19 April, 2011 The anatomical structure of the adult human brain can change very quickly, specifically during the acquisition of new, named categories, according to the State Key Lab’s research published in PNAS.   Kwok, V., Niu, Z., Kay, P., Zhou, K., Mo, L., Jin, Z., So, K.F., and Tan, L.H., (2011). Lear ...

10 April, 2011 Professor Zhang Xian’en, Director-General, Department of Basic Research of the MInistry of Science and Technology, visited our University on April 7-9, 2011, and delivered a seminar on National Strategic Basic Research (“973” Programme).   In the seminar, Professor Zhang talked about recent development of China's strategic ba ...

No Photo 08 April, 2011 The Xiangshan Science Conferences (XSSC)- The 392nd Session: Brain and Cognitive Sciences was held in the University of Hong Kong The Xiangshan Science Conferences was brought to the University of Hong Kong to celebrate the Univer ...

08 February, 2011 Can we predict ones ability to read in a second language? An fMRI study published by State Key Lab researchers in PNAS says yes.   Tan, L.H., Chem, L., Yip, V., Chan, A.H.D., Yang, J., Gao, J.H., and Siok, W.T., (2010). Act ...

01 November, 2010 Endophenotypic research provides a potentially useful database on phenotypes and endophenotypes for neuropsychiatric research in developing countries, according to findings of SKL published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.   Chan, R.C.K, Gottesman, I.I., Ge, X., & Sham, P.C. (2010). Strategies for the study of n ...

13 April, 2010 Dr. Zhang Yandong, Head of the Unit of National Basic Research Programme, made a visit to our University on April 11-14, 2010, and gave a seminar on National Strategic Basic Research Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology (“973” programme)   In the seminar, Dr. Zhang introduced the new policy, application methods, related policies a ...

13 April, 2010 Professor Tatia MC Lee, PI of the State Key Lab, was awarded with an Endowed Professorship   The Fourth Inauguration Ceremony of Endowed Professorships 2010 was held on Apr 13, 2010. Pr ...

15 January, 2010 State Key Lab co-organized a lecture which was delivered by Professor Charles Perfetti, Director of the Learning Research and Development Center of University of Pittsburgh     “Lexical Quality: Word Experience and Reading Ability” by Dr. Charles ...

05 November, 2009 The world's leaders in the fields of Linguistics and Brain and Cognitive Sciences spoke at International Symposium on Culture, Language and Brain organized by our Lab   Click here for details.

29 October, 2009 Visuospatial and phonological deficits co-exist in Chinese dyslexic children, according to findings of SKL published in Current Biology   Siok, W. T., Spinks, J. A., Jin, Z., & Tan, L. H., (2009). Developmental dyslexia is cha ...

16 October, 2009 State Key Lab co-organized a Memorial Lecture which was delivered by Professor Torsten. N. Wiesel, the Nobel Laureate from Rockefeller University and Professor E. Raviola, M.D., Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School.   “Do we learn to see?: the Neural Basis of Visual Perception and Its Development” ...

14 October, 2009 Professor Liu Yanhua, Vice-Minister of Science and Technology of China visit our State Key Laboratory   On Oct 7, 2009, Prof. Liu Yanhua, the Vice-Minister of Science and Technology, visited  ...

30 April, 2009 Direct neuroimaging evidence for the interaction of the brain's language region and visual system was reported by SKL colleagues in a recent PNAS article.   Siok, W. T., Kay, P., Wang, W. S. Y., Chan, A. H. D., Chen, L, Luke, K. K., & Tan, L. H. ...

28 February, 2009 Excellence of SKL Research was awarded   The Award Presentation Ceremony for Excellence in Teaching and Research 2008 was held on Feb ...

01 December, 2008 The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the Department of Psychiatry host a series of open lectures and workshops on ''Advances in Brain Imaging'', from Dec 15 to Dec 20.   The event is kindly sponsored by the King's College, London, and the State Key Laborato ...

10 October, 2008 The State Key Lab has recently entered into an agreement with Jinan University of Guangzhou to set up a Joint Lab of Brain Function and Health.   On 10th of October 2008, President Lap-Chee Tsui of HKU and President Hu Jun of JNU signed a ...

01 April, 2008 Dyslexics' brains are different in Chinese and English readers, according to the State Key Lab's research published in PNAS.   Siok, W.T., Niu, Z.D., Jin, Z., Perfetti, C.A., & Tan, L.H.(2008). A structural-function ...

01 March, 2008 Does language alter neural networks of visual perception? State Key Lab researchers published an fMRI study in PNAS saying so.   LANGUAGE AFFECTS PATTERNS OF BRAIN ACTIVATION ASSOCIATED WITH PERCEPTUAL DECISION Tan, L.H ...

01 October, 2007 Findings from Dr WT Wu and Professor KF So of the State Key Lab are published in Nature Medicine and highlighted as its cover story   LINGO-1 is a member of a family of molecules known to inhibit axonal growth. In this issue, ...

01 March, 2007 Dr WT Siok, PI of the State Key Laboratory, coauthored a paper on brain anatomical abnormalities recently published in PNAS   FUNCTIONAL AND MORPHOMETRIC BRAIN DISSOCIATION BETWEEN DYSLEXIA AND READING ABILITY Clue to ...

28 February, 2007 Recent discoveries from the Hong Kong State Key Labs are highlighted by Xinhua News Agency and CCTV   > Coverage by Xinhua News Agency on Feb 25, 2007 (pdf) > Coverage by Ministry of Scie ...

24 January, 2007 Professor Cheng Jinpei, Vice-Minister of Science and Technology of China visited our State Key Laboratory   THE VICE-MINISTER AND THE DELEGATES VISITED AND REVIEWED OUR LAB ON JAN 23, 2007   ...

01 December, 2006 Nature Nanotechnology highlights the State Key Lab's finding that peptide-based nano-haemostat controls bleeding in various surgical wounds   NEW MATERIAL STOPS BLEEDING IN A HURRY Peptides can self-assemble into gels that are able t ...

11 July, 2006 Vice-Minister of Science and Technology of China met with State Key Lab PIs   On July 10, 2006, the State Key Lab hosted a lunch meeting in Hong Kong with Professor Ma So ...

01 June, 2006 A State Key Lab lecture was delivered by Professor Robert Desimone, Director of the MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research   “Visual attention and neural synchrony” by Dr. Robert Desimone Director, McGo ...

31 March, 2006 Selected media coverage of Professor Kwok-Fai So's PNAS paper   Selected media coverage of Professor Kwok-Fai So's paper "Nano neuro knitting: pep ...

02 January, 2006 Professor Mriganka Sur, Chair of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department at MIT delivered a lecture in the State Key Lab Lecture Series   STATE KEY LAB LECTURE SERIES “Cortical Plasticity” by Dr. Mriganka Sur Sherm ...

10 October, 2005 The State Key Lab was opened by the Minister   THE STATE KEY LABORATORY OPENED AT HKU ON 4 OCTOBER, 2005 The Ministry of Science and Techn ...

25 August, 2005 International Symposium on Cognitive Neuroscience HK'05   Click here for details.

05 July, 2005 The lab's dyslexia research funded by China's National Basic Research Program (''973 Program'') July 2, 2005   Click here for details.

20 June, 2005 Selected news reports on our PNAS paper 6/2005   Selected media reports on our recent paper "Reading depends on writing, in Chinese" ...

19 June, 2005 Selected news report on our Nature paper 9/2004 Selected media reports on our recent paper "Biological abnormality of impaired reading is const ...