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Developmental deviations of association-network structural connectivity in youths with ADHD predict symptom and treatment outcomesOur recent article in Nature Biomedical Engineering identifies developmental deviations in white-matter structural connectivity (SC) in youths with ADHD that track symptom trajectories and predict differential treatment response. Using normative modelling, we found delayed maturation and elevated de...31 Aug , 2026 -
Developmental Benchmarks of Executive Function Reveal Sensitive Periods for Adolescent Mental HealthWe are pleased to share our new research article, published in Nature Mental Health. Using cognitive and mental health data from 33,622 Chinese adolescents, this study establishes large-scale normative developmental benchmarks for executive function (EF) across adolescence. Specifically, inhibitory ...18 Aug , 2026 -
White-matter functional connectivity uniquely predicts brain age, cognition, and psychopathology beyond gray-matter connectivityWe published a research article in PNAS, demonstrating that functional connectivity involving white matter provides unique information about human neurodevelopment and behavior beyond gray-matter connectivity. Both gray–white (G-W) and white–white (W-W) functional connectivity robustly predicted bra...11 Aug , 2026

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We study the fundamental organizational principles and behavioral relevance of brain structural and functional networks in humans, and seek to map normal brain network development and how it alters in mental disorders across youth. To achieve this, our team combines neuroimaging techniques, network modeling, machine learning, behavioral and experimental design. We are an independent lab at Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing (<...
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Zaixu Cui (崔再续)Principal Investigator -
Yang Li (李洋)Postdoctoral Fellow -
Shen Zhang (张屾)Postdoctoral Fellow -
Zhilin Li (李智林)Postdoctoral Fellow -
Xiaoyu Xu (徐小雨)Postdoctoral Fellow -
Jingyi Dong (董静宜)Lab Manager -
Longzhou Xu (徐龙洲)Graduate Student -
Chunhui Shao (邵春晖)Graduate Student -
Jing Cong (丛晶)Rotation Student -
Haoshu Xu(徐浩书)Graduate Student -
Hai Jia(贾海)Graduate Student -
Lirou Tan(谭丽柔)Graduate Student -
Qianyi Xie (谢倩仪)Graduate Student -
Sirong He(何思融)Graduate Student -
Zheng Liu (刘正)graduate student





