Papers published in international journals:
  1. Yan Yang, Peng Cao, Yang Yang, Shu-Rong Wang, Corollary discharge circuits for saccadic modulation of the pigeon visual sysytem. Nature Neuroscience, 11 (2008) 595-602. PDF  Faculty of 1000 Biology
  2. Yang Yang, Yan Yang, Shu-Rong Wang, Neuronal circuitry and discharge patterns controlling eye movements in the pigeon. The Journal of Neuroscience, 28 (2008) 10772-10780. PDF
  3. Rui-Feng Liu, Yu-Qiong Niu, Shu-Rong Wang, Thalamic neurons in the pigeon compute distance-to-collision of an approaching surface. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 72 (2008) 37-47. PDF
  4. Gang-Yi Wu, Shu-Rong Wang, Postsynaptic potentials and axonal projections of tegmental neurons responding to electrical stimulation of the toad striatum. Neuroscience Letters, 429 (2007) 111-114.  PDF
  5. Da-Peng Li, Qian Xiao, Shu-Rong Wang, Feedforward construction of the receptive field and orientation selectivity of visual neurons in the pigeon. Cerebral Cortex, 17 (2007) 885-893.  PDF
  6. Yu-Qiong Niu, Qian Xiao, Rui-Feng Liu, Le-Qing Wu, Shu-Rong Wang, Response characteristics of the pigeon’s pretectal neurons to illusory contours and motion. The Journal of Physiology –London, 577 (2006) 805-813. PDF  Physiology News
  7. Peng Cao, Yan Yang, Yang Yang, Shu-Rong Wang, Differential modulation of thalamic neurons by optokinetic nuclei in the pigeon. Brain Research, 1069 (2006) 159-165.  PDF
  8. Qian Xiao, Da-Peng Li, Shu-Rong Wang, Looming sensitive responses and receptive field organization of telencephalic neurons in the pigeon. Brain Research Bulletin, 68 (2006) 322-328.  PDF
  9. Le-Qing Wu, Yu-Qiong Niu, Jin Yang, Shu-Rong Wang, Tectal neurons signal impending collision of looming objects in the pigeon. European Journal of Neuroscience, 22 (2005) 2325-2331.  PDF
  10. Jin Yang, Chuan Zhang, Shu-Rong Wang, Comparisons of visual properties between tectal and thalamic neurons with overlapping receptive fields in the pigeon. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 65 (2005) 33-39.   Cover Article PDF
  11. Peng Cao, Yong Gu, Shu-Rong Wang, Visual neurons in the pigeon brain encode the acceleration of stimulus motion. The Journal of Neuroscience, 24 (2004) 7690-7698.  PDF Faculty of 1000 Biology
  12. Da-Peng Li, Zong-Xiang Tang and Shu-Rong Wang, Spiking activity of neurons in the pigeon nucleus rotundus in slice preparations. Neuroscience Research Communications, 34 (2004) 144-152.  PDF
  13. Shu-Rong Wang. The nucleus isthmi and dual modulation of the receptive field of tectal neurons in non-mammals. Brain Research Reviews, 41 (2003) 13-25.   Cover Article PDF
  14. Zong-Xiang Tang and Shu-Rong Wang, Firing properties and dye coupling of neurons in the pigeon nucleus semilunaris. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 62 (2003) 175-181.  PDF
  15. Yong Gu, Yuan Wang and Shu-Rong Wang, Visual responses of neurons in the nucleus of the basal optic root to stationary stimuli in pigeons. The Journal of Neuroscience Research, 67 (2002) 698-704.  PDF
  16. Yong Gu, Yuan Wang, Tao Zhang and Shu-Rong Wang, Stimulus size selectivity and receptive field organization of ectostriatal neurons in the pigeon. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 188 (2002) 173-178.  PDF
  17. Zong-Xiang Tang and Shu-Rong Wang, Intracellular recording and staining of neurons in the pigeon nucleus lentiformis mesencephali. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 60 (2002) 52-58.   Cover Article PDF
