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37
Citations
4590
World Ranking
9275
National Ranking
83

Overview

Qinghua He is affiliated with Southwest University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their research primarily focuses on cognitive neuroscience, experimental and clinical psychology, and social psychology, reflecting a diverse interest across related subfields.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of topics including functional brain connectivity studies, mental health research themes, neural and behavioral psychology, adolescent technology impacts, neural dynamics, decision-making, behavioral economics, and cognitive processes related to anxiety, depression, and treatment.

Several frequent coauthors collaborate with Qinghua He, which include:

  • Ofir Turel
  • Jiang Qiu
  • Xu Lei
  • Tingyong Feng
  • Hong Chen

The main venues where Qinghua He publishes often include:

  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Addiction Biology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • NeuroImage
  • Brain Imaging and Behavior

Among their recent papers, the following were published:

  • Functional Connectome Prediction of Anxiety Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • A Meta-Analysis of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Substance and Food Craving: What Effect Do Modulators Have?, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • The Impact of STEM Education on Mathematical Development in Children Aged 5-6 Years, 2021, International Journal of Educational Research
  • How distinct functional insular subdivisions mediate interacting neurocognitive systems, 2022, Cerebral Cortex
  • The role of the insula in internet gaming disorder, 2020, Addiction Biology

This collection of papers evidences research interests ranging from brain connectivity and mental health impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic, effects of brain stimulation on craving behavior, educational impacts on early childhood development, to the neurocognitive functions of the insula in addiction and internet gaming disorder.

Best Publications

  • Examination of Neural Systems Sub-Serving Facebook “Addiction”:

    Ofir Turel;Ofir Turel;Qinghua He;Qinghua He;Gui Xue;Gui Xue;Lin Xiao

  • Individual differences in false memory from misinformation: Cognitive factors

    Bi Zhu;Chuansheng Chen;Elizabeth F Loftus;Chongde Lin

  • Brain anatomy alterations associated with Social Networking Site (SNS) addiction

    Qinghua He;Ofir Turel;Antoine Bechara

  • Contributions of dopamine-related genes and environmental factors to highly sensitive personality: a multi-step neuronal system-level approach.

    Chunhui Chen;Chuansheng Chen;Robert Moyzis;Hal Stern

  • Modulation of Brain Activity with Noninvasive Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): Clinical Applications and Safety Concerns

    Haichao Zhao;Lei Qiao;Dongqiong Fan;Shuyue Zhang

  • Decoding the Neuroanatomical Basis of Reading Ability: A Multivoxel Morphometric Study

    Q. He;G. Xue;C. Chen;Z.-L. Lu

  • Serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) influences decision making under ambiguity and risk in a large Chinese sample

    Qinghua He;Gui Xue;Gui Xue;Chuansheng Chen;Zhonglin Lu

  • Individual differences in false memory from misinformation: Personality characteristics and their interactions with cognitive abilities

    Bi Zhu;Bi Zhu;Chuansheng Chen;Elizabeth F. Loftus;Chongde Lin

  • A Tripartite Neurocognitive Model of Internet Gaming Disorder

    Lei Wei;Shuyue Zhang;Ofir Turel;Antoine Bechara

  • Excess social media use in normal populations is associated with amygdala-striatal but not with prefrontal morphology

    Qinghua He;Qinghua He;Ofir Turel;Ofir Turel;Damien Brevers;Antoine Bechara

  • Functional imaging of an alcohol-Implicit Association Test (IAT).

    Susan L. Ames;Jerry L. Grenard;Qinghua He;Alan W. Stacy

  • Poor ability to resist tempting calorie rich food is linked to altered balance between neural systems involved in urge and self-control

    Qinghua He;Qinghua He;Lin Xiao;Gui Xue;Savio Wong

  • Sex Modulates the Associations Between the COMT Gene and Personality Traits

    Chunhui Chen;Chuansheng Chen;Robert Moyzis;Qi Dong

  • Delay discounting mediates the association between posterior insular cortex volume and social media addiction symptoms.

    Ofir Turel;Qinghua He;Damien Brevers;Antoine Bechara

  • Orthographic transparency modulates the functional asymmetry in the fusiform cortex: an artificial language training study.

    Leilei Mei;Gui Xue;Gui Xue;Zhong-Lin Lu;Qinghua He

  • Functional Imaging of Implicit Marijuana Associations during performance on an Implicit Association Test (IAT)

    Susan L. Ames;Jerry L. Grenard;Alan W. Stacy;Lin Xiao

  • COMT Val 158 Met polymorphism interacts with stressful life events and parental warmth to influence decision making

    Qinghua He;Qinghua He;Gui Xue;Chuansheng Chen;Zhong-Lin Lu

  • Increased ventral-striatal activity during monetary decision making is a marker of problem poker gambling severity.

    Damien Brevers;Damien Brevers;Xavier Noël;Qinghua Q He;James Ja Melrose

  • Brief Exposure to Misinformation Can Lead to Long-Term False Memories

    Bi Zhu;Bi Zhu;Chuansheng Chen;Elizabeth F. Loftus;Qinghua He

  • Functional Connectome Prediction of Anxiety Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Li He;Dongtao Wei;Fan Yang;Jie Zhang

  • Anodal Stimulation of the Left DLPFC Increases IGT Scores and Decreases Delay Discounting Rate in Healthy Males.

    Qinghua He;Mei Chen;Chuansheng Chen;Gui Xue

Frequent Co-Authors

Gui Xue
Gui Xue Beijing Normal University
Chuansheng Chen
Chuansheng Chen University of California, Irvine
Qi Dong
Qi Dong Beijing Normal University
Antoine Bechara
Antoine Bechara University of Southern California
Ofir Turel
Ofir Turel California State University, Fullerton
Zhong-Lin Lu
Zhong-Lin Lu New York University Shanghai
Robert K. Moyzis
Robert K. Moyzis University of California, Irvine
Damien Brevers
Damien Brevers Université Catholique de Louvain
Hong Chen
Hong Chen Southwest University
Jiang Qiu
Jiang Qiu Southwest University

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