| The State Key Laboratory of Brain and
Cognitive Sciences at the University of Hong Kong is a
national research center in functional brain imaging.
It conducts interdisciplinary research that combines state-of-the-art
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), nanoscience,
and genetic neuroscience approaches to investigate brain
and cognitive functions such as language, attention, perception,
and memory. Comparisons of Chinese and other languages
are at the heart of our research. Studies of neuroprotective,
regenerative, and neurogenetic factors in the central
nervous system are another important research direction
of the Lab.
The establishment of this State Key Laboratory was
approved by the Central Government's Ministry of Science
and Technology of China in the summer of 2005. It is
located in the Faculty of Arts of the University of
Hong Kong, and brings together researchers from the
Departments of Linguistics, Anatomy, Diagnostic Radiology,
Psychology, Psychiatry, and the Genome Research Centre.
Our partner is the Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Our efforts
will work towards improving human health, discovering
the neurophysiological basis of learning and perception,
and enhancing education and communication.
Research in the lab is supported by China's National
Strategic Basic Research Program of the Ministry
of Science and Technology ("973
Program"), the University
of Hong Kong's University Development Fund, and
the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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