Brain Science and Advanced Technology Institute

Wuhan University of Science and Technology

Laboratory for Addiction and Anxiety



  1. Liu J, Wu R, Seaman R Jr, Johnson B, Zhang Y, Li JX. Novelty promotes the formation of cocaine extinction memory. (In submission)
  2. Liu J, Wu R, Seaman R Jr, Johnson B, Zhang Y, Li JX. TAAR1 regulates cocaine relapse via modulating CaMKII activity in the nucleus accumbens. (In Revision)
  3. Liu J, Seaman R Jr, Johnson B, Wu R, Vu J, Tian J, Zhang Y, Li JX (2020) Activation of Trace amineassociated receptor 1 selectively attenuates the reinforcing effects of Morphine. Br J Pharmacol 2021 Feb;178(4):933-945.
  4. Liu J, Lu L, Mueller D (2020) Editorial “Overcome fear and addiction by manipulating reconsolidation and extinction of emotional memories”. Front Behav Neurosci. 5;14:613612.
  5. Liu J, Johnson B, Wu R, Seaman R Jr, Vu J, Zhu Q, Zhang Y, Li JX (2020) TAAR 1 agonists attenuate extended access cocaine self-administration and yohimbine-induced reinstatement of cocaineseeking. Br J Pharmacol. 177(15):3403-3414
  6. Wu R, Liu J, Wang K, Huang Y, Zhang Y, Li JX (2020) Effects of a trace amine-associated receptor 1 agonist RO5263397 on ethanol-induced behavioral sensitization. Behav Brain Res. 390:112641.
  7. Liu J, Wu R, Li JX (2020) TAAR1 and Psychostimulant Addiction. Cell Mol Neurobiol. 40(2):229-238. doi: 10.1007/s10571-020-00792-8.
  8. Liu J, Wu R, Johnsn B, Vu J, Bass C, Li JX (2019) The claustrum-prefrontal cortex pathway regulates impulsive-like behavior. J Neurosci. 11;39(50):10071-10080.
  9. Liu J, Tian J, Li JX (2019) Modulating reconsolidation and extinction to regulate drug reward memory. Eur J Neurosci. 50(3):2503-2512.
  10. Liu J, Wu R, Li JX (2019) Toll of mental disorders: the TLRs-mediated function of innate immune system. Neurosci Bull. 35(4):771-774.
  11. Liu J, Li JX (2018) Drug addiction: a curable mental disorder? Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 39(12):1823-1829
  12. Liu J, Li JX (2018) TAAR1 in addiction: looking beyond the tip of the iceberg. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9:279
  13. Liu J, Seaman R Jr, Siemian JN, Bhimani R, Johnson B, Zhang Y, Zhu Q, Hoener MC, Park J, Dietz DM, Li JX (2018) Role of trace amine-associated receptor 1 in nicotine's behavioral and neurochemical effects. Neuropsychopharmacology. 43(12):2435-2444
  14. Yan W*, Liu J*, Han Y*, Zhang W, Luo YX, Xue YX, Zhu WL, Guo HL, Ma YN, Yuan K, Wang JS, Shi J, Lu L (2018) Protein kinase Mζ in medial prefrontal cortex mediates depressive-like behavior and antidepressant response. Mol Psychiatry. 23(9):1878-1891. (*equal contribution)
  15. Werner CT, Viswanathan R, Martin JA, Gobira PH, Mitra S, Thomas SA, Wang ZJ, Liu J, Stewart AF, Neve R, Li JX, Gancarz AM, Dietz DM (2018) E3 ubiquitin ligase Smurf1 in the nucleus accumbens mediates cocaine seeking. Biol Psychiatry. 84(12):881-892.
  16. Siemian JN, Jia S, Liu J, Zhang Y, Li JX (2018) Neuroanatomical characterization of imidazoline I2 receptor agonist-induced antinociception. Eur J Neurosci. 47(9):1087-1095.
  17. Liu J, Siemian JN, Seaman R Jr, Zhang Y, Li JX (2017) Role of TAAR1 within the subregions of the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system in cocaine-seeking behavior. J Neurosci. 25;37(4):882- 892.
  18. Gao XJ, Yuan K, Cao L, Yan W, Luo YX, Jian M, Liu J, Fang Q, Wang JS, Han Y, Shi J, Lu L (2017) AMPK signaling in the nucleus accumbens core mediates cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking. Sci Rep. 21;7(1):1038.
  19. Liu J, Thorn DA, Zhang Y, Li JX (2016) Effects of trace amine-associated receptor 1 agonists on the expression, reconsolidation, and extinction of cocaine reward memory. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 5;19(7).
  20. Han Y, Luo YX, Sun J, Ding ZB, Liu J, Yan W, Jian M, Xue YX, Shi J, Wang JS, Lu L (2016) AMPK signaling in the dorsal hippocampus negatively regulates contextual fear memory formation. Neuropsychopharmacology. 41(7):1849-64.