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Overview

Ruiwang Huang is affiliated with South China Normal University in China and has contributed extensively to research at the intersection of neuroscience and medicine. Their work comprises over 170 publications spanning major topics in brain function, neuroimaging, and mental health.

The main fields of study in Huang's research are:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Huang focuses on several subfields, including:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health

The scientist's primary research topics encompass:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Huang has a notable presence in the following publication venues:

  • NeuroImage
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Brain Imaging and Behavior
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Huang are:

  • The prevalence and risk of developing major depression among individuals with subthreshold depression in the general population (2022, Psychological Medicine)
  • Efficacy and acceptability of transcranial direct current stimulation for treating depression: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • Open eyes and closed eyes elicit different temporal properties of brain functional networks (2020, NeuroImage)
  • Connectome-based models can predict processing speed in older adults (2020, NeuroImage)
  • Hyperconnectivity between the posterior cingulate and middle frontal and temporal gyrus in depression: Based on functional connectivity meta-analyses (2022, Brain Imaging and Behavior)

Frequent collaborators in Huang's work include Yidan Qiu, Ruibin Zhang, Jiajun Liao, Senning Zheng, and Chanyu Wang, reflecting strong teamwork in multidisciplinary projects.

Best Publications

  • Probabilistic fibre tract analysis of cytoarchitectonically defined human inferior parietal lobule areas reveals similarities to macaques.

    Svenja Caspers;Simon B. Eickhoff;Simon B. Eickhoff;Tobias Rick;Anette von Kapri

  • Common and distinct abnormal frontal-limbic system structural and functional patterns in patients with major depression and bipolar disorder.

    Lixiang Chen;Ying Wang;Chen Niu;Shuming Zhong

  • Different topological organization of human brain functional networks with eyes open versus eyes closed

    Pengfei Xu;Ruiwang Huang;Ruiwang Huang;Jinhui Wang;Nicholas T. Van Dam

  • Topologically convergent and divergent functional connectivity patterns in unmedicated unipolar depression and bipolar disorder.

    Y Wang;J Wang;Y Jia;S Zhong

  • Reduced Integrity of Right Lateralized White Matter in Patients with Primary Insomnia: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

    Shumei Li;Junzhang Tian;Andreas Bauer;Ruiwang Huang

  • White-matter abnormalities in Tourette syndrome extend beyond motor pathways

    Irene Neuner;Yuliya Kupriyanova;Tony Stöcker;Ruiwang Huang

  • Abnormal dynamic functional network connectivity in unmedicated bipolar and major depressive disorders based on the triple-network model.

    Junjing Wang;Ying Wang;Huiyuan Huang;Yanbin Jia

  • Abnormalities of intrinsic regional brain activity in first-episode and chronic schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of resting-state functional MRI

    Jiaying Gong;Junjing Wang;Xiaomei Luo;Guanmao Chen

  • Brain anatomical networks in world class gymnasts: A DTI tractography study

    Bin Wang;Yuanyuan Fan;Min Lu;Min Lu;Shumei Li

  • Graph theoretical analysis reveals disrupted topological properties of whole brain functional networks in temporal lobe epilepsy

    Junjing Wang;Shijun Qiu;Yong Xu;Zhenyin Liu

  • Shared and specific functional connectivity alterations in unmedicated bipolar and major depressive disorders based on the triple-network model

    Junjing Wang;Ying Wang;Xia Wu;Huiyuan Huang

  • Disrupted brain anatomical connectivity in medication-naïve patients with first-episode schizophrenia

    Ruibin Zhang;Qinling Wei;Qinling Wei;Zhuang Kang;Andrew Zalesky

  • Disrupted rich club organization and structural brain connectome in unmedicated bipolar disorder.

    Ying Wang;Feng Deng;Yanbin Jia;Junjing Wang

  • Shared and Specific Intrinsic Functional Connectivity Patterns in Unmedicated Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

    Ying Wang;Junjing Wang;Yanbin Jia;Shuming Zhong

  • Long-term intensive training induced brain structural changes in world class gymnasts

    Ruiwang Huang;Ruiwang Huang;Min Lu;Min Lu;Zheng Song;Jun Wang

  • Common and Specific Abnormalities in Cortical Thickness in Patients with Major Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.

    Meiqi Niu;Ying Wang;Yanbin Jia;Junjing Wang

  • Acupuncture treatment modulates the corticostriatal reward circuitry in major depressive disorder

    Zengjian Wang;Xiaoyun Wang;Jian Liu;Jun Chen

  • Inferior frontal white matter asymmetry correlates with executive control of attention

    Xuntao Yin;Yan Han;Haitao Ge;Wenjian Xu

  • Abnormal cortical thickness in heroin-dependent individuals.

    Meng Li;Junzhang Tian;Ruibin Zhang;Yingwei Qiu

  • Abnormal segments of right uncinate fasciculus and left anterior thalamic radiation in major and bipolar depression

    Feng Deng;Ying Wang;Huiyuan Huang;Meiqi Niu

  • Structural connectivity subserving verbal fluency revealed by lesion-behavior mapping in stroke patients

    Mingyang Li;Yumei Zhang;Luping Song;Ruiwang Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaolang Gong
Gaolang Gong Beijing Normal University
Yong He
Yong He Beijing Normal University
Yanchao Bi
Yanchao Bi Peking University
Carol A. Seger
Carol A. Seger Colorado State University
Yuejia Luo
Yuejia Luo Shenzhen University
Simon B. Eickhoff
Simon B. Eickhoff Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Tatia M.C. Lee
Tatia M.C. Lee University of Hong Kong
Svenja Caspers
Svenja Caspers Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Jian Kong
Jian Kong Harvard University
Ruolei Gu
Ruolei Gu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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