台大心理系

Lai, Wen-Sung

  • Appointment: Professor
  • Research: Psychobiology
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  • TEL: S402/ 886-2-33663112
  • Interests:

    The “LINE” (Laboratory of Integrated Neuroscience and Ethology) is a multi-disciplinary research laboratory which emphasizes the integrative understanding of the links between brain/mind and behaviors from multi-disciplinary approaches. Our current research interests mainly focus on 4 lines of studies. (1) To study mouse models of psychiatric disorders and the possible role of AKT1 and other schizophrenia candidate genes (e.g., NRG1 and DISC1) in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. (2) To investigate higher cognitive functions and reward-based decision making in both mice and humans. (3) To study social neuroscience and the neural basis of social learning and memory using hamsters as a model. (4) Preclinical evaluation of potential drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia.

  • Courses:

    Methods in Behavioral Neuroscience/Crime, Drugs,and Humanities/Cellular Network of Biological Molecules

  • Professional Experience:

    08/2011 – present:Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, National Taiwan University
    08/2006 – 07/2011:Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University
    08/2011 – present:Question Drafters of National Examinations, Ministry of Examination, R.O.C.
    09/2006 – present:Committee member of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
    09/2009 – present:Committee member of Laboratory Animal Center of National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
    09/2007 – present:Committee member of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee , National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan.
    02/2009 – present:Committee member of Psychological Terms and Translation, National Academy for Educational Research
    02/2009 – 08/2012:Committee member of Biopsychological Terms and Translation, National Institute for Compilation and Translation
    2011:Review Committee of Generating Genetically Modified Mice/Rats Project, National Laboratory Animal Center, Taiwan
    2010:Review Committee of Health Foods for the Prevention of Depression, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Executive Yuan
    2010:Review Committee of Non-formal Education Programs Accreditation Center, National Taiwan Normal University
    07/01/96 - 06/01/98:Ensign Psychological Counselor, First Naval District Base, R.O.C. Navy

  • Honors & Awards:

    Marquis Who’s Who in the World 2012 (29th Edition), Marquis Who’s Who LLC., U.S.A.
    Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Science, National Taiwan University, 2009,2010
    Outstanding Teaching Award in General Knowledge Courses, National Taiwan University, 2009
    Invited presenter, International Symposium on Schizophrenia: Focusing of Genes & Neurobiology, Taipei, Taiwan, 08/11/2007-08/12/2007
    Hsien Wu & Daisy Yen Wu Memorial Scholarship Award, Cornell University, 2003
    Olin Fellowship, Cornell University, 2002-2003
    Taiwanese Bioscientists of America (TBA) Graduate Student Travel Awards, TBA symposium, Orlando, FL 2002 and San Diego, CA, U.S.A., 2001
    Cornell Conference Transportation Awards, Graduate School, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A., July and November 2001
    The Department of Psychology Graduate Student Award, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A., 2000
    Governmental Fellowship for Ph.D. study: Cognitive neuroscience research, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, Republic of China (R.O.C.) 1998 - 2001
    2014-2016:Planning Group Manager of France-Taiwan Frontiers of Science, Department of International Cooperation and Science Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
    06/10-13/2014:Chairman of Humanities and Social Sciences Section, The 7th France-Taiwan Frontiers of Science, Department of International Cooperation and Science Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Taipei city, Taiwan.
    3/14-15/2014:Travel Award and Invited Speaker, The 9th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Schizophrenia Research (JSSR), Kyoto, Japan.
    03/29-30/2014:Invited general participant, The 7th France-Taiwan Frontiers of Science – Taiwan FoS , Department of International Cooperation, National Science Council, New Taipei city, Taiwan.
    2014:Short-term Visiting Scholars of Academia Sinica,Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
    08/2013-07/2016:Distinguished Young Investigator Grant, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan.
    12/12/2013:Invited speaker, 2013中華實驗動物學會學術研討會, Taipei, Taiwan. .
    06/10-12/2013:Invited general participant, The 6th France-Taiwan Frontiers of Science, Bordeaux, France.
    03/2013:Distinguished mentor in the Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
    03/23-24/2013:Invited general participant, The 6th France-Taiwan Frontiers of Science – Taiwan FoS, Department of International Cooperation, National Science Council, Taipei, Taiwan.
    02/18/2013:Invited speaker, Symposium on Decision Science and Brain, Research Center for Mind, Brain, and Learning, National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan.
    08/27/2011:Invited speaker, the 1st annual meeting of Taiwanese Society of Schizophrenia Research, Taipei, Taiwan.
    08/20/2011:Invited speaker, International Symposium on Brain and Mind Sciences, Schizophrenia Research: Genes, Neurobiology, Cognitive Science and Clinical Service, Taipei, Taiwan.
    2010:Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Science, National Taiwan University.
    2009:Distinguished Teaching Award in General Knowledge Courses, National Taiwan University.
    2009:Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Science, National Taiwan University.
    11/26/2009:Invited speaker, 2009中華實驗動物學會第十屆學術研討會, Taipei, Taiwan.
    08/15/2009-08/16/2009:Invited speaker, International Symposium on Brain and Mind Science, Pathogenesis Study of Schizophrenia: Genes, Neurobiology and Clinical Service, Taipei, Taiwan
    Advisor of the Champion Group, 2008 High School Biological competition of Taipei city, Taipei, Taiwan.
    08/11/2007-08/12/2007:Invited presenter, International Symposium on Schizophrenia: Focusing of Genes & Neurobiology, Taipei, Taiwan.
    2003:Hsien Wu & Daisy Yen Wu Memorial Scholarship Award, Cornell University.
    2002-2003:Olin Fellowship, Cornell University.
    Taiwanese Bioscientists of America (TBA) Graduate Student Travel Awards, TBA symposium, Orlando, FL 2002 and San Diego, CA, U.S.A., 2001
    2001:Cornell Conference Transportation Awards, Graduate School, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.
    2000:The Department of Psychology Graduate Student Award, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.
    1998 - 2001:Governmental Fellowship for Ph.D. study: Cognitive neuroscience research, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, Republic of China (R.O.C.)

