UHBN Neuroscience Research Development

In 2025, UHBN supported 20 Principal Investigators, benefiting 860 trainees, secured 6 external research grants totaling HK$4,387,158, produced 21 peer-reviewed research outputs, and received 2 national and international research awards.
 
To further develop state-of-the-art research methodologies and data analytics for UHBN's equipment, UHBN has established a research scheme supporting projects with a total funding amount of HK$1,400,000.
Project Name Project Leader Budget Amount
How Short-form Video Addiction Influence the Sustained Attention of Young Adults: A Behavioral and fNIRS Study Dr. WU Dandan, ECE HK$100,000
Effects of different exergames on executive function among paired adults: an fNIRS hyperscanning study Dr. SUN Fenghua, HPE HK$100,000
Implication of loneliness on cerebellum versus dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in socio-affective processing Dr. Nichol WONG, PS HK$100,000
Smartphone Effects on Mind Wandering and Reading Comprehension: An ERP and fNIRS Study Dr. YUM Yen Na, SEC HK$100,000
Flourishing Online and Offline: A Neurobehavioral Perspective of Sleep-wake Behaviors and Social Network Use in Driving Personal and Interpersonal Wellbeing in the Cyberage Dr. LAU Yuet Ying Esther, PS HK$250,000
Neural Mechanisms of Speech Perception and Auditory Category Learning in Chinese-English Bilinguals: Evidence from Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) Dr. TONG Xiuhong, PS HK$250,000
Interactions of motivation and emotion during executive control: A pilot fNIRS study Dr. YEUNG Kin Chung Michael, PS HK$250,000
Reducing English major students’ writing errors with an Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) system: Evidence from eye-tracking technology Dr. Fu Hong, MIT HK$250,000