Welcome to the MNI Lab
for Multimodal NeuroImaging (MNI)
Main research interests
Multimodal brain imaging
The main goal of this research is to develop and implement multimodal EEG/fNIRS integration methods for brain research.
Computational Psychiatry
Our group is one of the pioneers in conducting multimodal computational research in psychiatry. Specifically, we aim to establish computational models that combine multimodal data (e.g., brain, eye tracking, heart rate) to provide sensitive and specific tools for symptom assessment and evaluation of intervention response in clinical trials.
Brain dynamic networks during social interaction
Our group is interested in developing novel approaches to capture the static and dynamic natures of IBS during naturalistic social interaction. In a pilot study (Li, R., et al. 2021), we proposed a dynamic IBS approach to distill complex inter-brain dynamics associated with social interaction into a set of representative brain states with more fine-grained temporal resolution. Our findings demonstrate that the nature of social cooperation can potentially be characterized using a more dynamic and modular approach.
Latest News
[Oct 2024] Our papers are published!
“Multimodal Investigation of Dynamic Brain Network Alterations in Autism spectrum disorder: Linking Connectivity Dynamics to Symptoms and Developmental Trajectories“, was published in the journal Neuroimage (IF=4.7, Q1). (link ).
[Oct 2024] Our papers are published!
“Disentangling the impact of motion artifact correction algorithms on functional near-infrared spectroscopy–based brain network analysis“, was published in the journal Neurophotonics (IF=4.8, Q1). (link ).
[Sep 2024]Li Lab received multiple research grants
Prof. Li, the director of Li Lab, recently received three research grants from the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) of Macau and the University of Macau. These grants will enable Li Lab to continue delving into the neural mechanism underlying social impairment in children with autism and developing a personalized treatment system for this cohort.
[Sep 2024] Li Lab members attended the fNIRS 2024 conference in Birmingam, UK
Dr. Li and PhD student Shuo Guan attended the fNIRS 2024 at the University of Birmingham in the UK from Sep 11 to 15. At the conference, Shuo presented her poster about the work that used fNIRS and eye tracking to investigate brain activity and eye-gaze patterns in girls with Fragile X syndrome.
[July 2024] Yuhang Li and Shuo Guan passed their PhD assessments, congratulations!
Two doctoral students, Yuhang Li and Shuo Guan have passed their PhD thesis proposal assessment and qualification exam, respectively. Congratulations!