  • Education:

    2003, Ph.D., major in biopsychology, minor in molecular neurobiology and cognitive studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.
    1996, M.S., Psychology (major in biopsychology, minor in clinical and counseling psychology), National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan
    1994, B.S. major in Psychology and minor in Education, National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan

Publications

Publications

Liu, H.H., Li, C.T., Hsieh, M.H., Hsu, Y.F., Lai, W.S.* Emotional faces have enduring and negative effects on the regulation of decision making, reward prediction error, and feedback-related negativity in a probabilistic dynamic-rewarding task: An integrated approach (submitted)

Hung, C.H., Pei, J.C., Luo, D.Z., Chen, Y.W., Chen, C., Lai, W.S.* Identification of epistatic interactions between Akt1 and neuregulin 1 genes in the regulation of behavioral phenotypes and social functions in genetic mouse models of schizophrenia (under review)

Li, C.T., Liu, C.M., Hsu, Y.F.*, Lai, W.S.* Disruption of reward prediction error in schizophrenic patients: A dynamic reward task and the Bayesian estimation approach for reinforcement learning (under review).

Pan, M.K., Tai, C.H., Liu, W.C., Pei, J.C., Lai, W.S., Kuo, C.C.* Deranged NMDAergic cortico-subthalamic transmission via NMDA receptor plays a central role in parkinsonian motor deficits. The Journal of Clinical Investigation (in press; doi:10.1172/JCI75587).

Li, C.T., Lai, W.S.*, Hsu, Y.F.* Using a reinforcement learning model and Bayes factors to study gender differences and personality correlations in reward prediction errors (以增強學習模型與貝氏因子探討酬賞預測誤差的男女差異及性格相關). The Chinese Journal of Psychology (in press).

Pei, J.C., Liu, C.M., Lai, W.S.* Distinct phenotypes of new transmembrane-domain neuregulin 1 mutant mice and the rescue effects of valproate on the observed schizophrenia-related cognitive deficits. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, April 14, 2014 (DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00126; SCI, 8/49 in Behavioral Sciences).

Chen, Y.W., Kao, H.Y., Min, M.Y., Lai, W.S.* A sex- and region-specific role of Akt1 in the modulation of methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion and striatal neuronal activity: implications in schizophrenia and methamphetamine-induced psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 40(2), 388-398, 2014 (E-publication: March 8, 2013; SCI, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt031; SSCI/SCI, 5/124 in Psychiatry).

Lai, W.S.*, Yu, W.C., Liu, C.Y., Kuo, M.T., Huang, C.H. A new method for studying social eavesdropping using male golden hamsters. Physiology & Behavior, 128, 202-211, 2014 (SCI, 21/49 in Behavioral Sciences).

