Dr Wen-Sung Chung
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Queensland Brain Institute
+61 7 336 54089

Publications
Book
Lu, Chung-Cheng and Chung, Wen-Sung (2017). Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan. Taichung, Taiwan: National Museum of Natural Science.
Journal Articles
Chung, Wen-Sung, López-Galán, Alejandra, Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Marshall, N. Justin (2023). The brain structure and the neural network features of the diurnal cuttlefish Sepia plangon. iScience, 26 (1) 105846, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105846
Wagner, Hans-Joachim, Genner, Martin J., Partridge, Julian C., Chung, Wen-Sung, Marshall, N. Justin, Robison, Bruce H. and Douglas, Ronald H. (2022). Diversity and evolution of optically complex eyes in a family of deep-sea fish: ocular diverticula in barreleye spookfish (Opisthoproctidae). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 1044565. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1044565
Chung, Wen-Sung, Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Marshall, N. Justin (2021). Comparative brain structure and visual processing in octopus from different habitats. Current Biology, 32 (1), 97-110.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.070
López Galán, Alejandra, Chung, Wen-Sung and Marshall, N. Justin (2020). Dynamic courtship signals and mate preferences in Sepia plangon. Frontiers in Physiology, 11 845, 845. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00845
Chung, Wen-Sung, Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Marshall, N. Justin (2020). Toward an MRI-based mesoscale connectome of the squid brain. iScience, 23 (1) 100816, 100816. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.100816
Stieb, Sara M., de Busserolles, Fanny, Carleton, Karen L., Cortesi, Fabio, Chung, Wen-Sung, Dalton, Brian E., Hammond, Luke A. and Marshall, N. Justin (2019). A detailed investigation of the visual system and visual ecology of the Barrier Reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 16459, 16459. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-52297-0
Liu, Yung-Chieh, Chung, Wen-Sung, Yu, Chun-Chieh, Hsu, Su-Ting, Chan, Fung-Lan, Liu, Tsung-Han, Su, Chia-Hao, Hwu, Yeukuang, Marshall, N Justin and Chiao, Chuan-Chin (2017). Morphological changes of the optic lobe from late embryonic to adult stages in oval squids Sepioteuthis lessoniana. Journal of Morphology, 279 (1), 75-85. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20755
How, Martin J., Norman, Mark D., Finn, Julian, Chung, Wen-Sung and Marshall, N. Justin (2017). Dynamic skin patterns in cephalopods. Frontiers in Physiology, 8 (JUN) 393. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00393
Chung, Wen-Sung and Marshall, N. Justin (2017). Complex visual adaptations in squid for specific tasks in different environments. Frontiers in Physiology, 8 (FEB) 105, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00105
Gagnon, Yakir Luc, Osorio, Daniel C., Wardill, Trevor J., Marshall, N. Justin, Chung, Wen-Sung and Temple, Shelby E. (2016). Can chromatic aberration enable color vision in natural environments?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113 (45), E6908-E6909. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1612239113
Chung, Wen-Sung and Marshall, N. Justin (2016). Comparative visual ecology of cephalopods from different habitats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283 (1838) 20161346, 20161346. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1346
Munday, Philip L., Watson, Sue-Ann, Chung, Wen-Sung, Marshall, N. Justin and Nilsson, Goran E. (2014). Response to 'The importance of accurate CO2 dosing and measurement in ocean acidification studies'. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217 (10), 1828-1829. doi: 10.1242/jeb.105890
Partridge, J. C., Douglas, R. H., Marshall, N. J., Chung, W.-S., Jordan, T. M. and Wagner, H.-J. (2014). Reflecting optics in the diverticular eye of a deep-sea barreleye fish (Rhynchohyalus natalensis). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281 (1782) 20133223, 20133223. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3223
Chung, Wen-Sung and Marshall, Justin (2014). Range-finding in squid using retinal deformation and image blur. Current Biology, 24 (2), R64-R65. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.058
Chung, Wen-Sung, Marshall, N. Justin, Watson, Sue-Ann, Munday, Philip L. and Nilsson, Goran E. (2014). Ocean acidification slows retinal function in a damselfish through interference with GABAA receptors. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217 (3), 323-326. doi: 10.1242/jeb.092478
Hu, Marian Y., Yan, Hong Young, Chung, Wen-Sung, Shiao, Jen-Chieh and Hwang, Pung-Pung (2009). Acoustically evoked potentials in two cephalopods inferred using the auditory brainstem response (ABR) approach. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 153 (3), 278-283. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.02.040
Wang, Feng Yu, Chung, Wen Sung, Yan, Hong Young and Tzeng, Chyng Shyan (2008). Adaptive evolution of cone opsin genes in two colorful cyprinids, Opsariichthys pachycephalus and Candidia barbatus. Vision Research, 48 (16), 1695-1704. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.04.026
Conference Paper
Chung, W.-S., Keller, M., Fritsches, K. and Marshall, J. (2011). Unusual squid eyes serve good visual capabilities. EuroCeph (2011), Vico Equense, Naples, Italy, 7-10 April 2011. Hanover, PA, U.S.A.: National Shellfisheries Association. doi: 10.2983/035.030.0342
Data Collection
Chung, Wen-Sung and Kurniawan, Nyoman (2022). Cuttlefish brains and tractography. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/0f9fcbe
Thesis
Chung, Wen-sung (2014). Comparisons of visual capabilities in modern cephalopods from shallow water to deep sea. PhD Thesis, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland.