Ding Liu
@dingliu.bsky.social
Postdoc from the Catherine Dulac lab，interested in how the brain reconstructs and interprets the world, and how gene carriers like humans are trapped by or possibly escape our evolutionary fate.
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Ding Liu
@dingliu.bsky.social
· Feb 27
In our new paper @dulaclab.bsky.social, we investigated a fundamental question in social neuroscience: the origin of "sociality" (the need of being together) at the levels of behavior, neuron type, neural circuit and sensory modulation. (Detailed digest below) (1/7)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My Own Lab at Westlake University is OPEN! We are recruiting cool people at all levels NOW!
By tinkering behaviors and neural circuits in distinct animal species (mouse, sugar glider, etc), we are exploring new ways of doing social neuroscience in vivo, in silico and at home!
By tinkering behaviors and neural circuits in distinct animal species (mouse, sugar glider, etc), we are exploring new ways of doing social neuroscience in vivo, in silico and at home!
October 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
My Own Lab at Westlake University is OPEN! We are recruiting cool people at all levels NOW!
By tinkering behaviors and neural circuits in distinct animal species (mouse, sugar glider, etc), we are exploring new ways of doing social neuroscience in vivo, in silico and at home!
By tinkering behaviors and neural circuits in distinct animal species (mouse, sugar glider, etc), we are exploring new ways of doing social neuroscience in vivo, in silico and at home!
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The mechanics of how loneliness or instinctive social need is encoded in the brain are unclear.
From @dulaclab.bsky.social and colleagues, first author @dingliu.bsky.social
@naoshigeuchida.bsky.social
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
From @dulaclab.bsky.social and colleagues, first author @dingliu.bsky.social
@naoshigeuchida.bsky.social
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Is social connection a basic need like food, water? — Harvard Gazette
New research exploring the neurological basis behind the urge to be with other people suggests touch is an important factor.
news.harvard.edu
March 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The mechanics of how loneliness or instinctive social need is encoded in the brain are unclear.
From @dulaclab.bsky.social and colleagues, first author @dingliu.bsky.social
@naoshigeuchida.bsky.social
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
From @dulaclab.bsky.social and colleagues, first author @dingliu.bsky.social
@naoshigeuchida.bsky.social
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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The dataset is massive: 200,000 cells and ~150 cell types, ~25% of which have known behavioral annotations thanks to previous work by many labs, such as @dulaclab.bsky.social work on parenting or social drive (recently published by @dingliu.bsky.social). Maybe you can spot your favorite cell type!
March 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The dataset is massive: 200,000 cells and ~150 cell types, ~25% of which have known behavioral annotations thanks to previous work by many labs, such as @dulaclab.bsky.social work on parenting or social drive (recently published by @dingliu.bsky.social). Maybe you can spot your favorite cell type!
Reposted by Ding Liu
Delighted to share our new work just out today, led by terrific postdoc in the lab @harriskaplan.bsky.social: the development of instinct at the single cell level. Thread to follow shortly
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The Development of Instincts at the Single Cell Level #Science #Neuro 🧠🧪🧬
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
@dulaclab.bsky.social @harriskaplan.bsky.social @blogeman.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
@dulaclab.bsky.social @harriskaplan.bsky.social @blogeman.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social
The Development of Instincts at the Single Cell Level - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
A new study from the Dulac Lab explores how one small brain region called the preoptic area (POA) of the hypothalamus changes through early life in mice. Though […]
www.mcb.harvard.edu
March 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Delighted to share our new work just out today, led by terrific postdoc in the lab @harriskaplan.bsky.social: the development of instinct at the single cell level. Thread to follow shortly
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dulac Lab Identifies “Loneliness” Neurons in the Hypothalamus
🧠🧪🤖💡 #Science #Neuron
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@dingliu.bsky.social @blogeman.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social
🧠🧪🤖💡 #Science #Neuron
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
@dingliu.bsky.social @blogeman.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social
Dulac Lab Identifies “Loneliness” Neurons in the Hypothalamus - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Loneliness is encoded in the brain in a way that closely resembles the neural architectures governing drives like thirst and hunger, researchers from the Dulac Lab report. A […]
www.mcb.harvard.edu
February 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Dulac Lab Identifies “Loneliness” Neurons in the Hypothalamus
🧠🧪🤖💡 #Science #Neuron
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
@dingliu.bsky.social @blogeman.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social
🧠🧪🤖💡 #Science #Neuron
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
@dingliu.bsky.social @blogeman.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social
In our new paper @dulaclab.bsky.social, we investigated a fundamental question in social neuroscience: the origin of "sociality" (the need of being together) at the levels of behavior, neuron type, neural circuit and sensory modulation. (Detailed digest below) (1/7)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In our new paper @dulaclab.bsky.social, we investigated a fundamental question in social neuroscience: the origin of "sociality" (the need of being together) at the levels of behavior, neuron type, neural circuit and sensory modulation. (Detailed digest below) (1/7)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our paper @dulaclab.bsky.social on social homeostasis is online today! We characterized “social rebound” behavior after social isolation in multiple mouse strains and revealed its neural basis. Intriguingly, soft touch plays a key role in satisfying social need!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Our paper @dulaclab.bsky.social on social homeostasis is online today! We characterized “social rebound” behavior after social isolation in multiple mouse strains and revealed its neural basis. Intriguingly, soft touch plays a key role in satisfying social need!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Nice story on fabulous new work from @dingliu.bsky.social in my lab, just out today!...
Two dueling sets of hypothalamic neurons—one that responds to isolation and one to reunion—help maintain a mouse's social homeostasis, a new study reveals.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/social-behav...
By @avaskham.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/social-behav...
Soft touch quells loneliness in mice
Touch modulates one of two dueling types of hypothalamic neurons that, thermostat-like, balance an animal’s drive for social interaction.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Nice story on fabulous new work from @dingliu.bsky.social in my lab, just out today!...