diseases of interest include neurological and neurodegenerative disorders and addiction. Key disciplines include neuroscience, electrophysiology, behavior and addiction, physiology, pharmacology, drug development and discovery and translational medicine.
Education/Academic qualification
Biophysics, PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences
… → 2008
Biomedical Engineering, BA, Capital Medical University
… → 2003
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Discovery of functionally selective dopamine ligands for age-related cognitive decline
Yang, Y. (PI), Dokholyan, N. (CoPI) & Mailman, R. (CoPI)
6/1/24 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
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Discovery of functionally selective dopamine ligands for age-related cognitive decline
Yang, Y. (PI), Dokholyan, N. (CoPI) & Mailman, R. (CoPI)
6/1/21 → 5/31/24
Project: Research project
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Dopamine D1-KCNQ Channel Influences on Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortical Network Physiology in Primates
Yang, Y. (PI)
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
1/1/13 → 1/1/16
Project: Research project
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Nicotinic Restoration of Prefrontal Cortex Physiology in Aged Monkeys
Yang, Y. (PI)
American Federation for Aging Research
1/1/10 → 6/30/11
Project: Research project
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Dopamine D1 Receptor Agonists Rescue Age-related Decline in Temporal Order Memory
Bransom, L., Bassett, A. P., Zhou, M., Cimino, J. X., Mailman, R. B. & Yang, Y., Jul 23 2024, In: Neuroscience. 551, p. 177-184 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying network behavior in the rat prefrontal cortex
Sha, C. M., Wang, J., Mailman, R. B., Yang, Y. & Dokholyan, N. V., 2024, In: Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 18, 1293279.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterization of behavioral changes in T-maze alternation from dopamine D1 agonists with different receptor coupling mechanisms
Cimino, J. X., Zhou, M., Waxmonsky, J., Mailman, R. B. & Yang, Y., Oct 2023, In: Psychopharmacology. 240, 10, p. 2187-2199 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Dopamine D1 Agonists: First Potential Treatment for Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease
Lewis, M. M., Van Scoy, L. J., De Jesus, S., Hakun, J. G., Eslinger, P. J., Fernandez-Mendoza, J., Kong, L., Yang, Y., Snyder, B. L., Loktionova, N., Duvvuri, S., Gray, D. L., Huang, X. & Mailman, R. B., May 2023, In: Biomolecules. 13, 5, 829.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Scopus citations -
A Dopamine D1 Agonist Versus Methylphenidate in Modulating Prefrontal Cortical Working Memory
Yang, Y., Lewis, M. M., Kong, L. & Mailman, R. B., Aug 1 2022, In: Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 382, 2, p. 88-99 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations