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Results of GRF/ECS 2024–25
4 July 2024
The RGC announced the funding results of the GRF and the ECS for 2024/25 on 27 June 2024. In this round, five research projects led by faculty members of the Department of Neuroscience (NS) were awarded funding, totaling over HK$7.3 million after a rigorous review process.
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Prof. Tadashi Isa presented a seminar entitled “Roles of Mesolimbic and Mesocortical Dopaminergic Pathways in Motor Recovery and Decision Making”
14 June 2024
On 14th June we invited Prof. Tadashi Isa, Dean of the Graduate School of Medicine and Professor of Neuroscience, Kyoto University, to deliver a lecture on “Roles of Mesolimbic and Mesocortical Dopaminergic Pathways in Motor Recovery and Decision Making”. In this lecture, Prof. Isa succinctly summarized his three major works related to the roles of dopaminergic innervations originating from the midbrain to the cortex and limbic area in motor recovery and decision-making in monkeys.
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Joint Seminar on “Neural Mechanisms of Strategic Reasoning and Learning” and “Disentangling the Influence of Continuous Magnitudes in the Study of Number Sense in Rodents”
29 April 2024
The Departments of Linguistics and Translation (LT), Neuroscience (NS), and Social and Behavioural Sciences (SS) jointly organized a seminar on 29 April 2024. Professor ZHEN Shanshan, Assistant Professor from SS first shared with the audience her research on “Neural Mechanisms of Strategic Reasoning and Learning”. In this research, Prof. Zhen delved into the intricate neural mechanisms within the human brain that facilitate strategic reasoning and learning. She also explored how humans use strategic thinking to represent the mental states of others and predict their actions, utilizing fMRI to examine the underlying neural circuits. Additionally, she shared how she examined the process of updating predictions based on feedback while making decisions, incorporating EEG and computational modeling to comprehend the adaptive learning processes.
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Can animals count? Neuroscientists at CityUHK and CUHK resolve long-standing debate
16 April 2024
Research co-led by Prof. Yung Wing-ho (CityU) and Prof. Ke Ya (CUHK) has made a ground-breaking discovery regarding number sense in animals by confirming the existence of discrete number sense in rats, offering a crucial animal model for investigating the neural basis of numerical ability and disability in humans...
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Prof. Yulong Li presented a seminar entitled “Spying on Neuromodulator Dynamics in Vivo by Constructing Multi-Color Genetically-Encoded Sensors”
11 March 2024
On 11th March, we were honored to invite Prof. Yulong Li of Peking University, to give a lecture entitled “Spying on neuromodulator dynamics in vivo by constructing multi-color genetically-encoded sensors”.
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CityU neuroscientists unveil the novel therapeutic potential of Metaxalone for treating nerve injuries
7 March 2024
Traumatic injuries to the peripheral nervous system are a leading cause of disability, especially patients with proximal peripheral nerve injury. It’s hard to regenerate and regain normal function in a short period, and it often leads to sensory and motor dysfunction, which greatly affects the patient’s quality of life. Recently, a research team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) neuroscientists found that metaxalone treatment accelerates nerve repair and function recovery comparable to immediate treatment, offering a highly relevant clinical strategy...
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Neurodiagnostic and neurotherapeutic potential of graphene nanomaterials
Yang, S., Baeg, E., Kim, K., Kim, D., Ahn, J.-H. & Yang, S.* (2024). Neurodiagnostic and neurotherapeutic potential of graphene nanomaterials. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 247:115906.
Entorhinohippocampal cholecystokinin modulates spatial learning by facilitating neuroplasticity of hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses
Su, J., Huang, F.*., Tian, Y., Tian, R., Qianqian, G., Bello, S. T., Zeng, D., Jendrichovsky, P., Lau, C. G., Xiong, W., Yu, D., Tortorella, M., Chen, X.* & He, J.* (2023). Entorhinohippocampal cholecystokinin modulates spatial learning by facilitating neuroplasticity of hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses. Cell Reports, 42:113467.
Astrocyte and L-lactate in the anterior cingulate cortex modulate schema memory and neuronal mitochondrial biogenesis
Akter, M., Hasan, M., Ramkrishnan, A. S., Iqbal, Z., Zheng, X., Fu, Z., Lei, Z., Karim, A. & Li, Y.* (2023). Astrocyte and L-lactate in the anterior cingulate cortex modulate schema memory and neuronal mitochondrial biogenesis. eLife, 12, e85751.
Low-dose ionizing radiation promotes motor recovery and brain rewiring by resolving inflammatory response after brain injury and stroke
Au, N. P. B., Wu, T., Kumar, G., Jin, Y., Li, Y. Y. T., Chan, S. L., Lai, J. H. C., Chan, K. W. Y., Yu, K. N., Wang, X., Ma, C. H. E.* (2024). Low-dose ionizing radiation promotes motor recovery and brain rewiring by resolving inflammatory response after brain injury and stroke. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 115, 43-63.
Does astrocytic L-lactate enhance cognition through myelination?
Akter, M. & Li, Y.* (2024). Does astrocytic L-lactate enhance cognition through myelination? Neural Regeneration Research 19(6), 1167-1168.
Cross-modal implicit learning of random time patterns
Kang, H., Auksztulewicz, R., Chan, C. H., Cappotto, D., Rajendran, V. G., & Schnupp, J. W. H. (2023). Cross-modal implicit learning of random time patterns. Hearing Research, 438, 108857.
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