Zizhen Zhang

Calgary, AB T2N4N1, Canada

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Medial prefrontal cortex and ventrolateral orbitofrontal cortex inputs into the ventrolateral periaqueductal grey region differentially regulate pain and anxiety like behavior.

Medial prefrontal cortex and ventrolateral orbitofrontal cortex inputs into the ventrolateral periaqueductal grey region differentially regulate pain and anxiety like behavior.

Journal: Neuroscience
Published: March 31, 2026

Runx1 transcription factor modulates opioid analgesia and withdrawal in humans and rodents.

Runx1 transcription factor modulates opioid analgesia and withdrawal in humans and rodents.

Journal: Neuron
Published: April 03, 2025

Locus coeruleus microcircuitry processes periaqueductal gray inputs into distinct outputs for regulation of pain and anxiety.

Locus coeruleus microcircuitry processes periaqueductal gray inputs into distinct outputs for regulation of pain and anxiety.

Journal: Cell reports
Published: January 12, 2025

Cav3.1 T-Type Calcium Channel Acts as a Gateway for GABAergic Excitation in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex That Leads to Chronic Psychological Stress Responses in Mice.

Cav3.1 T-Type Calcium Channel Acts as a Gateway for GABAergic Excitation in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex That Leads to Chronic Psychological Stress Responses in Mice.

Journal: Acta physiologica (Oxford, England)
Published: December 11, 2024

Spared nerve injury leads to reduced activity of neurons projecting from the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray to the locus coeruleus.

Spared nerve injury leads to reduced activity of neurons projecting from the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray to the locus coeruleus.

Journal: Molecular brain
Published: June 20, 2024

Divergent sex-specific pannexin-1 mechanisms in microglia and T cells underlie neuropathic pain.

Divergent sex-specific pannexin-1 mechanisms in microglia and T cells underlie neuropathic pain.

Journal: Neuron
Published: May 08, 2024

Chronic pain: Central role of the claustrum in pain processing.

Chronic pain: Central role of the claustrum in pain processing.

Journal: Current biology : CB
Published: May 07, 2024

Expression of GAD2 in excitatory neurons projecting from the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray to the locus coeruleus.

Expression of GAD2 in excitatory neurons projecting from the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray to the locus coeruleus.

Journal: iScience
Published: December 01, 2023

Inhibitory insula-ACC projections modulate affective but not sensory aspects of neuropathic pain.

Inhibitory insula-ACC projections modulate affective but not sensory aspects of neuropathic pain.

Journal: Molecular brain
Published: July 13, 2023

Pannexin-1 channel inhibition alleviates opioid withdrawal in rodents by modulating locus coeruleus to spinal cord circuitry.

Pannexin-1 channel inhibition alleviates opioid withdrawal in rodents by modulating locus coeruleus to spinal cord circuitry.

Journal: Nature communications
Published: April 18, 2023

Subcellular localization of hippocampal ryanodine receptor 2 and its role in neuronal excitability and memory.

Subcellular localization of hippocampal ryanodine receptor 2 and its role in neuronal excitability and memory.

Journal: Communications biology
Published: August 24, 2021

Protocol for detecting plastic changes in defined neuronal populations in neuropathic mice.

Protocol for detecting plastic changes in defined neuronal populations in neuropathic mice.

Journal: STAR protocols
Published: August 12, 2021
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Last Updated: 09/26/2026