Korea University College of Medicine continues a seminar inviting overseas scholars to promote international research achievements

 Korea University College of Medicine Continues a Seminar Inviting Overseas Scholars to Promote International Research Achievements

Korea University College of Medicine continues with a seminar inviting overseas scholars to share the latest research trends and promote international joint research for international research achievements.

To hold this seminar, Korea University College of Medicine invited three leading scholars with the top expertise in brain imaging and cognition.

On June 13, Professor Matthew Lambon-Ralph (University of Cambridge), a world-renowned expert in cognitive neuroscience and language impairments research; gave a lecture on neuroscience (title: The Neural and Computational Basis of Semantic Representation and Its Disorders).

Professor Matthew Lambon-Ralph is the director of MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC-CBU), University of Cambridge. He is a world-renowned researcher who has conducted research on the recovery and mechanisms of language and cognitive functions in patients with aphasia. His research has been cited over 40,000 times in 365 related field papers, and has H-index of 110.

His lecture described brain structures and functions related to language processing and semantic memory, thereby increasing participants' understanding of cognitive/brain science.

On June 28, lectures were continued by two world-renowned experts: Professor Dorothee Auer (University of Nottingham) in radiology and neuroscience, and Professor Marvin M. Chun (Yale University) in cognitive neuroscience.

Professor Dorothee Auer is the director of Precision Imaging, University of Nottingham. Her research mainly focuses on development of imaging biomarkers as well as diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases in clinical neuroscience using advanced neuroimaging technology. She is a world-renowned researcher as her research has been cited over 18,000 times in over 500 related field papers, and has an H-index of 73.

Her lecture covered the topic of the clinical applicability of image-guided neuromodulation (title: Imaging-guided Neuromodulation: Are we close to clinical translation?), and provided new insights to researchers and students interested in neuroimaging and neuromodulation research by sharing the research trends of the University of Nottingham with the world-class brain imaging analysis technology.

Professor Marvin M. Chun is a world-renowned expert in cognitive neuroscience who has led the advancement of neuroscience, psychiatry, and cognitive science. Also, he served as the first Asian Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yale University in its 316-year history.

He suggested a new method to precisely evaluate an individual's brain function through the fusion of brain science and AI technology under the topic of measuring individual brain performance and dysfunction using fMRI and machine learning (title: Illumination the Mind: New Dimensions in Brain Imaging). In particular, he showed the possibility of personalized medicine by combining fMRI and machine learning, and suggested a new paradigm for early diagnosis and effective treatment of brain diseases, as well as research on brain function.

Dean Sung-bom Pyun said, "This seminar invited three world-renowned experts and shared their innovative research results. This will be a valuable experience for researchers and students interested in neuroscience. I hope that these lectures will be helpful for us to promote new ideas, leading the establishment of international networks and strengthened cooperation, thereby accelerating the improvement on the research."