  18. Zong-Xiang Tang and Shu-Rong Wang, Discharge patterns evoked by depolarizing current injection in basal optic nucleus neurons of the pigeon. Brain Research Bulletin, 58 (2002) 371-376.  PDF
  19. Jin Yang, Xiao Li and Shu-Rong Wang, Receptive field organization and response properties of visual neurons in the pigeon nucleus semilunaris. Neuroscience Letters, 331 (2002) 179-182.  PDF
  20. Jing Hu, Su Li, Quan Xiao and Shu-Rong Wang, Tecto-isthmo-optic transmission in pigeons is mediated by glutamate and nitric oxide. Brain Research Bulletin, 54 (2001), 399-403.  PDF
  21. Yong Gu, Yuan Wang and Shu-Rong Wang, Directional modulation of visual responses of pretectal neurons by accessory optic neurons in pigeons. Neuroscience, 104 (2001), 153-159.  PDF
  22. Diekamp B, Hellmann B, Troje NF, Wang SR and Güntürkün O., Electrophysiological and anatomical evidence for a direct projection from the nucleus of the basal optic root to the nucleus rotundus in pigeons. Neuroscience Letters, 305 (2001), 103-106.  PDF
  23. Quan Xiao, Peng Cao, Yong Gu and Shu-Rong Wang, Visual responses of neurons in the pretectal nucleus lentiformis mesencephali to moving patterns within and beyond receptive fields in pigeons. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 57 (2001), 80-86.  PDF
  24. Jing Hu and Shu-Rong Wang, Firing patterns and morphological features of neurons in the pigeon nucleus rotundus. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 57 (2001), 343-348.  PDF
  25. Yuan Wang, Yong Gu and Shu-Rong Wang, Directional responses of basal optic neurons are modulated by the nucleus lentiformis mesencephali in pigeons. Neuroscience Letters, 311 (2001), 33-36.  PDF
  26. Jing Hu, Wen-Chang Li, Quan Xiao and Shu-Rong Wang, Electrical interaction between neurons in the pigeon isthmo-optic nucleus. Brain Research Bulletin, 51 (2000) 159-163.  PDF
  27. Yuan Wang, Yong Gu and Shu-Rong Wang, Feature detection of visual neurons in the nucleus of the basal optic root in pigeons. Brain Research Bulletin, 51 (2000) 165-169.  PDF
  28. Quan Xiao, Hong-Yan Xu, Shu-Rong Wang and G. Lazar., Developmental changes of NADPH-diaphorase positive structures in the isthmic nuclei of the chick. Anatomy and Embryology, 201 (2000) , 509-519  PDF
  29. Yuan Wang, Jun Xiao and Shu-Rong Wang, Excitatory and inhibitory receptive fields of tectal cells are differentially modified by magnocellular and parvocellular divisions of the pigeon nucleus isthmi. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 186 (2000) 505-511.  PDF
  30. Yong Gu, Yuan Wang and Shu-Rong Wang, Regional variation in receptive field properties of tectal neurons in pigeons. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 55 (2000) 221-228.  PDF
  31. Yuan Wang, Yong Gu and Shu-Rong Wang, Modulatory effects of the nucleus of the basal optic root on rotundal neurons in pigeons. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 56 (2000), 287-292.  PDF
  32. Wen-Chang Li and Shu-Rong Wang, Morphology and dye-coupling of cells in the pigeon isthmo-optic nucleus. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 53 (1999) 67-74.  PDF
  33. Tao Zhang, Yu-Xi Fu, Jing Hu and Shu-Rong Wang, Receptive field characteristics of neurons in the nucleus of the basal optic root in pigeons. Neuroscience, 91 (1999) 33-40.  PDF
  34. Jun Xiao, Yuan Wang and Shu-Rong Wang, Effects of glutamatergic, cholinergic and GABAergic antagonists on tectal cells in toads. Neuroscience, 90 (1999) 1061-1067.  PDF
  35. Wen-Chang Li, Jing Hu and Shu-Rong Wang, Tectal afferents monosynaptically activate neurons in the pigeon isthmo-optic nucleus. Brain Research Bulletin, 49 (1999) 203-208.  PDF
