Biography:
Prof. Ying Li is Chair Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and the Department of Biomedical Sciences at City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying chronic pain, affective memory, and cognitive processing, with influential work on anterior cingulate cortex circuitry, astrocyte–neuron interactions, and neuromodulatory regulation of pain-related memory. Before joining CityU, he served as Associate Research Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is a Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association and holds honorary professorships at the University of Hong Kong and Peking University.
Title : Astrocytic GPCR signaling in the hippocampus modulates neuronal computation underlying inferential fear memory through L-lactate in mice