Lai, W.S.*, Chang, C.Y., Wong, W.R., Pei, J.C., Chen, Y.S., Hung, W.L. Assessing schizophrenia-relevant cognitive and social deficits in mice: a selection of mouse behavioral tasks and potential therapeutic compounds. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 20(32), 2014 (E-publication: January 10, 2014; DOI: 10.2174/1381612819666140110122750; SCI, 62/254 in Pharmacology & Pharmacy).

Juan, L.W., Laio, C.C. Lai, W.S., Chang, C.Y., Pei, J.C., Wong, W.R., Liu, C.M., Hwu, H.G., Lee, L.J.* Phenotypic characterization of C57BL/6J mice carrying the Disc1 gene from the 129S6/SvEv strain. Brain Structure and Function, 219(4), 1417-1431, 2014 (DOI 10.1007/s00429-013-0577-8; SCI,2/20 in Anatomy & Morphology).

Liu, Y.H., Lai, W.S., Tsay, H.J., Wang, T.W., Yu, J.Y.* Effects of maternal immune activation on adult neurogenesis in the subventricular zone-olfactory bulb pathway and olfactory discrimination. Schizophrenia Research, 151, 1-11, 2013 (DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.09.007; SSCI/SCI, 14/124 in Psychiatry).

Shih, D.F., Hsiao, C.D., Min, M.Y., Lai, W.S., Lee, W.T., Lee, S.J.* Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) is crucial for brain development and motor functions. PLOS One, August 2013, volume 8, issue 8, e71741.; SCI, 8/55 in multidisciplinary Sciences.

Hao, C.W., Lai, W.S., Ho, C.T., Sheen, L.Y. Antidepressant-like effect of lemon essential oil is through a modulation in the levels of norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin in mice: use of the tail suspension test. Journal of Functional Foods, 5, 370-379, 2013 (SCI, 21/128) in Food Science & Technology).

Lai, W.S.* Towards an understanding of the biology of the mind: Insights from Akt1 mouse model of schizophrenia. Proceedings of the Taiwanese Society of Schizophrenia Research, 24-32, 2012 (Invited article).

Chen, Y.C., Chen, Y.W., Hus, Y.F., Chang, W.T., Hsiao C.K., Min, M.Y., Lai, W.S.* AKT1 deficiency modulates reward learning and reward prediction error in Mice. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 11, 157-169, 2012 (SCI, 10/49 in Behavioral Sciences).

Ono, Y., Lin, H.C., Tzen, K.Y., Chen, H.H., Yang, P.F., Lai, W.S., Chen, J.H., Onozuka, M., Yen, C.T.* Active coping with stress suppresses glucose metabolism in the rat hypothalamus. Stress, 15(2), 207-217, 2012 (SCI, 12/49 in Behavioral Sciences).

Chen, Y.W., Lai, W.S.* Behavioral phenotyping of v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1-deficient mice reveals a sex-specific prepulse inhibition deficit in females that can be partially alleviated by glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors but not by antipsychotics. Neuroscience, 174, 178-189, 2011 (The cover art of this issue; SCI, 103/251 in Neuroscience).

Kuo, M.T., Jong, D.S., Lai, W.S.* A biological validation procedure for the measurements of fecal outputs and fecal cortisol metabolites in male Syrian hamsters. The Chinese Journal of Physiology, 54(5), 45-53, 2011 (SCI, 65/81 in Physiology, top 1 Physiological journal in Taiwan).

Huang, C.H., Kuo, M.T., Lai, W.S.* Characterization of behavioural responses in different test contexts after a single social defeat in male golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). Behavioural Processes, 86, 94-101, 2011 (SCI, 46/152 in Zoology).

Chen, Y.C., Lai, W.S.* Behavioural phenotyping of dopamine transporter knockdown mice using local small interference RNA. Behavioural Brain Research, 214(2), 475-479, 2010 (SCI, 14/49 in Behavioral Sciences).

Liao, C.C., Chen, R.F., Lai, W.S., Lin, R.C.S, Yen, C.T.* Distribution of large terminal inputs from the primary and secondary somatosensory cortices to the dorsal thalamus in the rodent. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 518(13), 2592-2611, 2010 (SCI, 5/152 in Zoology).

Stark, K.L., Xu, B., Bagchi, A., Lai, W.S., Liu, H., Hsu, R., Wan, X., Pavlidis, P., Mills, A.A., Karayiorgou, M., Gogos, J.A.* Altered brain microRNA biogenesis contributes to phenotypic deficits in a 22q11-deletion mouse model. Nature Genetics, 40(6), 751-760, 2008 (SCI). Hsu, R., Woodroffe, A., Lai, W.S., Cook, M.N., Mukai, J., Dunning, J.P., Swanson, D.J., Roos, J.L., Abecasis, G.R., Karayiorgou, M., Gogos, J.A.* Nogo Receptor 1 (RTN4R) as a Candidate Gene for Schizophrenia: Analysis Using Human and Mouse Genetic Approaches. PLoS ONE. 2007 Nov 28;2(11):e1234 (SCI, 8/55 in multidisciplinary Sciences).

