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Photo Album of Visit Prof Peter HAGOORT

UBSN was very enthusiastic about the special visit of Prof. Peter HAGOORT.

UBSN Best Paper Award 2024

UBSN is pleased to announce the results of the UBSN Best Paper Award 2024. This award is to acknowledge and honour UBSN users for their outstanding papers published in academic journals in the past year. The aim is to promote neuroscience research and help advance the quality of research conducted by UBSN PIs.   This year, we received a remarkable number of impressive applications, and we extend our sincere appreciation to all the applicants. After a rigorous evaluation process by our panel of judges from the UBSN Management Committee, we are delighted to announce the winners of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards. The winners have showcased outstanding research accomplishments by utilising UBSN equipment.   We would like to congratulate the following winners and their innovative research:   Award Winner Dept. Paper Title Journal Gold Prof. Kenneth FONG RS Priming Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Hemiparetic Upper Limb After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial Stroke Silver Dr. Yvonne HAN RS Effects of multisession cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation with cognitive training on sociocognitive functioning and brain dynamics in autism: A double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized EEG study Brain Stimulation Bronze Prof. Lei SUN BME Modulation of deep neural circuits with sonogenetics PNAS   Each winner will receive funding support for using UBSN equipment to encourage their ongoing pursuit of impactful research. Please join us in congratulating the winners of the UBSN Best Paper Award 2024 for their excellent achievements.

Photo Album of HKU Shenzhen Hospital Visitors

UBSN was thrilled to have the privilege of welcoming visitors from Hong Kong University - Shenzhen Hospital.

Event Highlights of UBSN Open Day 2024

UBSN Open Day 2024 (4th May 2024) was a huge success, thanks to our director, associate director, keynote speakers, plenary speakers, sponsors, participating student helpers, visitors, UBSN users and all our staff members.   UBSN would like to extend congratulations once again to the winners of the Best Paper Award for their innovative research. We also wish you all a year filled with fruitful research!   Thank you for your support. We hope to see you again soon in the future!   Please find below some highlights from the event:  

Photo Album of UBSN Open Day 2024

UBSN held its first-ever Open Day 2024 (4th May 2024). We also wish you all a year filled with fruitful research and we hope to see you again soon in the future!  

Photo Album of Capacity Building Scheme Seminar by Dr Pearl CHEN

UBSN is shares the excitement to have Dr. Pearl CHEN give us a seminar titled "Introduction of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI): An Update"

Photo Album of Philomathia Foundation Visitors

UBSN is delighted to extend a warm welcome Visitors of the Philomathia Foundation to UBSN.

Photo Album of NIRSport Workshop

UBSN has arranged a seminar titled "NIRSport short-distance channels", providing a live demo showcasing how measuring short-distance channels can enhance fNIRS results.

New UBSN Equipment Accessory - Tail Suspension Test & Forced Swim Test add-ons

Dear Staff and Students,     We are excited to announce two new accessories added to the animal behavioural equipment bundle here at UBSN - the Tail Suspension Test add-on, and the Forced Swim Test add-on.   Our add-on accessories provides users with more convenience and flexibility when borrowing and utilising our existing Open Field Test Arena (part of the animal behavioural equipment bundle) to carry out the Tail Suspension Test and Forced Swim Test. Simply book the equipment with its add-ons and assemble up to 4 Tail Suspension Test chambers or 2 Forced Swim Test chambers.   The Tail Suspension Test is a commonly employed test used for assessing depressive-like behaviour in rodents. By suspending the animal by its tail, this test measures immobility time as an indicator of despair-like behaviour. It aids in studying the efficacy of potential treatments and enhancing our comprehension of depressive disorders.   The Forced Swim Test is a widely used behavioural test, placing rodents in an unpleasant environment, assessing their depressive-like behaviour. This test provides valuable insights into the efficacy of potential antidepressant treatments and helps advance our understanding of mood disorders.   You can view details of all our equipment on our UBSN website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/ubsn/facilities/equipment/ For other enquiries, please contact our officer-in-charge: Dr. Howard CHAN (howardhw.chan@polyu.edu.hk).     Regards, University Research Facility in Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience (UBSN)

UBSN Newsletter Issue 09

We are thrilled to share with you the 9th issue of our UBSN Newsletter (click here to view online), featuring one of UBSN PIs using our tDCS and studying cognitive remediation training in adolescent and young adults with autism.   Please enjoy the newsletter. Thank you for your support!