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Ni Shu is a researcher primarily affiliated with Beijing Normal University in China. The scientist's work centers on medicine and neuroscience, with a significant focus on cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging methods. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, psychiatry and mental health, physiology, and neurology.

Ni Shu's research topics prominently feature studies in functional brain connectivity, advanced neuroimaging techniques, and dementia-related cognitive impairment. They have contributed to the advancement of understanding Alzheimer's disease and related treatments, utilizing advanced MRI techniques and exploring neural dynamics and brain function as well as bioinformatics and genomic networks.

Several recent publications highlight this focus:

  • "Neuroimaging advances regarding subjective cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease" (2020) published in Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • "Early prevention of cognitive impairment in the community population: The Beijing Aging Brain Rejuvenation Initiative" (2021) published in Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • "Abnormal characterization of dynamic functional connectivity in Alzheimer's disease" (2021) published in Neural Regeneration Research
  • "Age-Related Decline in the Topological Efficiency of the Brain Structural Connectome and Cognitive Aging" (2020) published in Cerebral Cortex
  • "Altered Volume and Structural Connectivity of the Hippocampus in Alzheimer's Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment" (2021) published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Their frequent co-authors include Weijie Huang, Haojie Chen, Guolin Ma, Guozheng Feng, and Ying Han, with multiple collaborations evident across the research portfolio.

Ni Shu has published extensively in various scientific venues, with a high number of papers appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), NeuroImage, Alzheimer s & Dementia, Cerebral Cortex, and Human Brain Mapping.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • NeuroImage
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Human Brain Mapping

The scientist's body of work includes over ninety publications in medicine and more than fifty in neuroscience, with substantial contributions to advancing knowledge in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging relevant to brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

Best Publications

  • Topological organization of the human brain functional connectome across the lifespan.

    Miao Cao;Miao Cao;Jin-Hui Wang;Jin-Hui Wang;Zheng-Jia Dai;Zheng-Jia Dai;Xiao-Yan Cao;Xiao-Yan Cao

  • Altered resting-state functional connectivity and anatomical connectivity of hippocampus in schizophrenia

    Yuan Zhou;Ni Shu;Yong Liu;Ming Song

  • Diffusion Tensor Tractography Reveals Disrupted Topological Efficiency in White Matter Structural Networks in Multiple Sclerosis

    Ni Shu;Yaou Liu;Kuncheng Li;Yunyun Duan

  • Topologically Convergent and Divergent Structural Connectivity Patterns between Patients with Remitted Geriatric Depression and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Feng Bai;Ni Shu;Yonggui Yuan;Yongmei Shi

  • Identifying and Mapping Connectivity Patterns of Brain Network Hubs in Alzheimer's Disease

    Zhengjia Dai;Chaogan Yan;Kuncheng Li;Zhiqun Wang

  • Probabilistic Diffusion Tractography and Graph Theory Analysis Reveal Abnormal White Matter Structural Connectivity Networks in Drug-Naive Boys with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Qingjiu Cao;Ni Shu;Li An;Peng Wang

  • Neuroimaging advances regarding subjective cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

    Xiaoqi Wang;Weijie Huang;Weijie Huang;Li Su;Li Su;Yue Xing

  • Development of Human Brain Structural Networks Through Infancy and Childhood

    Hao Huang;Ni Shu;Virendra Mishra;Tina Jeon

  • White matter abnormalities in first-episode, treatment-naive young adults with major depressive disorder.

    Ning Ma;Lingjiang Li;Ni Shu;Jun Liu

  • Age-related changes in the topological organization of the white matter structural connectome across the human lifespan

    Tengda Zhao;Miao Cao;Miao Cao;Haijing Niu;Haijing Niu;Xi-Nian Zuo

  • Effects of Different Correlation Metrics and Preprocessing Factors on Small-World Brain Functional Networks: A Resting-State Functional MRI Study

    Xia Liang;Jinhui Wang;Chaogan Yan;Ni Shu

  • Altered anatomical network in early blindness revealed by diffusion tensor tractography.

    Ni Shu;Yong Liu;Jun Li;Jun Li;Yonghui Li

  • Imaging Functional and Structural Brain Connectomics in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Miao Cao;Ni Shu;Qingjiu Cao;Yufeng Wang

  • Prefrontal white matter abnormalities in young adult with major depressive disorder: a diffusion tensor imaging study.

    Lingjiang Li;Ning Ma;Zexuan Li;Liwen Tan

  • White matter tract integrity and intelligence in patients with mental retardation and healthy adults.

    Chunshui Yu;Jun Li;Yong Liu;Wen Qin

  • Disrupted Topologic Efficiency of White Matter Structural Connectome in Individuals with Subjective Cognitive Decline.

    Ni Shu;Xiaoni Wang;Qiuhui Bi;Tengda Zhao

  • White matter integrity disruptions associated with cognitive impairments in type 2 diabetic patients.

    Junying Zhang;Yunxia Wang;Jun Wang;Xiaoqing Zhou

  • Test-Retest Reliability of Graph Metrics in Functional Brain Networks: A Resting-State fNIRS Study

    Haijing Niu;Zhen Li;Xuhong Liao;Jinhui Wang

  • Disrupted Topological Organization in White Matter Structural Networks in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relationship to Subtype

    Ni Shu;Ying Liang;He Li;Junying Zhang

  • Revealing Topological Organization of Human Brain Functional Networks with Resting-State Functional near Infrared Spectroscopy

    Haijing Niu;Jinhui Wang;Tengda Zhao;Ni Shu

  • Abnormal diffusion of cerebral white matter in early blindness

    Ni Shu;Jun Li;Kuncheng Li;Chunshui Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong He
Yong He Beijing Normal University
Kuncheng Li
Kuncheng Li Capital Medical University
Mingrui Xia
Mingrui Xia Beijing Normal University
Chunshui Yu
Chunshui Yu Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Tianzi Jiang
Tianzi Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qi Dong
Qi Dong Beijing Normal University
Jinhui Wang
Jinhui Wang South China Normal University
Gaolang Gong
Gaolang Gong Beijing Normal University
Zhijun Zhang
Zhijun Zhang Southeast University
Yong Liu
Yong Liu Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

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