Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
@mengya-zhang.bsky.social
Postdoc at the Chinese Academy of Science in Shanghai studying working memory & cognitive control.
New work with a special person. Glad we are still together after this one.
Proud to share our latest preprint with my very special @mengya-zhang.bsky.social (🥰).
Briefly, we studied how the degree to which CA1 responses are the same (reinstatement) or different (novelty response) supports memory, echoing a central tension in the field.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Briefly, we studied how the degree to which CA1 responses are the same (reinstatement) or different (novelty response) supports memory, echoing a central tension in the field.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
September 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
New work with a special person. Glad we are still together after this one.
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
Proud to share our latest preprint with my very special @mengya-zhang.bsky.social (🥰).
Briefly, we studied how the degree to which CA1 responses are the same (reinstatement) or different (novelty response) supports memory, echoing a central tension in the field.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Briefly, we studied how the degree to which CA1 responses are the same (reinstatement) or different (novelty response) supports memory, echoing a central tension in the field.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
September 23, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Proud to share our latest preprint with my very special @mengya-zhang.bsky.social (🥰).
Briefly, we studied how the degree to which CA1 responses are the same (reinstatement) or different (novelty response) supports memory, echoing a central tension in the field.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Briefly, we studied how the degree to which CA1 responses are the same (reinstatement) or different (novelty response) supports memory, echoing a central tension in the field.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
CA1 reinstatement and novelty response independently support recognition memory https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.14.751602v1
September 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
CA1 reinstatement and novelty response independently support recognition memory https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.14.751602v1
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
My latest work on how both hippocampal consistency and differentiation can support single-item recognition memory.
CA1 reinstatement and novelty response independently support recognition memory https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.14.751602v1
September 21, 2026 at 10:13 PM
My latest work on how both hippocampal consistency and differentiation can support single-item recognition memory.
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
I am very excited to share this. 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Most of us agree that the HC is critical for associative memory but there is growing work showing it does much more (WM etc.). Recognition partly relies on a global matching, which based on influential models is not supported by HC.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Most of us agree that the HC is critical for associative memory but there is growing work showing it does much more (WM etc.). Recognition partly relies on a global matching, which based on influential models is not supported by HC.
September 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I am very excited to share this. 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Most of us agree that the HC is critical for associative memory but there is growing work showing it does much more (WM etc.). Recognition partly relies on a global matching, which based on influential models is not supported by HC.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Most of us agree that the HC is critical for associative memory but there is growing work showing it does much more (WM etc.). Recognition partly relies on a global matching, which based on influential models is not supported by HC.
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
Hippocampal subfields support human novelty detection via distinct signals https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.08.748144v1
September 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Hippocampal subfields support human novelty detection via distinct signals https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.08.748144v1
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
My latest pre-print. If you're at #CNS2026 and wanna have a chat, come to my poster (P6/12).
I will soon post a summary thread. 🧵
I will soon post a summary thread. 🧵
Hippocampal subfields support human novelty detection via distinct signals https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.08.748144v1
September 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
My latest pre-print. If you're at #CNS2026 and wanna have a chat, come to my poster (P6/12).
I will soon post a summary thread. 🧵
I will soon post a summary thread. 🧵
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
🧠 New paper alert (the 1st one from our new lab)!
Led by 1st author & VR wizard @jaquent.bsky.social
@natcomms.nature.com
How do our brains distinguish novel from familiar places as we explore our environments, e.g., a new city?
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
🧵 Thread below with key findings ⬇️
Led by 1st author & VR wizard @jaquent.bsky.social
@natcomms.nature.com
How do our brains distinguish novel from familiar places as we explore our environments, e.g., a new city?
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
🧵 Thread below with key findings ⬇️
December 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🧠 New paper alert (the 1st one from our new lab)!
Led by 1st author & VR wizard @jaquent.bsky.social
@natcomms.nature.com
How do our brains distinguish novel from familiar places as we explore our environments, e.g., a new city?
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
🧵 Thread below with key findings ⬇️
Led by 1st author & VR wizard @jaquent.bsky.social
@natcomms.nature.com
How do our brains distinguish novel from familiar places as we explore our environments, e.g., a new city?
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
🧵 Thread below with key findings ⬇️
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
Amazing #RegisteredReport led by Sumaiyah Raza from @mrccbu.bsky.social.
