Hengye Man, MD, PhD

Professor, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

Publications

  • Published 4/1/2026

    Fan HW, He QH, Zheng JQ, Li LF, Chen JJ, Yin L, Zhong YL, Zhang P, Xu XR, Man HY, Lu YM, Tang ZP, Liu XD, Zhu LQ, Liu D. Noninvasive tactile stimulation engaging a thalamic-amygdala circuit ameliorates mood dysfunction in mouse models of depression-like behavior. Neuron. 2026 Apr 01. PMID: 41928509.

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  • Published 12/10/2025

    Basu A, Tian Y, Kotelnikov S, Cohn GM, Phanse S, Kozakov D, Man HY, Emili A. Photo-proximity labeling in live primary neurons identifies an AMPA-receptor signal transducer in homeostatic synaptic plasticity. Cell Chem Biol. 2025 Dec 18; 32(12):1545-1553.e6. PMID: 41380685.

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  • Published 11/18/2025

    Zhou Y, Li WL, Liu ZQ, Ai WQ, Kou JX, Fan HW, Han ZT, Hu YZ, Zhang HH, Jia JJ, Zeng Y, Guo ZY, Man HY, Lu YM, Liu D, Zhu LQ. Spinal cord Tau pathology induces tactile deficits and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease via dysregulation of CCK neurons. Nat Neurosci. 2026 Feb; 29(2):358-373. PMID: 41254283.

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  • Published 10/6/2025

    Odamah K, Man HY. Restoration of NEXMIF expression rescues abnormalities in gene transcription, neuron maturation and autistic-like behaviors in Nexmif knockout mice. Transl Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 06; 15(1):361. PMID: 41053001.

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  • Published 6/18/2025

    Odamah K, Nishizawa Criales MT, Man HY. NEXMIF overexpression is associated with autism-like behaviors and alterations in dendritic arborization and spine formation in mice. Front Neurosci. 2025; 19:1556570. PMID: 40606839.

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Other Positions

  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
  • Professor, Neuroscience
    Boston University College of Arts and Sciences
  • Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • Taishan Medical University, MD
  • University of Toronto, PhD
  • University of Toronto, PhD
  • Shandong Medical University, MSc