Dr. Wang’s Ph.D. thesis advisor: Dr. Scott K. Holland was invited to give a talk on November 21, 2016 at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3). His talk titled “Evidence that neurovascular coupling underlying the BOLD effect increases with age during childhood” covered one part of his research area and his findings raise concern that results of developmental BOLD studies cannot be unambiguously attributed to neuronal activity.
Astrocytes and astrocytic processes may significantly affect the maturing functional architecture of the brain, consistent with recent research demonstrating a key role for astrocytes in mediating increased CBF following neuronal activity and for astrocyte processes in modulating synaptic connectivity. Dr. Holland’s visit was very successful. He got to meet graduate students from CB3 and also met with many faculty members at Both CB3 and SECD. His expertise in developmental neuroimaging will help junior faculty members to get started on the right path.
