2024

Fong, M. C-M., Liu, J. C. H., Ma, M. K-H., Ng, X. S-W., Hui, C. L. L., Waye, M. M. Y., Chien, W. T., Wang, W. S. Y. (Accepted, In Press). Predicting intelligence profile and brain age with single- and dual-channel CNNs: A study based on Human Connectome Projects. In Proceedings of 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (5 pages).

Ng, X. S-W., Fong, M. C-M., Wang, W. S. Y. (Accepted, In Press). The influence of handedness on white matter microstructure: Investigation of quantitative anisotropy based on the Human Connectome Project. In Proceedings of 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (5 pages).

Wang, J., Wang, S., Fong, M. C-M., Ma, M. K. H., and Wang, W. S. Y. (Mar, 2024, Xi’an). What Can Complex Systems Theory Tell Us About Understanding in the Human-AI Communication System? In Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Natural Language Processing (ICNLP 2024) (pp. 650-656).

Fong, M. C-M. (2024). Harnessing the Structural MRI Scans in Cognitive Neuroscience Research. UBSN Research Seminar & Lab Visit, PolyU, Hong Kong. Sep 27, 2024. [Oral]

Fong, M. C. M. (2024). MRI-based brian age estimation with convolutional neural networks (CNNs). 1st RISA Symposium on Brain Ageing, Imaging and Stimulation. March 13, 2024.

Fong, M. C. M. (2024). The Linguistic Cerebellum: Comparisons Across Linguistic and Motor Domains. FH New Directions Lecture Series. April 23, 2024. [Oral]

Ma, K. H. M. (2024). Age-related trajectory of resting-state EEG: spectral characteristics and signal complexity. 1st RISA Symposium on Brain Ageing, Imaging and Stimulation. March 13, 2024.

Wang, W. B. (2024). A Preliminary Study on the Emotional Tone in Exclamatory Sentences in Different Age Groups Based on Xi’an Dialect. The 15th International Conference in Evolutionary Linguistics [第15届演化语言学国际研讨会], Hunan University, Hunan Provience, China. July 12-14, 2024. [Oral].

Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). Whither Sapiens? International Symposium on Language Sciences (ISLS): Interdisciplinary Research and the Legacy of Yuen Ren Chao. May 10, 2024.

Xie, C. (2024). Exploring the Multifaceted Challenges of Aging: Unveiling Genetic, Neural, and Alzheimer's Insights in China and Beyond. The 15th International Conference in Evolutionary Linguistics [第15届演化语言学国际研讨会], Hunan University, Hunan Provience, China. July 12-14, 2024. [Oral].

Fong, M. C. M., Chen, J., Ma, M. K. M., Feng, Y.,  Li, F., Hui, N. Y., Ng, X. S. W., & Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). Reduced functional activation in the right Crus II is coupled with increased cerebral connectivity in processing linguistic violations — A study based on the auditory language localizer task. 16th Annual Meeting of Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Brisbane, Australia. Oct 25, 2024. [Poster]

Hui, L. L., Yu, Clare C. W., Chen, Fiona X. Y., Lau, Esther Y. Y., Hsiao, Janet H. W., Eskes, G., Li, T., Fong, M. C-M., Lo, K., Lo, T. W. S., Deng, H. B. (2024). Hong Kong Healthspan Project – A Study Protocol. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8(2), 103660.

Liu, Z., Fong, M. C. M., & Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). How does the cerebellum contribute to language learning? A linguistic extension of the internal model account. California Meeting on Psycholinguistics, UC San Diego. Nov 16-17, 2024. [Poster]

Ng, X. S. W., Fong, M. C. M., Ma, M. K. M., Li, F., Chen, J., Hui, N. Y., Li, C. P. H. & Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). Recruiting the “right” hemisphere in foreign language learning in ageing brain — Evidence from diffusion-MRI. 16th Annual Meeting of Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Brisbane, Australia. Oct 25, 2024. [Poster]

Wan, A., Lau, D. K. Y., & Sheng, L. (2024). Chinese Writing-to-Dictation in Hong Kong Secondary School Students: Towards a Standardized Assessment Stimulus Set. Paper presented at The International Symposium on Language Sciences (ISLS): Interdisciplinary Research and the Legacy of Yuen Ren Chao, Hong Kong.

Wang, J. C., Wang, S. C., Fong, M. C. M., Ma, M. K. H., and Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). What Can Complex Systems Theory Tell Us About Understanding in the Human-AI Communication System? 6th International Conference on Natural Language Processing (ICNLP 2024), Xi'an, Mar 22-24, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNLP60986.2024.10692435

Yu, J., & Sheng, L. (2024). Word learning in Mandarin-speaking preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorder: The role of word characteristics. Poster session presented at 44th Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, Wisconsin, United States.