Xiaoxuan Jia Ph.D.
Associate Professor
2005 Tsinghua University, China / B.S.
2012 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, US / Ph.D.
2012-2015 Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT, US / Postdoctoral Associate
2016-2022 Allen Institute, US / Senior Scientist
2022-present School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, China / Associate Professor
2022-present Center for Life Sciences & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Tsinghua University, China／Principal Investigator
● Research interest：
We are interested in understanding how visual sensory information is represented and propagated in the mouse visual cortex. Our research lies at the intersection of systems, computational, and cognitive neuroscience.
● Selected publications：
1. Akella S*, Ledochowitsch P, Siegle JH, Belski H, Denman D, Buice MA, Durand S, Koch C, Olsen SR, Jia X* (2025) Deciphering neuronal variability across states reveals dynamic sensory encoding. Nature Communications
2. Tang D*, Zylberberg J*, Jia X*, Choi H* (2024) Stimulus type shapes the topology of cellular functional networks in mouse visual cortex. Nature Communications
3. Jia X*, Siegle JH, Durand S, Heller G, Ramirez T, Koch C , Olsen SR*, (2022) Multi-regional module-based signal transmission in mouse visual cortex. Neuron
4. Jia X*, Hong H, DiCarlo JJ. (2021) Unsupervised changes in core object recognition behavioral performance are accurately predicted by unsupervised neural plasticity in inferior temporal cortex. eLife 2021;10:e60830
5. Siegle JH*, Jia X*, Durand S, Gale S, Bennett C, Graddis N, Heller G, ... Olsen SR*, Koch C. (2021) A survey of spiking activity reveals a functional hierarchy of mouse corticothalamic visual areas. Nature 592, 86-92
6. Jia X*, Siegle JH, Bennett C, Gale SD, Denman DJ, Koch C, Olsen SR*. (2019) High-density extracellular probes reveal dendritic backpropagation and facilitate neuron classification. Journal of neurophysiology 121 (5), 1831-1847
7. Billeh YN, Cai B, Gratiy SL, Dai K, Iyer R, Gouwens RW, Abbasi-Asl R, Jia X, Siegle JH, Olsen SR, Koch C, Mihalas S, Arkhipov A*. (2019) Systematic Integration of Structural and Functional Data into Multi-Scale Models of Mouse Primary Visual Cortex. Neuron.
8. Jia X*, Xing D, Kohn A. (2013) No consistent relationship between gamma power and peak frequency in macaque primary visual cortex. Journal of Neuroscience 33 (1), 17-25
9. Jia X*, Tanabe S, Kohn A. (2013) Gamma and the coordination of spiking activity in early visual cortex. Neuron 77 (4), 762-774 (Faculty 1000 recommended)
10. Jia X*, Smith MA, Kohn A. (2011) Stimulus selectivity and spatial coherence of gamma components of the local field potential, Journal of Neuroscience 31 (25), 9390-9403
11. Jia X*, Kohn A. (2011) Gamma rhythms in the brain. PLoS Biology. 9(4):e1001045.
* indicates corresponding author
● Award：
17th Julius Marmur Research Award
● Contact information：
Email： jiaxx@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