Lai, W.S., Xu, B., Westphal, K.G.C., Paterlini, M., Olivier, B., Pavlidis, P., Karayriorgou, M., & Gogos, J.A.* Akt1 deficiency predisposes to abnormalities in prefrontal cortex functioning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 103, 16906-16911, 2006 (SCI).

Lai, W.S., Ramiro, L.R., Yu, H.A. & Johnston, R.E.* Recognition of familiar individuals in golden hamsters: a new method and functional neuroanatomy. Journal of Neuroscience, 25(49), 11239-11247, 2005 (SCI).

Paterlini, M., Zakharenko, S.S., Lai, W.S., Qin, J., Zhang, H., Mukai, J., Westphal K.G.C., Olivier, B., Sulzer, D., Pavlidis, P., Siegelbaum, S.A., Karayiorgou, M., & Gogos, J.A.* Transcriptional and behavioral interaction between 22q11.2 orthologs modulates schizophrenia-related phenotypes in mice. Nature Neuroscience, 8, 1586-1594, 2005 (SCI, 6/251 in Neuroscience).

Lai, W.S., Chen, A., & Johnston, R.E.* Patterns of neural activation associated with exposure to odors from a familiar winner in male golden hamsters. Hormones and Behavior, 46(3), 319-329, 2004 (SCI).

Mukai, J., Liu, H., Burt, R.A., Swor, D.E., Lai, W.S., Karayiorgou, M., & Gogos, J.A.* Evidence that the gene encoding ZDHHC8 contributes to the risk of schizophrenia. Nature Genetics, 36, 725-731, 2004 (SCI).

Lai, W.S. & Johnston, R.E.* Individual recognition after fighting by golden hamsters: a new method. Physiology and Behavior, 76(2), 225-239, 2002 (SCI).

Liao, R.M., Lai, W.S., & Lin, J.Y.* The role of catecholamines in retention performance of a partially baited radial eight-arm maze for rats. The Chinese Journal of Physiology, 45(4), 177-185, 2002 (SCI).

Lai, W.S., Chen, A., Yu, H.A., & Johnston, R.E.* Olfactory memory and individual recognition in golden hamsters. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Annual Meeting. Hormones and Behavior, 46(1), 115, 2004 (SCI).

Lai, W.S., Chen, A., & Johnston, R.E.* Aggression and memory for individuals in golden hamsters: functional neuroanatomy and role of protein synthesis. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Annual Meeting. Hormones and Behavior, 41(4), 477, 2002 (SCI).

Books/Chapters

Books/Chapters

Wen-Sung Lai, 2009. To beat or not to beat? Individual recognition and social memory in golden hamsters (ISBN 978-3-8383-1501-0). Lambert Academic Publishing, Köln, Germany.

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Conference Presentations

Wong, W.R., Hung, C.H., Lai, W.S. The involvement of Akt1 in the modulation of immune responses and behavioral consequences in Akt1 deficient mice after neonatal polyI:C challenge. The 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 15-19, 2014, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Hung, W.L., Lai. W.S. Evaluation of the effect of sarcosine, an endogenous glycine transporter 1 inhibitor, on behavioral performance and the glutamate hypothesis of schizophrenia in mice The 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 15-19, 2014, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Liu, Y.W., Chen, C., Lai, W.S. The role of striatal subregions in reinforcement learning process and reward prediction error using excitotoxic lesion in male C57/Bl6 mice. The 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 15-19, 2014, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Liu, C.Y., Yu, W.C., Chang, C.Y., Lai, W.S. Behavioral response and functional neuroanatomy of male golden hamsters during social eavesdropping. The 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 15-19, 2014, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Chang, C.Y., Luo, D.Z., Wang, T.W., Lai, W.S. The effect of lithium on the alleviation of neuromorphological and behavioral deficits in AKT-promoted P19 embryonal carcinoma cells and Akt1 mouse model of schizophrenia. The 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 15-19, 2014, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Lai, W.S. From reward prediction error to dopamine hypothesis of psychosis: Insights from Akt1 mutant mice and schizophrenic patients. The 9th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Schizophrenia Research (JSSR), Kyoto, Japan, 3/14-15/2014.

