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Press - UBSN Researchers Featured in RIO Research Video on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

PolyU Research and Innovation Office (RIO) has recently produced a video on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, featuring UBSN researchers, Dr. CaiCai ZHANG (Associate Professor of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies) and Dr. Dalinda Isabel SANCHEZ VIDANA (Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences). The University Research Facility in Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience (UBSN) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University offers a state-of-art technological platform to support research of diverse fields in neuroscience, including rehabilitation sciences, neurolinguistics, and artificial intelligence. Alongside Research and Innovation Office (RIO), UBSN hopes to help researchers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines come together to combine their expertise, and advance scientific research and cultivate innovation.

Press - PolyU UBSN’s Multidisciplinary Neuroscience Research Platform Featured in Nature

The University Research Facility in Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience (UBSN) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University offers a state-of-art technological platform to support research of diverse fields in neuroscience, including rehabilitation sciences, neurolinguistics, and artificial intelligence. UBSN researchers are featured in the latest Nature Index Neuroscience, sharing their research experiences and how UBSN assists in their impactful research discoveries.  Prof. Marco Pang, Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund Professor in Rehabilitation Sciences, Chair Professor of Neurorehabilitation, Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Director of UBSN, discussed how his research team's combined use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) at UBSN can give a more comprehensive view of brain activities, allowing for assessment of effectiveness of stroke rehabilitative interventions.  Dr. Georg Kranz, Presidential Young Scholar and Associate Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, shared about his team's use of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) at UBSN, along with machine learning. This has potential to allow more personalised and effective treatment plans for depression.  Dr. CaiCai Zhang, Associate Professor of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, described her research team’s use of neural imaging technology and machine learning approaches. This may allow for identification and prediction of cognitive issues in four-year-olds, enabling early interventions for children with language disorders.    Read more: https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-024-00315-9

UBSN Management Committee Professors and User Group Member Ranked Top 2% Most Cited Scientists

Stanford University has recently updated a database that represented top-cited scientists worldwide†. We are very excited to share the news with you that a number of our UBSN Management Committee professors and a User Group member have ranked among the world's top 2% most-cited scientists. The Stanford research team retrieved Scopus publication data up to end-of-2023 provided by Elsevier and standardised citation data using metrics, e.g., h-index, co-authorship hm-index. The calculation resulted in a list of 100,000 top scientists across the world from 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields. Congratulations on the outstanding achievement.     Name (ordered by role, then by last names)  Subject field  Percentile        Metric Criteria   Prof. Marco Pang (SCOPUS profile link)  Director of UBSN       Rehabilitation  Top 1%  Career and Single-year   Prof. Ping LI (SCOPUS profile link)  Associate Director of UBSN     Psychology & Cognitive Sciences     Top 2%  Single-year   Prof. Kenneth Fong (SCOPUS profile link)  Member of UBSN Management Committee       Rehabilitation    Top 2%   Single-year  Prof. Yongping Zheng (SCOPUS profile link)  Member of UBSN Management Committee           Biomedical engineering  Top 2%  Career and Single-year  Dr. Arnold Wong (SCOPUS profile link)  Member of UBSN User Group  Orthopaedics  Top 2%  Single-year   †Reference: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2024), “August 2024 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Mendeley Data, V7, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.7

Photo Album of Structural MRI Seminar and Lab Visit

UBSN is excited to invite Dr. Manson FONG to give us a seminar titled "Harnessing the Structural MRI Scans in Cognitive Neuroscience Research". A lab visit was also organised.

Congratulations to our Director and Associate Director for their Appointments at the Fifth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships

Director and Associate Director of UBSN Appointed Endowed Professors at the Fifth Inauguration of PolyU Endowed Professorships   PolyU recently hosted "The Fifth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships cum The Second Inauguration of Endowed Young Scholars" to recognise exceptional scholars and express gratitude to donors. In a ceremony at the Jockey Club Auditorium, distinguished scholars, including our Director and Associate Director Prof. Marco PANG and Prof. LI Ping, were appointed to prestigious professorship positions, celebrating their academic achievements and PolyU's collaborations with philanthropic partners. Dr LAM Tai-fai, PolyU Council Chairman, remarked that the Endowed Professorship Scheme and the Endowed Young Scholars Scheme were hallmarks of PolyU’s commitment to “Partnership for Impact”, exemplifying the dynamic collaboration between the University and philanthropists, united in the quest for knowledge and pioneering research to benefit society. Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, PolyU President, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all donors and benefactors, and congratulated the endowed professors and young scholars. He said that he was proud to see that the Schemes had developed by leaps and bounds, and that the diversity of research topics had expanded to encompass many new critical domains for addressing evolving societal needs. With the continuous support of donors, scholars and the wider community, he is confident that PolyU will reach even greater heights in advancing cutting-edge research for the benefit of Hong Kong, our Nation and the world.    Read more: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/media/media-releases/2024/0913_inauguration-of-polyu-endowed-professorships-and-endowed-young-scholars/

UBSN Newsletter Issue 11

We are excited to share with you the 11th issue of our UBSN Newsletter (click here to view online), featuring a study related to stroke rehabilitation, conducted by a Professor here at UBSN.   Please enjoy the newsletter. Thank you for your support!

Photo Album of Visit by Prof Allan Young from KCL

We are thrilled to have Prof. Allan Young from King's College London visiting us at UBSN!

Photo Album of TMS Navigator TS with MRI Training

UBSN was excited to have Produktmanager bei Localite GmbH, Dr. Patrik KUNZ, show us the TMS Navigator TS in an MRI setting.

Photo Album of Visit by Scholar from University of Oxford

UBSN had the joy to warmly receive Dr. GU Xiao (Shawn), a postdoctoral researcher from the Computational Health Informatics (CHI) Lab of Department of Engineering Science at University of Oxford.

Photo Album of Geodesic High Dense EEG and Transcranial Electrical Neuromodulation

UBSN was pleased to have MagstimEGI give us a research seminar, followed by a lab visit to UBSN.