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He Laboratory
Department of Neuroscience, City University of Hong Kong
Translational neuroscience; cholecystokinin-mediated neuroplasticity and its application to brain disorders including tinnitus, amblyopia and memory deficits.
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Cholecystokinin from the entorhinal cortex enables neural plasticity in the auditory cortex.
Cell research · 2014
Discovered that a signaling chemical called cholecystokinin, released from a nearby brain region, is what allows auditory cortex neurons to rewire in response to new sound-related experience.