Title: The neurobiological basis of affective processing

Speaker: Prof. LEE Tatia Mei-chun HKU

Tatia Lee's research is at the frontier of neuropsychology and social cognitive affective neuroscience. Marrying the strength of neuroimaging and behavioral methodologies, her research team has been conducting research on understanding the neural underpinnings of higher cognition in prefrontal regions, the very function that defines the human nature of an individual. Her research interests extend to cover normal and abnormal cognition and emotion across the lifespan. With recent advances in understanding neuroplasticity, Tatia Lee and her team have devoted much effort on devising evidence-based interventions for promoting brain health.

Time: November 21 2017 (Tue) 13:00-15:00

Venue: Room 1113, Wang Kezhen Building

Emotion, emerged in the course of evolution, helps us survive various challenges. For example, “fear” protects us against danger; “joy” facilitates bonding between people offering nurturance to each other. Emotional impulses, on the other hand, may lead to socially inappropriate behaviors. For production of adaptive and goal-directed behaviors, efficient and effective emotion regulation must be in place. In this seminar, we shall visit the behavioral and neuroimaging data that reveal the neural underpinnings of normal and abnormal affective processing. Behavioral intervention for promotion of affective regulation will also be explored.

Host PI: Prof. Xiaolin Zhou