- Zhan X, Tan P, Tan T, Chen CC. (2026). Coordinated cellular architecture reveals weakened cortical structure–behavior coupling in normal aging. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 18:1932616. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2026.1932616.
- Zhan X, Miao J, Chu P, Tan P, Chen CC. (2026). Maternal separation reshapes layer-specific PV-PNN architecture in the mouse barrel cortex. Neuroscience Letters. In press.
- Chen CC, Brumberg JC. (2021). Sensory experience as a regulator of structural plasticity in the developing whisker-to-barrel system. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 15:770453. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.770453.
- Kalambogias J, Chen CC, Khan S, Son T, Wercberger R, Headlam C, Lin C, Brumberg JC. (2020). Development and sensory experience dependent regulation of microglia in barrel cortex. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 528(4):559-573. doi: 10.1002/cne.24771.
- Chen CC, Lu J, Yang RZ, Ding JB, Zuo Y. (2018). Selective activation of parvalbumin interneurons prevents stress-induced synapse loss and perceptual defects. Molecular Psychiatry, 23(7):1614-25. doi: 10.1038/mp.2017.159.
- Zemmar A†, Chen CC†, Weinmann O, Kast B, Vajda F, Bozeman J, Isaad N, Zuo Y†, Schwab ME†. (2018). Oligodendrocyte- and neuron-specific Nogo-A restrict dendritic branching and spine density in the adult mouse motor cortex. Cerebral Cortex, 28(6):2109–2117. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhx116.
- Chen CC, Bajnath A, Brumberg JC. (2015). The impact of development and sensory deprivation on dendritic protrusions in the mouse barrel cortex. Cerebral Cortex, 25, 1638-1653. doi:10.1093/cercor/bht415.
- Chen CC, Lu J, Zuo Y. (2014). Spatiotemporal dynamics of dendritic spines in the living brain Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 8(28), 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2014.00028.
- Chen CC, Gilmore A, Zuo Y. (2014). Study motor skill learning by single-pellet reaching tasks in mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments, (85). doi: 10.3791/51238.
