Wen-Yi Wu

Postdoc, Cornell University (2017-2020)

PhD (2016), National Taiwan University

MMS (2008) Tzu Chi University

BN (2005) National Taipei College of Nursing

Research Interests: neural basis of prosocial behavior, oxytocin and vasopressin

Specific Interests: I investigate the neural mechanism of empathy-like prosocial behaviors of the rats. I am also interested in investigating the neurophysiological substrates of social and spatial representation in the rodent brain.

Undergrads	Date Joined
Eunice Yu	2018-Present
Danielle Li	2017-2018

Sailer LL, Haghani A, Zoller JA, Li CZ, Ophir AG, Horvath S (2024) Epigenetic aging studies of pair bonding in prairie voles. Scientific Reports. 14, 17439.

Hiura LC, Lazaro VA, Ophir AG (2024) Paternal absence and increased caregiving independently and interactively shape the development of male prairie voles at subadult and adult life stages. Hormones and Behavior. 164, 105605.

Forero SA, Liu S, Shetty N, Ophir AG (2024) Re-wiring of the bonded brain: Gene expression among pair bonded female prairie voles changes as they transition to motherhood. Genes Brains and Behavior. 23, e12906.

Freeman AR, Arenas S, Lee DN, Singh B, Ophir AG (2024) Characterization of oxytocin and vasopressin receptors in the Southern giant pouched rat and comparison to other rodents. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15, 1390203.

Sailer LL, Finton CJ, Patel PP, Bogdanowicz SM, Ophir AG (2024) Dorsal CA1 lesions of the hippocampus impact mating tactics in prairie voles by shifting non-monogamous males’ use of space to resemble monogamous males. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 18,1355807 (Sailer and Finton share 1^st authorship)

Elson MR, Prior NH, Ophir AG (2024) Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying reproductive decision making across taxa. In: Neuroendocrinology of Behavior and Emotions. Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, vol 16. (eds: Caldwell HK, Albers HE). Springer, Cham. pp 157-191. (Prior and Ophir share last authorship).

Ophir Lab

Integrative Neuroethology Lab

Wen-Yi Wu