Lab Introduction & Major Research Interests
We are studying how the physiological states modulate behavioral outcomes. Using zebrafish as a model, we aim to identify the nuclei and neural circuits that control emotional or social behavioral changes evoked by different physiological states.
Recent Representative Publication ( * corresponding author)
1. Liu ST, Chou MY＊, Wu LC, Horng JL, and Lin LY. 2020. The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 modulates ion balance through isotocin pathway. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 318(4):R751-R759.
2. Chou MY＊, Amo R, Kinoshita M, Cherng BW, Shimazaki H, Agetsuma M, Shiraki T, Aoki T, Takahoko M, Yamazaki M, Higashijima S, Okamoto H. 2016. Social conflict resolution regulated by two dorsal habenular subregions in zebrafish. Science, 352(6281):87-90.
3. Chou MY＊, Lin CH, Chao PL, Hung JC, Cruz SA, Hwang PP. 2015. Stanniocalcin-1 controls ion regulation functions of ion-transporting epithelium other than calcium balance.. Int J Biol Sci, 11(2):122-32.