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UBSN Newsletter Issue 08

We are excited to share with you the 8th issue of our UBSN Newsletter (click here to view online), featuring the neurogenetic studies led by one of our Capacity Building Scheme 2023 recipients.   Please enjoy the newsletter. Thank you for your support! 

Mock MR Scanner Room Just Received a Child-Friendly Upgrade

UBSN is pleased to announce that the Mock MR Scanner at UBSN has gone even more child-friendly! A carefully designed wallpaper has been installed on all walls of the scanner room, to provide a more colourful and approachable experience for scanning participants.     The mock MR system is designed to provide participants an experience similar to what they will experience in the real MRI scanner. It includes a moving table, a realistic head coil, equipment for audio presentation of scanner noise, visual and audio stimulation system, and a set of button boxes for participants responses.   In practice, failed MRI scans and unusable data caused by claustrophobia, anxiety, and excessive head and body motion cost significant time and resources. Acclimating participants to the environment with a mock scanner will increase the rate of successful data acquisition and quality of fMRI data. The mock scanner is also extremely useful for young children to orient them to the MRI environment and for training for in-scanner tasks.   For enquiries, please contact our officer-in-charge: Dr. Celia DONG (celia.dong@polyu.edu.hk) For more information, please go to our MRI Overview page.  

Photo album of Visitors from Zhengzhou University

UBSN is joined by the director Prof. WANG Xinjun and delegates from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University. (including photos supplied by event photographer)

Photo Album of expert visit invited by RISA

UBSN warmly welcomes the Research Institute of Smart Ageing and the Chariman of the International Advisory Committee Prof. Alex Mihailidis from University of Toronto.

Photo Album of MED64 Workshop

UBSN is grateful to have Bio-Gene Technology Limited giving us a workshop on the scientific principles and technical use of the Microelectrode Array (MED64).

Photo album of visit by Dongguan Songshanhu Management Committee Delegates

UBSN is excited to introduce its laboratory equipment to delegates from the Dongguan Songshanhu Management Committee, invited by RIO. (Including photos supplied by event photographer)

Photo Album of Prof Sandy Brauer Visiting UBSN

UBSN warmly welcomes Prof. Sandy Brauer (Head of School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences) and her colleague from University of Queensland.

Photo Album of Seminar - "Using Microelectrode Array in Neuroscience Studies"

UBSN is very lucky to have invited Dr. Sonata YAU from the Department of Rehab. Sciences to share with us her research insights using Micro-Electrode Array (MED64) in animal brain research.

Photo Album of Eye Tracker Workshop

UBSN is delighted to have Tronda Electronics Ltd. to showcase the features and application of eyetracking in our Tobii Pro Glasses 3 workshop

Photo Album of UBSN Animal lab induction for School of Optometry

UBSN welcomes School of Optometry, Dr. Samantha SHAN and her pupils to join our induction talk and animal lab tour across PolyU campus.