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Promoting computational psychiatry in China
Computational psychiatry holds promise for basic research and clinical practice in safeguarding mental health. In a paper recently published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, TCCI scientist and Director of Academic Operations, Haiyang Geng and his colleagues discuss why China needs computational psychiatry, why its development in China will benefit the field globally and the […]
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Risk Factors for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescents: A meta-analysis
Recently, Professor Yuan Tifei, TCCI Investigator and member of Shanghai Mental Health Center, Professor Shaohua Hu of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and a team of investigators led by Dongwu Xu at the School of Mental Health and The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, co-authored an article […]
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2022 TCCI Spring Newsletter
In this, our first newsletter of the year, we’re happy to share with you our 2021 Annual Report, a look back at the tremendous accomplishments of the scientists around the world who are affiliated with TCCI.
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Tiger Tao’s team develops bioinspired intelligent sensory system for rescue and recovery work
Recognizing objects is among the most basic of survival skills for human beings and other animals. To date, artificial intelligence (AI) assisted high-performance object recognition is primarily visual however researcher Tiger H. Tao, Deputy Director of Shanghai Institute of Microsystems and Information Technology (SIMIT) and an investigator at the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute (TCCI), […]
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A Microbial Compound in the Gut Leads to Anxious Behaviors in Mice
A Caltech-led team of researchers has discovered that a small-molecule metabolite, produced by bacteria that reside in the mouse gut, can travel to the brain and alter the function of brain cells, leading to increased anxiety in mice. The work helps uncover a molecular explanation for recent observations that gut microbiome changes are associated with […]
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Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute Releases Animated Video Focused on Cognition
To help promote the focus of the Chen Frontier Lab for A.I. and Mental Health, the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute recently released a five minute video which explores what we do and don’t know about human cognition. The Institute worked with kurzgesagt GmbH, the creators of the popular Youtube series In a Nutshell to […]
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Viviana Gradinaru Among Caltech Faculty Members and JPL Researcher Named as AAAS Fellows
Viviana Gradinaru, Professor of neuroscience and biological engineering and director, Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience was just named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The organization said they awarded her the fellowship for “extraordinary achievements in bioengineering and neuroscience, including development and sharing of multiple novel tools to […]
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Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz Receives Prestigious Developmental Biology Honors – Caltech
The Society for Developmental Biology has awarded its 2022 Edwin G. Conklin Medal to Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, Bren Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering and affiliated faculty member with Caltech’s Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience. Established in 1995, the Edwin G. Conklin Medal in Developmental Biology is awarded annually by the Society for Developmental […]
