Lab Introduction & Major Research Interests
My major research interest is mainly on animal behavior, mental disorders, and sleep. We create rodent models and use electrophysiology, in vivo calcium imaging, optogenetic, etc. to understand the underlying functions of brain regions, especially in the term of learning, memory, and sleep.
Recent Representative Publication ( * corresponding author)
1. Chiang, K.E., Hsiao, Y.T.. 2020 Mar. Activation of cannabinoid receptor type 1 impairs spatial and temporal aspects of episodic-like memories in rats. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience 19(1): 11-19. https://jin.imrpress.com/EN/Y2020/V19/I1/11
2. Yu, P.H., Hsiao, Y.T.. 2019 Oct. Delayed evoked potentials in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) under midazolam-butorphanol-isoflurane anesthesia. PeerJ 7:e7937 DOI 10.7717/peerj.7937
3. Hsiao, Y.T., Yun, L., Yi, P.L., Chang, F.C.. 2019 June. Hypocretin in median raphe nucleus modulates footshock stimuli-induced REM sleep alteration. Scientific Reports DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44731-0
4. Hsiao, Y.T., Zheng, C.G., Colgin, L.L.. 2016 Sep. Slow gamma rhythms in CA3 are entrained by slow gamma activity in the dentate gyrus. Journal of Neurophysiology 116(6):2594-2603
5. Zheng, C.G., Bieri, K.W., Hsiao, Y.T., Colgin, L.L.. 2016 Jan. Spatial sequence coding differs during slow and fast gamma rhythms in the hippocampus. Neuron 89(2):398-408
6. Hsiao, Y.T., Yi, P.L., Cheng, C.H., Chang, F.C.. 2013 Jun. Disruption of footshock-induced theta rhythms by stimulating median raphe nucleus reduces anxiety in rats. Behavioural Brain Research 247:193-200.
7. Hsiao, Y.T., Jou, S.B., Yi, P.L., Chang, F.C.. 2012 Jul. Activation of GABAergic pathway by hypocretin in the median raphe nucleus (MRN) mediates stress-induced theta rhythm in rats. Behavioural Brain Research 233(1):224-31.
8. Hsiao, Y.T., Yi, P.L., Li, C.L., Chang, F.C.. 2012 Jan. Effect of cannabidiol on sleep disruption induced by the repeated combination tests consisting of open field and elevated plus-maze in rats. Neuropharmacology. 62(1):373-84.