Received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Psychology Department of Beijing Normal University in July 2011, and a Ph.D. in Science from the National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning at Beijing Normal University in July 2019. Research fields include cognitive aging, mild cognitive impairment, and memory-related mechanisms. Serves as a reviewer for SCI journals such as the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, and Current Alzheimer Research. Has led four projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and provincial and municipal research projects, and published over 20 papers indexed by SCI/SSCI in important domestic and international journals.
ACEDEMIC POSITIONS
Jul 2019-Shenzhen University, School of Psychology Assistant Professor, Master Supervisor
EDUCATION
Sep 2013-Jul 2019 Ph.D. in Science, National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University
Sep 2007-Jul 2011 Bachelor's degree in Science, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
GRANTS
2021~2023 Research on the Neural Mechanisms of Subjective Cognitive Decline: A Focus on Incidental Memory, National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project
2023~2025 Study on Changes in Brain Functional Integration and Functional Segregation in Individuals with Subjective Cognitive Decline, Guangdong Province Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund General Project
2022~ 2025 Neural Mechanisms of the Relationship between Subjective Cognitive Decline and Cognitive Aging from the Perspective of Memory Processing Depth, Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission General Project
2019~ 2022 Research on the Neural Mechanisms Relating Subjective Memory Decline to Aging, Shenzhen University Young Teacher Research Project
PUBLICATIONS
1.Yiqi Chen, Hao He, Wenyi Lin, Jiawang Yang, Siping Tan, Wuhai Tao*, Qing Guan*, Frank Krueger, The Connectome-based Prediction of Trust Propensity in Older Adults: A Resting-state Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study, Human Brain Mapping, 2023.
2.Hehui Li#, Qing Guan#, Rong Huang, Mengmeng Lei, Yue-jia Luo, Zhanjun Zhang, Wuhai Tao*, Altered Functional Coupling Between the Cerebellum and Cerebrum in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cerebral Cortex, 2023.
3.Hehui Li, Junjie Wu, Marks Rebecca A, Huiya Huang, Lina Li, Lin Dong, Yuejia Luo*, Wuhai Tao*, Guosheng Ding, Functional Mapping and Cooperation Between the Cerebellum and Cerebrum During Word Reading, Cerebral Cortex, 2022.
4.Hehui Li#, Qiming Yuan#, Yue-jia Luo, Wuhai Tao*, A New Perspective for Understanding the Contributions of the Cerebellum to Reading: The Cerebro-cerebellar Mapping Hypothesis, Neuropsychologia, 2022: 108231.
5.Wuhai Tao, Hehui Li, Xin Li, Rong Huang, Wen Shao, Qing Guan*, Zhanjun Zhang*, Progressive Brain Degeneration from Subjevtive Cognitive Decline to Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: Evidence from Large-Scale Anatomical Connection Classification Analysis, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021, 13:369.
6.Haiting An#, Wuhai Tao#, Ying Liang#, Peng Li#, Min Li, Xiaxia Zhang, Kewei Chen, Dongfeng Wei*, Daojun Xie*, Zhanjun Zhang*, Dengzhanxixin Injection Ameliorates Cognitive Impairment Through a Neuroprotective Mechanism Based on Mitochondrial Preservation in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke, Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021: 2304.
7.Wuhai Tao#, Jinping Sun#, Xin Li, Wen Shao, Jing Pei, Caishui Yang, Wenxiao Wang, Kai Xu, Jun Wang*, Zhanjun Zhang*, The Anterior-posterior Functional Connectivity Disconnection in Subjective Memory Impairment, Current Alzheimer Research, 2020, 17(4): 373-381.
8.Jialin Fan#, Wuhai Tao#, Xin Li, He Li, Junying Zhang, Dongfeng Wei, Yaojing Chen*, Zhanjun Zhang*, The Contribution of Genetic Factors to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Apolipoprotein E Gene, Gene Interactions, and Polygenic Risk, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019, 20(5): 1177.
9.Zhen Liu#, Xiangwei Dai#, Wuhai Tao#, Huilan Liu#, He Li, Caishui Yang, Junying Zhang, Xin Li, Yaojing Chen, Chao Ma, Jing Pei, Haohao Mao, Kewei Chen, Zhanjun Zhang*, APOE Influences Working Memory in Non-demented Elderly Through an Interaction with SPON1 rs2618516, Humam Brain Mapping, 2018, 39(7): 2859-2867.
10.Wuhai Tao#, Xin Li#, Junying Zhang, Yaojing Chen, Chao Ma, Zhen Liu, Caishui Yang, Wenxiao Wang, Kewei Chen, Jun Wang*, Zhanjun Zhang*, Inflection Point in Course of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Increased Functional Connectivity of Default Mode Network, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2017, 60(2): 679.