  36. Pollák E, Lázár G, Gábriel R and Shu-Rong Wang, Localization and source of γ-aminobutyric acid immunoreactivity in the isthmic nucleus of the frog Rana esculenta. Brain Research Bulletin, 48 (1999) 343-350.  PDF
  37. Stephen A. George, Gang-Yi Wu, Wen-Chang Li and Shu-Rong Wang, Dual actions of isthmic input to tectal neurons in a reptile, Gekko gekko. Visual Neuroscience, 16 (1999) 889-893.  PDF
  38. Jian-Li Li, Quan Xiao, Yu-Xi Fu and Shu-Rong Wang, Centrifugal innervation modulates visual activity of tectal cells in pigeons. Visual Neuroscience, 15 (1998) 411-415.  PDF
  39. Yu-Xi Fu, Hong-Feng Gao, Mei-Wa Guo and Shu-Rong Wang, Receptive field properties of visual neurons in the avian nucleus lentiformis mesencephali. Experimental Brain Research, 118 (1998) 279-285.  PDF
  40. Jun Xiao and Shu-Rong Wang, A new slicing method for the lower vertebrate brain: Brain mold and adjustable stage. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 80 (1998) 13-17.  PDF
  41. Li-Hua Huang, Jian-Li Li and Shu-Rong Wang, Glutamatergic neurotransmission from the optic tectum to the contralateral nucleus rotundus in pigeons. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 52 (1998) 55-60.  PDF
  42. Jun Xiao and Shu-Rong Wang, Tegmental inhibition on isthmic neurons is mediated by the decussatio Veli in amphibians. Neurobiology, 6 (1998) 151-156.  PDF
  43. Yu-Xi Fu, Quan Xiao, Hong-Feng Gao and Shu-Rong Wang, Stimulus features eliciting visual responses from neurons in the nucleus lentiformis mesencephali in pigeons. Visual Neuroscience, 15 (1998) 1079-1087.  PDF
  44. Zeng Li, Fite KV, Montgomery NM and Shu-Rong Wang, Single-unit responses to whole-field visual stimulation in the pretectum of Rana pipiens. Neuroscience Letters, 218 (1996) 193-197.  PDF
  45. Shu-Rong Wang, Yong-Chang Wang and Barrie J. Frost, Magnocellular and parvocellular divisions of pigeon nucleus isthmi differentially modulate visual responses in the tectum. Experimental Brain Research, 104 (1995) 376-384.  PDF
  46. Gang-Yi Wu and Shu-Rong Wang, Excitatory and inhibitory transmission from the optic tectum to nucleus isthmi and its vicinity in amphibians. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 46 (1995) 43-49.  PDF
  47. Shu-Rong Wang, Gang-Yi Wu and Dominik Felix, Avian Imc-tectal projection is mediated by acetylcholine and glutamate. NeuroReport, 6 (1995) 757-760.  PDF
  48. Hong Feng Gao, Gang-Yi Wu, Barrie J. Frost and Shu-Rong Wang, Excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in the nucleus rotundus of pigeons. Visual Neuroscience, 12 (1995) 819-825.  PDF
  49. Toth P, Lazar G, Shu-Rong Wang, Tong-Bin Li, Jia Xu, Pal E and Straznicky C. The contralaterally projecting neurons of the isthmic nucleus in five anuran species: A retrograde tracing study with HRP and cobalt. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 346 (1994) 306-320.  PDF
  50. Gang-Yi Wu, Shu-Rong Wang and Dominik Felix, Effect of acetylcholine and NMDA on neurones of avian tectum and nucleus isthmi. NeuroReport, 5 (1994) 850-852.  PDF
  51. Dominik Felix, Gang-Yi Wu and Shu-Rong Wang, GABA as an inhibitory transmitter in the pigeon isthmotectal pathway. Neuroscience Letters, 169 (1994) 212-214.  PDF
  52. Shu-Rong Wang and N. Matsumoto, Postsynaptic potentials and morphology of tectal cells responding to electrical stimulation of the bullfrog nucleus isthmi. Visual Neuroscience, 5 (1990) 479-488.  PDF
  53. Kun Yan and Shu-Rong Wang, Visual responses of neurons in the avian nucleus isthmi. Neuroscience Letters, 64 (1986) 340-344.  PDF
