Brain

29 March 2022

Inaugural Brain Research Cluster Online Symposium

Date 18-19 May 2022 Format Zoom Meeting Registration Click here for registration. Moderators and Speakers Prof CAI Qing, East China Normal University & New York University Shanghai Miss Nicole FUNG, Ph.D. Student, Chinese University of Hong Kong Dr HUANG Hsu-Wen, City University of Hong Kong Dr Sara LAZAR, Harvard University Dr LEE Chia-Lin, National Taiwan University Dr LIN Fen, City University of Hong Kong Dr George LIU, University of Toronto Dr LIU Xiaofan, City University of Hong Kong Prof MA Ting, Harbin Institute of Technology Prof Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon, City University of Hong Kong Dr QU Qingqing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Dr SUN Junfeng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Dr TSANG Yiu-Kei, Baptist University of Hong Kong Dr TSE Chun Yu, City University of Hong Kong Dr Andus WONG Wing-Kuen, City University of Hong Kong Dr XU Kunyu, Fudan University Dr YANG Wang, City University of Hong Kong Dr Dannii YEUNG, City University of Hong Kong Prof ZHANG Jie, Fudan University Symposium Overview, Including Titles of the Talks Please click here to learn more about the program in details. Target Audience Those with interest in neural understanding of language and social sciences. Enquiries Professor Fiona NAH (fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
29 March 2022

Neuroimaging Methods Workshop

Date 10-11 December 2022 Time 10am – 6pm Format Zoom Meeting Registration Click here for registration. Moderator Dr Jixing LI, City University of Hong Kong Speakers Dr Yuanning LI, ShanghaiTech University   Dr Quanying LIU, Southern University of Science and Technology   Dr Xiangbin TENG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong   Dr Shaonan WANG, Chinese Academy of Sciences   Dr Haiyan WU, University of Macau   Dr Ru-Yuan ZHANG, Shanghai Jiao Tong University  Enquiries Dr Jixing Li (+852 3442 5596 / jixingli@cityu.edu.hk)
20 March 2023

The Neural Basis of Language Production As We Speak

Date 5 June 2023 Time 3:30pm – 4:45pm Format Zoom Meeting Registration Click here for registration. Speaker Dr Vitória Piai Associate Professor Donders Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Cognition Radboud University Enquiries Dr Andus WONG Wing Kuen, Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences (+852 3442 8957 / andus.wong@cityu.edu.hk) Professor Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon, Department of Media and Communication (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
20 March 2023

Flexible, Modular, and Energetically Efficient: A Dynamic Brain-Network Account of Flow Experiences

Date 15 May 2023 Time 10:00 – 11:30am Format Zoom Meeting Registration Click here for registration. Speaker Dr Richard Huskey Assistant Professor Department of Communication and the Cognitive Science Program University of California Davis Enquiries Professor Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
20 March 2023

Towards Exceptional Visual Cognition And Creativity

Date 17 April 2023 Time 11:00am – 12:30pm Format Zoom Meeting Registration Click here for registration. Speaker Dr Maria Kozhevnikov Associate Professor Department of Psychology National University of Singapore Enquiries Professor Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
20 March 2023

Second Annual Brain Research Cluster Symposium

Date 31 March – 1 April 2023 Time 31 March 2023 (Fri), 9am – 4:05pm 1 April 2023 (Sat), 9am – 12:05pm Format Hybrid Venue G7603, 7/F, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong Registration Click here for registration. Speaker Zhenguang CAI Bolton CHAU Jacob FISHER Xiaoqing HU Yoona KANG Lingpeng KONG Ray LC Ralf SCHMAELZLE Rene WEBER Enquiries Professor Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
28 March 2023

From Associative Memory to Diseases and Treatments

Date 3 March 2023 Time 11am – 12pm Venue M5053 , Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, CityU Speaker Professor HE Jufang Head of Department of Neuroscience, CityU Enquiries Professor Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
8 December 2023

An Examination of the Neural Basis of Social Media “Addiction”

Date 14 December 2023 Time 12:30pm – 2pm (HKT) Format Zoom Registration Click here for registration. Speaker Prof Ofir TUREL Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Enquiries Prof Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
26 February 2024

The Role of the Brain Hemispheres in Gesture Production: Insights from Behavioural Studies

Date 28 February 2024 (Wed) Time 4:00pm (HKT) Format Hybrid: EN Meeting Room (CMC M8015) and Zoom Registration In-person: Click here for registration. Zoom: Click here for registration. Speaker Prof Sotaro KITA Professor of Psychology of Language, Department of Psychology, University of Warwick Enquiries Dr Simon HARRISON, Department of English (+852 3442 9608 / simon.harrison@cityu.edu.hk) Prof Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon, Department of Media and Communication (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
29 February 2024

Neural Encoding and Decoding of Human Speech

Date 1 March 2024 (Fri) Time 3:00pm – 5:00pm (HKT) Format Hybrid: LI-4409, 4/F, Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building, CityU and Zoom (click here to join) Speaker Prof Jixing LI Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Translation & Department of Behavior and Social Sciences (Affiliate), CityU Enquiries Prof Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
16 April 2024

Circuit- and Frequency-specific Mechanisms for Guiding

Date 20 March 2024 (Wed) Time 10:30am – 11:30am (HKT) Format Hybrid: LI-5401, 5/F, Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building, CityU and Zoom (click here to join) Speaker Dr Sai SUN Assistant Professor, Tohoku University Enquiries Prof ZHEN Shanshan, Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences (+852 3442 8994 / shanshan.zhen@cityu.edu.hk) Prof Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
16 April 2024

Stabilization Processes in Recurrent Gestures: The Case of the Slicing Gesture in German

Date 11 April 2024 (Thu) Time 4:00pm – 5:30pm (HKT) Format To be conducted via Zoom Registration Click here for registration. Speaker Dr Silva H. LADEWIG Linguist, Georg-August University of Göttingen Enquiries Dr Simon HARRISON, Department of English (+852 3442 9608 / simon.harrison@cityu.edu.hk) Prof Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
16 April 2024

What Causes Videoconference Fatigue? A Conceptual Framework

Date 30 April 2024 (Tue) Time 4:00pm – 5:30pm (HKT) Format To be conducted via Zoom Registration Click here for registration. Speaker Prof René RIEDL Professor for Digital Business and Innovation, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Associate Professor for Business Informatics, University of Linz Scientific Director, NeuroIS Society Enquiries Prof Fiona NAH Fui-Hoon (+852 3442 8868 / fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
2 May 2024

3rd Brain Research Cluster Symposium: “AI, Speech, and Language Sciences”

Date 6 May – 7 May 2024 Time 9:30 am – 5:15 pm Format Hybrid Venue M5050, 5/F, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre (CMC), CityU / Zoom Registration Click here for registration. Speakers Prof Ping LI (Keynote) Prof Zhenguang CAI Prof Gangyi FENG Prof Simon HARRISON Prof Janet HSIAO Prof Nan LIN Prof Quanying LIU Prof Jing MA Dr Hadas RAVIV Dr Kun SONG Dr Jingyuan SUN Prof Xiangbin TENG Prof Shaonan WANG Prof Haiyan WU Prof Suwei WU Enquiries Ms Zhengwu Ma (zhengwuma2@cityu.edu.hk)