Liu, H.H., Chien, Y.L., Lai. W.S., Tseng, Y.L. Investigation of EEG cross-frequency coupling in statistical learning of natural facial images. The 37th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, September 11-13, 2014, Yokohama, Japan.

Luo, D.Z., Chang, C.Y., Wang, T.W., Lai. W.S. Evaluating the therapeutic potential of lithium on the alleviation of neuromarphological and behavioral deficits in AKT-promoted P19 embryonal carcinoma cells and Akt1 mouse model of schizophrenia The 37th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, September 11-13, 2014, Yokohama, Japan.

Chen, C., Liu, Y.W., Lai, W.S. The role of Akt1, a schizophrenia susceptibility gene, in the regulation of motivational salience and reward-based choices in mice. The 37th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, September 11-13, 2014, Yokohama, Japan.

Wong, W.R. Huang, C.H., Lai, W.S. The effect of Akt1 deficiency in immune response and adult behavioral consequences in mice with neonatal poly(I:C) exposure. The 12th annual meeting of the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society, Nov.7-8, 2013, San Diego, CA., U.S.A.

Luo, D.Z., Hwang, T.J., Yen, R.F., Chang, C.Y., Lai, W.S. Age-specific effect of Akt1 on the regulation of striatal dopamine D2 receptor activity in Akt1 mutant mouse model of schizophrenia using MicroPET scan. The 12th annual meeting of the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society, Nov.7-8, San Diego, CA., U.S.A.

Chang, C.Y., Chen, Y.W., Lai, W.S. Akt1 deficiency modulates GABAergic transmission and hippocampal-dependent cognitive functions in mice. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 9-13, 2013, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.

Wong, W.R., Huang, C.H., Lai, W.S. Behavioral phenotyping of adult Akt1 deficient mice after experiencing neonatal poly(I:C) immune challenge. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 9-13, 2013, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.

Luo, D.Z., Hwang, T.J., Yen, R.F., Chang, C.Y., Lai, W.S. MicroPET imaging reveals alterations of basal and methamphetamine-induced striatal dopamine D2 receptor activity in adult but not adolescent Akt1 deficient male mice. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 9-13, 2013, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.

Pei, J.C., Huang, C.H., Chen, C., Wong, W.R., Lai, W.S.* Phenotypic characterization of new neuregulin 1 transmembrane-domain mutant mice and evaluation of the rescue effects of valproate on the observed hippocampal cognitive deficits in these neuregulin 1-deficient mice. Development, Function & Disease of Neural Circuits, Cold Spring Harbor Conferences Asia, Oct. 21-25, 2013, Su-Zhou, China.

Pei, J.C., Chen, C, Chen, Y.W., Lai, W.S. A sex- and hippocampal- specific role of neuregulin 1 in the regulation of hippocampus-dependent cognitive function and GABAergic interneurons in neuregulin 1 mutant mice. The 36th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, June 20-23, 2013, Kyoto, Japan.

Chang, C.Y., Chen, Y.W., Wang, T.W., Lai, W.S. The emerging role of AKT1 in the modulation of parvalbumin-containing GABAergic interneurons and GABA type A receptors both in vitro and in vivo: implication for the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The 36th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, June 20-23, 2013, Kyoto, Japan.

Wong, W.R., Huang, C.H., Lai, W.S. Investigating gene-environment interactions in schizophrenia-related phenotypes using neonatal immune challenge in Akt1 mutant mice as a model. The 36th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, June 20-23, 2013, Kyoto, Japan.

Chen, Y.W., Kao, H.Y., Min, M.Y., Lai, W.S. A sex- and region-specific role of Akt1 in the modulation of methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion and striatal neuronal activity: potential implications in schizophrenia and methamphetamine use disorders. The 36th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, June 20-23, 2013, Kyoto, Japan.

