Jianhua 'JC' Cang
Education
- B.S., Peking (Beijing) University, 1996
- Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2001
- Postdoctoral, University of California San Diego, 2001-2002
- Postdoctoral, University of California San Francisco, 2003-2006
Research Interests
The overall goal of our research is to study the neural basis of vision: how neurons in the brain respond to visual stimuli and lead to visually guided behaviors; what neural circuits give rise to such function properties; and how these circuits are established during development. We use mice and tree shrews as model orgnanisms, and take an integrative approach that combines in vivo physiology, two-photon calcium imaging, genetics, genomics, behavioral, and computational techniques. For more information, please visit our website.
Representative and Recent Publications
- Skyberg R, Tanabe S, Chen H, Cang J. (2022) Coarse-to-fine processing drives the efficient coding of natural scenes in mouse visual cortex. Cell Rep. 38(13):110606. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(22)00354-0
- Basso MA, Bickford ME, and Cang J. (2021) Unraveling circuits of visual perception and cognition through the superior colliculus. Neuron. 109 (6):918-937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.01.013
- Savier EL, Chen H, Cang J. (2019) Effects of Locomotion on Visual Responses in the Mouse Superior Colliculus. J Neurosci. 39(47):9360-9368. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2019/09/27/JNEUROSCI.1854-19.2019.long
- Barchini J, Shi X, Chen H, Cang J. (2018) Bidirectional encoding of motion contrast in the mouse superior colliculus.Elife. https://elifesciences.org/articles/35261
- Shi X, Barchini J, Acaron Ledesma H, Koren D, Jin Y, Liu X, Wei W, Cang J. (2017) Retinal origin of direction selectivity in the superior colliculus. Nat Neurosci. 20(4):550-558 http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nn.4498.html
Zhao X, Liu M, and Cang J. (2014) Visual Cortex Modulates the Magnitude but Not the Selectivity of Looming-Evoked Responses in the Superior Colliculus of Awake Mice. Neuron. 84(1):202-13. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627314007387
Wang B-S, Sarnaik R, and Cang J. (2010) Critical Period Plasticity Matches Binocular Orientation Preference in the Visual Cortex. Neuron, 65(2):246-256. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627310000073