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Biography
Dr. Changsong Zhou, Chair Professor of Physics and Complex Systems , Department of Physics, Director of Centre for Nonlinear Studies, Director of Institute of Computational and Theoretical Studies, Director of Life Science Imaging Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). He obtained his PhD degree at Nankai University, and served as Postdoctoral Fellow at National University of Singapore (1997-1999), Visiting Research Scholar at HKBU (1999-2000) and Humboldt Research Fellow and Research Scientist at University of Potsdam, Germany (2000-2007). He joined HKBU as Assistant Professor in 2007 and received HKBU President’s Award for Outstanding Young Researcher 2011 and President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Scholarly Work 2021, and RGC Senior Research Fellow 2023. He has published over 180 research papers in interdisciplinary journals such as PNAS, PRL, National Science Review, J Neuroscience, NeuroImage, Cerebral Cortex, PLoS Computational Biology.
Research Interests
Dr. Zhou’s research interest is dynamical processes on complex systems. His current emphasis is on analysis and modeling connectivity and activity in neural systems in collaboration with experimental neuroscientists, using the approaches of oscillatory dynamics networks and covering broad scales from network of excitatory-inhibitory neurons to interacting functional brain regions and functional EEG and cognitive variability and disorders. He has strong interest in brain-inspired artificial intelligence based on complex neural dynamics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, PhD, Nankai University
Award Date: 1 Jul 1997
Physics, Bachelor, Nankai University
Award Date: 1 Jul 1992
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Personalized machine learning model of whole-brain dynamics from MRI structural and functional data
ZHOU, C. (PI), TIAN, L. (CoI) & Hildebrandt, A. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project
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Tuning Into the Mind's Eye: Brain Connectivity Patterns of Music-Induced Visual Mental Imagery
TARUFFI, L. (PI), ZHOU, C. (CoI) & SOMMER, W. (CoI)
1/11/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research project
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Nonlinear Physics of Brain-Behavior Relationships: Deciphering How Complex Brain Networks are Recruited in Cognitive Functions
ZHOU, C. (PI)
1/05/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research project
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Stiffness in nonlinear brain connectome: Identifying effective strategies for modulating neurocognition and treating neuropsychiatric disorders
ZHOU, C. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research project
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Construction of a Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostic and Treatment Assistance System for Long COVID Based on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
TIAN, L. (PI), Zhong, L. (CoPI), TANG, L. H. (CoPI), LYU, A. (CoPI), LIU, J. (CoPI), ZHOU, C. (CoPI) & Lam, P. Y. (CoPI)
1/11/23 → 31/10/25
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Critical Avalanches in Excitation-Inhibition Balanced Networks Reconcile Response Reliability with Sensitivity for Optimal Neural Representation
Yang, Z., Liang, J. & Zhou, C., 17 Jan 2025, In: Physical Review Letters. 134, 2, 9 p., 028401.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Excitation-Inhibition Balance, Neural Criticality, and Activities in Neuronal Circuits
Liang, J., Yang, Z. & Zhou, C., Feb 2025, In: Neuroscientist. 31, 1, p. 31-46 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Mapping effective connectivity by virtually perturbing a surrogate brain
Luo, Z., Peng, K., Liang, Z., Cai, S., Xu, C., Li, D., Hu, Y., Zhou, C. & Liu, Q., Jun 2025, In: Nature Methods. 22, 6, p. 1376-1385 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Neural heterogeneity enhances reliable neural information processing: Local sensitivity and globally input-slaved transient dynamics
Wu, S., Huang, H., Wang, S., Chen, G., Zhou, C. & Yang, D., Apr 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 14, 18 p., eadr3903.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Relationships between classifier-quantified priming effects in ERPs and face cognition abilities: Contributions of task difficulty and latency variability
Li, Y., Sommer, W., Hildebrandt, A., Tian, L. & Zhou, C., 22 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cortex. 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty Award for Outstanding Research Supervision 2020
ZHOU, C. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Award
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Hong Kong Baptist University President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Scholarly Work 2021
ZHOU, C. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Award
Activities
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Symposium at the ICCN8 (8th International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics)
ZHOU, C. (Organiser)
5 May 2022 → 7 May 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Workshop Physics and Brain: measure, analysis and modulations
ZHOU, C. (Organiser)
3 Dec 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Brain-Apparatus Communication: A journal of Bacomics (Journal)
ZHOU, C. (Editor)
1 Jul 2021Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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HKBU Faculty of Science 60th Anniversary Virtual Distinguished Lecture Series ” Deciphering Biology: the Systems Perspective of Health and Disease”,
ZHOU, C. (Organiser)
1 May 2021 → 30 Jun 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Workshop Brain and cognition—large-scale experiments, analysis and modeling
ZHOU, C. (Organiser)
10 Aug 2020Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units