We (again) found evidence against a memory benefit of spatial novelty. However, this time we did find a retroactive benefit of rest, which highlights that more work is needed here.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
We (again) found evidence against a memory benefit of spatial novelty. However, this time we did find a retroactive benefit of rest, which highlights that more work is needed here.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
July 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Amazing #RegisteredReport led by Sumaiyah Raza from @mrccbu.bsky.social.
We (again) found evidence against a memory benefit of spatial novelty. However, this time we did find a retroactive benefit of rest, which highlights that more work is needed here.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
We (again) found evidence against a memory benefit of spatial novelty. However, this time we did find a retroactive benefit of rest, which highlights that more work is needed here.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
Also a thing that happened today is that I gave an interview about my experience of being a post doc in China and Fudan.
July 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Also a thing that happened today is that I gave an interview about my experience of being a post doc in China and Fudan.
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
Did you ever wanted to see a visualisation how two common brain 🧠 network parcellations (Yeo 7 vs. CAB NP) differ?
Here is a small something I quickly cooked up because I was curious myself.
#neurosky #neuro #brain #brainsky #neuroimaging
Code: github.com/JAQuent/netw...
Here is a small something I quickly cooked up because I was curious myself.
#neurosky #neuro #brain #brainsky #neuroimaging
Code: github.com/JAQuent/netw...
May 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Did you ever wanted to see a visualisation how two common brain 🧠 network parcellations (Yeo 7 vs. CAB NP) differ?
Here is a small something I quickly cooked up because I was curious myself.
#neurosky #neuro #brain #brainsky #neuroimaging
Code: github.com/JAQuent/netw...
Here is a small something I quickly cooked up because I was curious myself.
#neurosky #neuro #brain #brainsky #neuroimaging
Code: github.com/JAQuent/netw...
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
🍾🥳 Proud to share our new paper published on eLife 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/100...
Accompanied by an insight piece by @neurojacob.bsky.social 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/106...
1/4
Accompanied by an insight piece by @neurojacob.bsky.social 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/106...
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May 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
🍾🥳 Proud to share our new paper published on eLife 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/100...
Accompanied by an insight piece by @neurojacob.bsky.social 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/106...
1/4
Accompanied by an insight piece by @neurojacob.bsky.social 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/106...
1/4
🍾🥳 Proud to share our new paper published on eLife 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/100...
Accompanied by an insight piece by @neurojacob.bsky.social 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/106...
1/4
Accompanied by an insight piece by @neurojacob.bsky.social 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/106...
1/4
May 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
🍾🥳 Proud to share our new paper published on eLife 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/100...
Accompanied by an insight piece by @neurojacob.bsky.social 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/106...
1/4
Accompanied by an insight piece by @neurojacob.bsky.social 📄: elifesciences.org/articles/106...
1/4
🧠 Thrilled to share our latest study, now published in PLOS Biology! 🌟
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
In this work, conducted by me and Dr. Qing Yu at the Institute of Neuroscience, we uncovered how the brain encodes and implements abstract task information (such as goals) in working memory.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
In this work, conducted by me and Dr. Qing Yu at the Institute of Neuroscience, we uncovered how the brain encodes and implements abstract task information (such as goals) in working memory.
The representation of abstract goals in working memory is supported by task-congruent neural geometry
Successful goal-directed behavior requires that abstract task goals are maintained and implemented in working memory - how does this occur? This neuroimaging study shows that the frontal cortex mainta...
journals.plos.org
March 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🧠 Thrilled to share our latest study, now published in PLOS Biology! 🌟
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
In this work, conducted by me and Dr. Qing Yu at the Institute of Neuroscience, we uncovered how the brain encodes and implements abstract task information (such as goals) in working memory.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
In this work, conducted by me and Dr. Qing Yu at the Institute of Neuroscience, we uncovered how the brain encodes and implements abstract task information (such as goals) in working memory.
Hi everyone!
I convinced none less than the best person (@mengya-zhang.bsky.social) in the universe to join. Give her a follow (especially anyone interested in working memory or cognitive control).
November 17, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Hi everyone!
Reposted by Mengya Zhang (张梦雅)
I convinced none less than the best person (@mengya-zhang.bsky.social) in the universe to join. Give her a follow (especially anyone interested in working memory or cognitive control).
November 17, 2024 at 9:17 AM
I convinced none less than the best person (@mengya-zhang.bsky.social) in the universe to join. Give her a follow (especially anyone interested in working memory or cognitive control).