Abstract: The human brain is structurally and functionally organized into a complex network. The topological description of the network has been proposed as “human connectomics” (Sporns et al., 2005). In the past five years, researchers have demonstrated that by combining a variety of different imaging technologies [e.g. structural MRI, diffusion MRI and functional MRI (fMRI)] with sophisticated analytic strategies such as graph theory, it is possible to noninvasively map the patterns of structural and functional connectomes of the human brain. Specifically, Dr. Yong He’s team has: (i) developed a series of graph-theory based approaches of structural and functional connectivity to unravel topological principles of human brain connectomics and their physiological correlates, (ii) applied these approaches to study changes in brain connectivity in neuropsychiatric disorders (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and depression) and network-based imaging biomarkers for disease diagnosis, and (iii) developed graphic network analysis and visualization tools as well as computing cluster platform for the studies of human brain connectomics. In this talk, Dr. Yong He will present their connectome-based analysis methods and applications of human connectomics in healthy and diseased populations. Additionally, he will also talk about some challenging issues in this field.

 

报告人简介: 贺永，博士，国家杰出青年基金获得者，北京师范大学认知神经科学与学习国家重点实验室研究员，博士生导师。目前兼任山东大学、首都医科大学等国内外10余所高校、医院、省部级实验室兼职教授、专家、学术委员等。2005年在中科院自动化研究所获博士学位。2005年至2007年在加拿大麦基尔(McGill)大学蒙特利尔神经学研究所从事博士后研究。200年回国在北京师范大学认知神经科学与学习国家重点实验室工作，担任“计算神经影像与人脑连接组”团队学术带头人(PI)。先后主持国家杰出青年基金、国家自然科学基金重点项目、北京市自然科学基金等多项国家和省部级课题。现任国际期刊《Frontiers in Human Neuroscience》、《PLoS ONE》和《Brain Connectivity》编委，美国阿尔茨海默病协会、荷兰阿尔茨海默病协会、法国国家研究署、英国哈德温博士人道研究基金会、国家自然科学基金委等10余个国内外机构的基金评审专家，以及Am J Psychiatry, Ann Neurol, Brain, J Neurosci等30余个国际期刊论文评审人。在PNAS, Brain, Biol Psychiatry, J Neurosci等本领域主流期刊共发表SCI论文90余篇，SCI总引用3000余次，H指数25。2009年和2011年获Scopus青年科学家奖(生命科学领域)和国际心理科学联合会APS Observer新星奖。主要研究领域为计算神经影像与人脑连接组学。

  

Date&Time: June 7, 2013 (Friday),10:30 -11:30 a.m.
Location:  606 Conference Room