Chen, Y.W., Hwang, T.J., Kao, H.Y., Min, M.Y., Lai, W.S. A sex- and region-specific role of Akt1 in the modulation of methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion and striatal neuronal activity: potential implications in schizophrenia and methamphetamine use disorders. The 11th Annual Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society meeting, Oct. 11-12, 2012, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

Li, C.T., Liu, C.M., Chen, Y.C., Hsu, Y.F., Lai, W.S. From reward prediction error to dopamine hypothesis of psychosis: Insights from Akt1 mutant mice and schizophrenia patients. The 11th Annual Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society meeting, Oct. 11-12, 2012, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

Pei, J.C., Chen, C., Chen, Y.W., Huang, C.H., Lai, W.S. Sex-specific hippocampus-dependent cognitive deficits and alternations of hippocampal GABAergic interneurons in neuregulin 1 haploinsufficient mice. The 11th Annual Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society meeting, Oct. 11-12, 2012, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

Chang, C.Y., Chen, Y.W., Wang, T.W., Lai, W.S. The emerging role of AKT1 in the modulation of parvalbumin-containing GABAergic interneurons and GABA type A receptors: implication for the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The 11th Annual Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society meeting, Oct. 11-12, 2012, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

Chen, Y.W., Kao, H.Y., Min, M.Y., Lai, W.S. Sex-specific effect of Akt1 in the modulation of methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion and striatal neuronal activity. The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Oct. 13-17, 2012, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

Pei, J.C., Chen, Y.W., Huang, C.H., Lai, W.S. Sex-specific alterations of hippocampus-related cognitive functions and the expression of GABAergic interneurons in neuregulin 1 (NRG1) deficient mice. The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Oct. 13-17, 2012, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

Chang, C.Y., Chen, Y.W., Wang, T.W., Lai, W.S. AKT1 modulates the expression and function of GABAergic interneurons and GABA type A receptors in vitro and in vivo. The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Oct. 13-17, 2012, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

Chen, Y.W., Chen, Y.S., Lai, W.S. AKTing up in Hippocampus - Examination of Hippocampus-related Cognitive Function and Hippocampal Neuromorphology in Akt1 Knockout Mice. The 10th Annual Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society meeting, Nov. 11, 2011, Washington DC, U.S.A.

Chen, Y.S., Chen, Y.W., Chen, Y.C., Lai, W.S. Attentional performance of AKT1 mutant mice in the five-choice serial reaction time task. The 10th Annual Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society meeting, Nov. 11, 2011, Washington DC, U.S.A.

Pei, J.C., Chen, Y.W., Chen, Y.C., Huang, C.H., Jhang, S.R., Lai, W.S. Alterations of hippocampus-related cognitive functions and the expression of GABAergic markers in neuregulin 1 (NRG1) deficient mice. The 10th Annual Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society meeting, Nov. 11, 2011, Washington DC, U.S.A.

Chen, Y.W., Chen, Y.S., Lai, W.S. The deficiency of AKT1 results in the reduction of hippocampus-related cognitive performance and hippocampal neuromorphology in mice. The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 12-16, 2011, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Chang, C.Y., Chen, Y.W., Wang, T.W., Lai, W.S. AKT1 modulates the severity of pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsion and the function of GABAergic interneurons. The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 12-16, 2011, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Yu, W.C., Chang, C.Y., Kuo, M.T., Lai, W.S. An investigation of social learning and its functional neuroanatomy in male Syrian hamsters. The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 12-16, 2011, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Pei, J.C., Chen, Y.W., Chen, Y.C., Huang, C.H., Jhang, S.R., Lai, W.S. The deficiency of NRG1 resulted in the alterations of cognitive and hippocampus-related functions in mice. The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 12-16, 2011, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Lee, L.J., Juan, L.W., Liao, C.C., Wong, W.R., Pei, J.C., Lai, W.S. Morphological, physiological and behavioral characterizations of Disc1 mutant mice. The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 12-16, 2011, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Huang, C.H., Chen, Y.W., Pei, J.C., Lai, W.S. Characterizations of behavioral and cognitive functions in NRG1-AKT1 single and double mutant mice The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 12-16, 2011, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Chen, Y.S., Chen, Y.W., Chen, Y.C., Lai, W.S. Evaluation of attentional functions in AKT1 mouse model of schizophrenia using the five-choice serial reaction time task The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov. 12-16, 2011, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Chen, Y.W., Chang, W.T., Lai, W.S. Akt1 deficiency causes alterations in hippocampal neuromorphology and hippocampus-dependent cognitive function. The 34th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Sep. 14-17, 2011, Yokohama, Japan.

Yu, W.C., Chang, C.Y., Kuo, M.T., Lai, W.S. The behavioral consequence and functional neuroanatomy of social learning in male Syrian hamsters. The 34th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Sep. 14-17, 2011, Yokohama, Japan.

Chen, Y.S., Chen, Y.W., Chen, Y.C., Lai, W.S. The application of the five-choice serial reaction time task in animal models of schizophrenia: using AKT1 knockout mice as an example. The 34th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Sep. 14-17, 2011, Yokohama, Japan.