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Xuan Wen

Vanderbilt UniversityORCID 0009-0004-5703-2625Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 3 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:non-human primate· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1

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Thilo WomelsdorfiD· 4 shared Adam R. Neumann· 2 shared Adam Neumann· 1 shared Alireza Seyed Hassani· 1 shared Carrie K Jones· 1 shared Craig W LindsleyiD· 1 shared Kayla Temple· 1 shared Leo Malchin· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Broad Cognitive and Motivational Enhancement through M4-Selective Muscarinic Modulation

Xuan Wen, Sarah Shereen, Adam Neumann, Kayla Temple, Craig W Lindsley, Carrie K Jones, Thilo Womelsdorf

This study evaluates a M4-selective PAM in nonhuman primates, showing broad cognitive and motivational improvements without adverse side effects.

bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Two Distinct Attentional Priorities Guide Exploratory and Exploitative Gaze in Parallel

Xuan Wen, Alireza Seyed Hassani, Adam R. Neumann, Paul H. E. Tiesinga, Thilo Womelsdorf

The paper shows that gaze is guided by two attentional priorities: exploratory attention for uncertainty and exploitative attention for reward history, using nonhuman primates in a learning task.

bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

A Toolbox for Generating Multidimensional 3-D Objects with Fine-Controlled Feature Space: Quaddle 2.0

Xuan Wen, Leo Malchin, Thilo Womelsdorf

The paper introduces a toolbox for generating 3D objects with fine-controlled feature space, enabling efficient creation and manipulation of multidimensional visual features.

Behavior Research Methods · Jul 3, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Flexible Learning and Re-ordering of Context-dependent Object Sequences in Nonhuman Primates

Xuan Wen, Adam R. Neumann, Seema Dhungana, Thilo Womelsdorf

This study shows nonhuman primates can re-index objects to non-adjacent positions in learned sequences using context cues, suggesting they form cognitive maps of serial experiences.

PLoS Biology · Jun 23, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition