Dr Yiwen Zheng
Senior Research Fellow
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Otago University
New Zealand
Biography
Position Senior Research Fellow Department Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Qualifications BSc PhD
Research Interest
systematically investigating the importance of the vestibular information to higher cognitive function and illuminating the contribution that the vestibular system makes to spatial learning and memory.
Publications
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Zheng, Y., Geddes, L., Sato, G., Stiles, L., Darlington, C. L., & Smith, P. F. (2014). Galvanic vestibular stimulation impairs cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the rat hippocampus but not spatial memory. Hippocampus, 24(5), 541-552. doi: 10.1002/hipo.22247
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Zheng, Y., Stiles, L., Chien, Y.-T., Darlington, C. L., & Smith, P. F. (2014). The effects of acute stress-induced sleep disturbance on acoustic trauma-induced tinnitus in rats. BioMed Research International, 2014, 724195. doi: 10.1155/2014/724195
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Zheng, Y., Reid, P., & Smith, P. F. (2015). Cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonists do not decrease, but may increase, acoustic trauma-induced tinnitus in rats. Frontiers in Neurology, 6, 60. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00060