11.Caishui Yang#, Xin Li#, Junying Zhang#, Yaojing Chen#, He Li#, Dongfeng Wei, Peng Lu, Ying Liang, Zhen Liu, Ni Shu, Fang Wang, Qing Guan, Wuhai Tao, Qingshan Wang, Jianjun Jia, Lin Ai, Ruixue Cui, Yanping Wang, Dantao Peng, Wei Zhang, Kewei Chen, Xiaomin Wang, Jizong Zhao, Yongyan Wang, Qi Dong, Jun Wang#, Zhanjun Zhang, Early Prenvention of Cognitive Impairment in the Community Population: The Beijing Aging Brain Rejuvenation Initiative, Alzheimers & Dementia, 2021, 1-9.
12.Wen Shao, Xuwen He, Xin Li, Wuhai Tao, Junying Zhang, Shujuan Zhang, Lei Wang, Yanan Qiao, Yu Wang, Zhanjun Zhang*, Dantao Peng*, Disrupted White Matter Networks from Subjective Memory Impairment to Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impaiment, Current Alzheimer Research, 2021, 18(1): 35-44.
13.Wen Shao, Xin Li, Junying Zhang, Caishui Yang, Wuhai Tao, Shujuan Zhang, Lei Wang, Yaping Huang, Zhanjun Zhang*, Dantao Peng*, White Matter Integrity Disruption in the Predementia Stages of Alzheimer’s disease: from Subjective Memory Impairment to Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, European Journal of Neurology, 2019, 26(5): 800-807.
14.Xin Li, Wenxiao Wang, Ailin Wang, Peng Li, Junying Zhang, Wuhai Tao, Zhanjun Zhang*, Vulnerability of the Frontal and Parietal Regions in Hypertensive Patients During Working Memory Task, Journal of Hypertension, 2017, 35(5): 1044.
15.Caishui Yang, Xuan Sun, Wuhai Tao, Xin Li, Junying Zhang, Jianjun Jia, Kewei Chen, Zhanjun Zhang*, Multistage Grading of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: the Associated Brain Gray Matter Volume and Cognitive Behavior Characterization, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2017, 8: 332.
16.Hehui1 Li, Huiya Huangshan, Lin Dong, Yuejia Luo, Wuhai Tao*,Developmental dyslexia and cerebellar abnormalities: Multiple roles of the cerebellum and causal relationships between the two. Advances in Psychological Science, 2022,30(2): 343-353.
17.Rong Huang,Yingling Li,Qing Guan,Wuhai Tao*,Cognitive Intervention Enhances Cognitive Ability of the Elderly and Its Neurological Manifestations,Psychology of China,2021,3(10):1135-1142
18.Wuhai Tao,Hehui Li,Xin Li,Dantao Peng,Zhanjun Zhang*, Risk Factors and Neuroimaging Research Progress of Subjective Memory Decline.Chinese Journal of Geriatrics, 2019,38(2), 214-219
19.Dandan Yang,Hao He.Tiantian Wu,Wuhai Tao,Haobo Zhang,Qing Guan*,Research Progress of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment Intervention.Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science, 2021,30(4), 379-384.
20.Hehui Li,Wuhai Tao,Danling Peng.Guosheng Ding*,The Causal Relationship between Developmental Dyslexia and Abnormal Brain Regions:Research Paradigms and the Relevant Findings. Psychological Development and Education, 2017, 33(5): 631-640.
21.Yaojing Chen#,Kai Xu#,Caishui Yang#,Xin Li#,He Li#,Junying Zhang#,Dongfeng Wei#,Jianan Xia,Wuhai Tao,Peng Lu,Jun Wang,Ni Shu,Dantao Peng,Jianjun Jia,Wei Zhang,Ruixue Cui,Yanping Wang,Qing Guan,Yuejia Luo,Fang Wang,Qingshan Wang,Kewei Chen,Xiaomin Wang,Jizong Zhao,Yongyan Wang,Zhanjun Zhang*. Gracefully aging—The Beijing BABRI Aging Brain Health Initiative. Scientia Sinica(Vitae),2017, 38, 96.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer in 'Cognitive Psychology' and 'General Psychology' for undergraduates, and 'Topics in Social Psychology' and 'Advances in Cognitive Aging and Disorders Research' for postgraduates.
Hosted the completion of the Shenzhen University Young Teachers' Teaching Reform Program.
ADIMISSIONS DIRECTION
We recruit academic and professional postgraduate students.
Main Research Field: Cognitive neuroscience, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Aging Cognition, Cognitive Disorders in the Elderly, and Memory-related Research.
Requirements: Proactive,self-disciplined, and responsible, with good writing skills in both Chinese and English; Applicants with a background in Psychology, Medicine, Computer Science, Mathematics, Cognitive Neuroscience are preferred.
We also welcome outstanding undergraduate students who interested in research.
