The Centre for Nonlinear Studies was established to further research in nonlinear science and complex systems. Since its inauguration in 1996, the Centre has been a meeting place of ideas for scientists from interdisciplinary research areas and has contributed to fostering research and education in nonlinear science in the region.
The Centre for Nonlinear Studies is also the HKBU branch of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Singapore Joint Centre for Nonlinear and Complex Systems (BHS), which was founded in 2004, jointly by Peking University, Beijing Normal University, Hong Kong Baptist University, and the National University of Singapore. This strategic research alliance was forged to strengthen their collaboration so that they will become even more competitive on the world scene.
Currently, the Centre for Nonlinear Studies emphasizes on combining the approaches of mathematical modeling, computer simulations and analysis of experimental or empirical data to achieve a more quantitative and global understanding of various complex systems, such as collective human activity and neural dynamics.
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A recent interdisciplinary research collaboration between Professor Changsong Zhou’s group from the Department of Physics of Hong Kong Baptist University, Professor Pulin Gong from the School of Physics of the University of Sydney, and Professor Thomas Knöpfel’s Laboratory for Neuronal Circuit Dynamics at Imperial College London and HKBU sought to address these questions. The team revealed that the essential features of brain dynamics in space and in time differ in characteristics at different states of the brain. The work highlights neuronal signatures underlying the absence or presence of conscious wakefulness. The work, entitled "Complexity of cortical wave patterns of the wake mouse cortex", was recently published in a prestigious open access interdiscipline journal Nature Communications. Physics PhD graduate Dr. Yuqi Liang, Dr. Mianxin Liu, and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Junhao Liang of HKBU and Dr. Chenchen Song of Imperial College London are co-first authors for this work. Media report
Prof. Zhou's group and collaborators published their research work "Rational designing of oscillatory rhythmicity for memory rescue in plasticity-impaired learning networks" in the Cell Report. Media report
Prof. Zhou's group and collaborators published their research work "Segregation, integration and balance of large-scale resting brain networks configure different cognitive abilities" in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Media report