主要从事脑科学研究，研究兴趣包括听觉神经系统信息表达的神经机制、感觉诱发动物行为的神经环路调控机制和麻醉对感觉系统调控的神经机制等，在学科主要杂志Neuron, Nature Neuroscience等发表了一系列研究论文，并获得4项国家自然科学基金和1项广东省杰出青年基金等重要项目的资助。
1、听觉信息的神经处理机制及动物行为的神经调控环路
2、计算神经生物学
3、脑机接口
(1) Kaibin Wu, Dijia Wang, Yuwei Wang, Peiwen Tang, Xuan Li, Yidi Pan, Huizhong W. Tao, Li I. Zhang, Feixue Liang*. Distinct Circuits in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Encode Safety Assessment and Mediate Flexibility of Fear Reactions. Neuron, 2023, 126(3): 1-63. (IF=16)
(2) Li H, Wang J, Liu G, Xu J, Huang W, Song C, Wang D, Tao HW, Zhang LI, Liang F. Phasic Off responses of auditory cortex underlie perception of sound duration. Cell Rep. 2021 Apr 20;35(3) (IF=9.995)
(3) Liang F*, Li H, Chou XL, Zhou M, Zhang NK, Xiao Z, Zhang KK, Tao HW*, Zhang LI*.. Sparse Representation in Awake Auditory Cortex: Cell-type Dependence, Synaptic Mechanisms, Developmental Emergence, and Modulation. Cerebral Cortex, 2019,1-17 .
(4) Haifu Li#, Feixue Liang#*, Wen Zhong# , Linqing Yan, Lucas Mesik , Zhongju Xiao*, Huizhong W.Tao, Li I. Zhang*. Synaptic Mechanisms for Bandwidth Tuning in Awake Mouse primary Auditory Cortex. Cerebral Cortex, 2019, 1-12
(5) Liang Feixue#, Xiong Xiaorui#, Zingg Brian, Ji Xu-ying, Zhang Li I, Tao Huizhong W. Sensory Cortical Control of a Visually Induced Arrest Behavior via Corticotectal Projections. Neuron, 2015, 86(3): 755-767. (IF=13.974)
(6) Xiong, Xiaorui R#; Liang, Feixue#; Zingg, Brian#; Ji, Xu-ying; Ibrahim, Leena A; Tao, Huizhong W; Zhang, Li I. Auditory cortex controls sound-driven innate defense behaviour through corticofugal projections to inferior colliculus, Nature Communications, 2015, 6: 7224-7224. (IF=11.329)
(7) Mu Zhou#; Feixue Liang#; Xiaorui R. Xiong; Lu Li; Haifu Li; Zhongju Xiao; Huizhong W. Tao; Li I. Zhang. Scaling down of balanced excitation and inhibition by active behavioral states in auditory cortex, Nature Neuroscience, 2014, 17(6)：841-50. (IF=16.724)
(8) Xiaorui R. Xiong#; Feixue Liang#; Haifu Li; Lukas Mesik; Ke K Zhang; Daniel B. Polley; Huizhong W. Tao; Zhongju Xiao; Li I. Zhang. Interaural level difference-dependent gain control and synaptic scaling underlying binaural computation, Neuron, 2013, 79(4)：738-753. (IF=13.974)