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- He is currently a Research Fellow at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences. His research employs a multidisciplinary approach that combines biophysical models, neuroimaging, and connectivity to better understand the mechanisms of brain function in health, disease, and across species.
James Pang. Neural Systems and Behaviour Lab, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University. Verified email at monash.edu - Homepage. Computational Neuroscience Neuroimaging Evolution Networks Physics.
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James PANG, Research Fellow | Cited by 347 | of Monash University (Australia), Melbourne | Read 37 publications | Contact James PANG
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The wrinkles that give the human brain its familiar walnut-like appearance have a large effect on brain activity, in much the same way that the shape of a bell determines the quality of its sound, a study suggests1. The findings run counter to a commonly held theory about which aspect of brain anatomy drives function.
‘Exciting’ a neuron makes it fire, which sends a message zipping to other neurons. Excited neurons in the cerebral cortex can communicate their state of excitation to their immediate neighbours on the surface.
But each neuron also has a long filament called an axon that connects it to a faraway region within or beyond the cortex, allowing neurons to send excitatory messages to distant brain cells. In the past two decades, neuroscientists have painstakingly mapped this web of connections — the connectome — in a raft of organisms, including humans.
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May 31, 2023 · James Pang, Author provided. An alternative view, embodied by an approach to modelling brain activity called neural field theory, eschews this division of the brain into discrete areas.
His research employs a multidisciplinary approach that combines biophysical models, neuroimaging, and connectivity to better understand the mechanisms of brain function in health, disease, and across species. Read more about James Pang's research.
Jun 1, 2023 · The paper outlining this major advance in neuroscience is now published in the prestigious journal Nature. Its lead authors are Dr James Pang and Professor Alex Fornito from the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, and Monash University’s School of Psychological Sciences.
