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2022.11.30
SKL Principal Investigators Symposium
On Nov 30 2022, the Principal Investigators (PIs) of State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences had an internal symposium. In this Symposium, PIs from different disciplines and faculties engage and share ideas on some of the most important questions in our fields. The symposium has showcased the unique strengths of our SKL and our niche in HK, nationally and internationally. This Symposium would sparkle new research ideas and provide an opportunity for future collaboration within our SKL.
See event pictures HERE
2022.10.05
Covid and The Young Brain Research
The Department of Paedeatrics and Adolescent Medicine is collaborating with State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Childhood Education, EdUHK and Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, CUHK to conduct a cohort study to examine children’s and adolescents’ brain development and function.
The project now is recruiting participants, please finish the following online application for assessment of eligibility to participate in this project:
https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bwlBqPc4esN6vjM
2022.06.22
A research team led by Professor Tatia Lee, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences of The University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with Professor Lin Chen of Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted studies to explain the neural mechanisms of the pons-corticolimbic network in perpetuating sad mood in depression. The study findings were published in Communications Biology.
2022.03.19
RTHK’s TV Programme
"I&T New Era"
-Exploring the Brain
Our SKL was introduced on RTHK and ITC joint program “I & T New Era” series introducing 16 State Key Laboratories(SKLs) and 6 Hong Kong Branches of Chinese National Engineering Research Centres(CNERCs) in Hong Kong. The episode for SKLBCS was broadcast on 19 March, 2022(Saturday), 8:25pm at RTHK Channel 31. (Copyright owned by RTHK)
Please visit below link to view RTHK’s TV Programme “I & T New Era: Episode 15“
https://podcast.rthk.hk/podcast/item.php?pid=1968&eid=197148&year=2022&lang=zh-CN
2022.03.14
The Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences(UK) comprises distinguished social scientists drawn from across the full spectrum of the social sciences. Professor Tatia Lee is among the 47 leading social scientists announced for the Spring 2022 cohort. The AcSS Fellows are selected through an independent peer review which recognises their excellence and impact, including their wider contributions to social sciences for public benefit.
2022.01.10
Dr. Xiaoqing Hu was awarded HKU Research Output Prize (2020-2021)
“Promoting Memory Consolidation during Sleep: A Meta-analysis of targeted Memory Reactivation”
Psychological Bulletin, 2020, Vol. 146, No.3, pp.218-244. by Xiaoqing Hu, Larry Y, Cheng, Man Hey Chiu, Ken A. Paller.
2022.01.10
HKU Outstanding Young Researcher Award(OYRA) (2020-2021)
Congratulations to Dr. Xiaoqing Hu and Dr. Michael Ni for being the Outstanding Young Researcher Award(OYRA) Winners of 2020-2021
2022
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| 2023.01.19 | Congratulate to Dr. Shirley Xin Li for winning the Outstanding Young Researcher Award(OYRA) of 2021-2022 |
| 2022.11.30 |
SKL Principal Investigators Symposium On Nov 30 2022, the Principal Investigators (PIs) of State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences had an internal symposium. In this Symposium, PIs from different disciplines and faculties engage and share ideas on some of the most important questions in our fields. The symposium has showcased the unique strengths of our SKL and our niche in HK, nationally and internationally. This Symposium would sparkle new research ideas and provide an opportunity for future collaboration within our SKL. See event pictures HERE |
| 2022.10.05 |
Covid and The Young Brain Research The project now is recruiting participants, please finish the following online application for assessment of eligibility to |
| 2022.06.22 | Professor Tatia Lee’s team reveals the Pons plays a significant role in processing sad information. |
| 2022.03.19 |
“I & T New Era – Exploring the Brain” Our SKL was introduced on RTHK and ITC joint program “I & T New Era” series introducing 16 State Key Laboratories(SKLs) and 6 Hong Kong Branches of Chinese National Engineering Research Centres(CNERCs) in Hong Kong. The episode for SKLBCS was broadcast on 19 March, 2022(Saturday), 8:25pm at RTHK Channel 31. (Copyright owned by RTHK) |
| 2022.03.14 | Congratulations ! Prof. Tatia Lee has been elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK). |
| 2022.01.10 |
HKU Research Output Prize(2020-2021) “Promoting Memory Consolidation during Sleep: A Meta-analysis of targeted Memory Reactivation” |
| 2022.01.10 | Congratulations to Dr. Xiaoqing Hu and Dr. Michael Ni for being the Outstanding Young Researcher Award(OYRA) Winners of 2020-2021 |
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| 2021.12.22 | Congratulations! Professor JD Huang has been awarded 2021 WuXi AppTec Life Science and Chemistry awards |
| 2021.02.15 | Congratulations! Professor KF So has been elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering(AIMBE). |
2020
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| 2020.12.08 | Congratulations! Professor JD Huang has received Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2021 |
| 2020.02.13 | A Circuit For Brain Research Success: The Collection of Nature Spotlight on Brain Sciences is now live on Nature.com |
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| 2005.10.10 | The State Key Lab was opened by the Minister. |
| 2005.08.25 | International Symposium on Cognitive Neuroscience HK’ 05. |
| 2005.07.05 | The Lab’s dyslexia research funded by China’s National Basic Research Program (“973 Program”) July 2, 2005. |
| 2005.06.20 | Selected news reports on our PNAS paper 6/2005. |
| 2005.06.19 | Selected news reports on our Nature paper 9/2004. |