  54. Fite KV and Shu-Rong Wang, Microiontophoresis and single-unit analysis of cholinergic drugs in the optic tectum of frog. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 28 (1986) 198-206.  PDF
  55. Shu-Rong Wang, Zeng Li and Hong-Yan Xu, Muscarinic action of acetylcholine in the pigeon optic tectum. Experimental Neurology, 94 (1986) 436-440.  PDF
  56. Dominik Felix, Shu-Rong Wang, Kun Yan and Yin-Ting Wang, The effect of acetylcholine on neurones of the amphibian nucleus isthmi. Brain Research, 326 (1985) 313-316.  PDF
  57. Shu-Rong Wang, Kun Yan, Yin-Ting Wang, Shi-Ying Jiang and Xuan-Shen Wang, Neuroanatomy and electrophysiology of the lacertilian nucleus isthmi. Brain Research, 275 (1983) 355-360.  PDF
  58. Shu-Jung Wang (Shu-Rong Wang,), Kun Yan and Yin-Ting Wang, Visual field topography in the frog's nucleus isthmi. Neuroscience Letters, 23 (1981) 37-41.   PDF
  59. Shu-Jung Wang (Shu-Rong Wang), Dominik Felix and U. Frangi, The role of glutamate in pigeon optic tectum. Brain Research, 157 (1978) 360-363.   PDF
Selected papers published in Science in China and Chinese Science Bulletin:
  1. Wang Shu-Rong, Yan Kun and Wang Yin-Ting. Nucleus isthmus of toad is secondary visual center. Science in China (Ser.B) , 25 (1982) 1172-1178.   PDF
  2. Wang Yin-Ting, Yan Kun and Wang Shu-Rong. Reciprocal topography between the toad's tectum and nucleus isthmi and cell classification. Chinese Science Bulletin, 28 (1983) 1681-1684.   PDF
  3. Yan Kun, Wang Shu-Rong and Wang Yin-Ting. Visual unit responses in the toad tegmentum. Chinese Science Bulletin, 28 (1983) 1546-1550.   PDF
  4. Wang Shu-Rong, Wang Yin-Ting and Wang Xuan-Shen. The distribution of acetylcholinesterase in the nucleus isthmi of amphibians and reptiles. Chinese Science Bulletin, 31 (1986) 700-702.   PDF
  5. Wu Gang-Yi, Wang Shu-Rong and Yan Kun. Postsynaptic potentials and morphological features of tectal cells in homing pigeons. Science in China (Ser. B), 36 (1993) 297-304.   PDF
  6. Wu Gang-Yi and Wang Shu-Rong. Commissural connections electrophysiologically identified between tectum and nucleus isthmi in toads. Chinese Science Bulletin, 40 (1995) 334-339.   PDF
  7. Fu Yu-Xi, Gao Hong-Feng, George SA and Wang Shu-Rong. The role of γ-aminobutyric acid and its receptors in the nucleus of basal optic root in pigeons. Science in China (Ser. C), 40 (1997) 264-269.   PDF
  8. Wang Shu-Rong and Wu Gang-Yi. Intracellular recording and morphology of tectal neurons activated by the contralateral nucleus isthmi in toads. Chinese Science Bulletin, 42 (1997) 1647-1651.   PDF
  9. Jiang Pei-Hua, Gao Hong-Feng and Wang Shu-Rong. Neurotransmitter and receptor in the pigeon retinotectal transmission. Chinese Science Bulletin, 42 (1997) 1738-1741.   PDF
  10. Xiao Quan, Fu Yu-Xi, Hu Jing, Gao Hong-Feng and Wang Shu-Rong. Gamma-aminobutyric acid and GABAA receptors are involved in directional selectivity of pretectal neurons in pigeons. Science in China (Ser. C), 43 (2000) 280-286.   PDF
Books published in Chinese:
  1. Shu-Rong Wang, “Inspiration from the Nature”. Shanghai Science and Technology Press, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984.   Cover How to popularize science 中文
  2. Shu-Rong Wang, “Mysteries of Amphibians and Reptiles”. Tianjin Science and Technology Press, 1984. Cover
  3. Xin-Hua Long and Shu-Rong Wang translated, JP Ewert: “Neuroethology”. Beijing Science Press, 1986. Cover
  4. Shu-Rong Wang and Shun-Yi Wei translated, “Decade of the Brain--Answers through Scientific Research”. Beijing Science Press, 1992.   Cover