職員

Dr. Yu is currently affiliated with the three departments: MMIS (Business), SPEH (Social Sciences), and Physics (Science). He is the executive director of MRI facilities and a member of System Health Lab, one of the six Interdisciplinary Research Labs at HKBU. His research focuses on understanding the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying reward-based decision making and social cognition, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalogram (EEG), and other neuroscience methods. He has published over 150 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, with over 5500 citations and an H index of 43. He was listed among the world’s top 2% of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. Dr. Yu accepts PhD students from diverse backgrounds, such as psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and sports science

• Sports Neuroscience
• The Cognitive Neuroscience of Ageing
• Developmental Neuroscience
• Neurobiology of Stress and Mental Illness

• Mobbs D, Yu R, Meyer M, et al. A key role for similarity in vicarious reward. Science 2009; 324(5929): 900. (IF=42)
• Liu C, Huang Y, Chen L, Yu R*. Lack of evidence for the effect of oxytocin on placebo analgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2020; 89(3): 185-7. (IF=25.6)
• Yang C, Luo L, Vadillo MA, Yu R*, Shanks DR. Testing (quizzing) boosts classroom learning: A systematic and meta-analytic review. Psychological bulletin 2021; 147(4): 399-435. (IF=23)
• Wang S*, Yu R*, Tyszka JM, et al. The human amygdala parametrically encodes the intensity of specific facial emotions and their categorical ambiguity. Nature Communications 2017; 8. (IF=18)
• Wang R, Zhen S, Zhou C*, Yu R*. Acute stress promotes brain network integration and reduces state transition variability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022; 119(24): e2204144119. (IF=10)
• Zhen S, Yu R*. Spontaneous dishonesty does not specifically engage the perigenual anterior cingulate cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022; 119(27): e2201445119. (IF=10)
• Huang Y, Zhen S, Yu R*. Distinct neural patterns underlying ingroup and outgroup conformity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2019; 116(11): 4758-9. (IF=10)
• Mobbs D, Yu R, Rowe JB, Eich H, FeldmanHall O, Dalgleish T. Neural activity associated with monitoring the oscillating threat value of a tarantula. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2010; 107(47): 20582-6. (IF=10)
• Huang Y, Kendrick KM, Yu R*. Conformity to the Opinions of Other People Lasts for No More Than 3 Days. Psychological science 2014; 25(7): 1388-93. (IF=10)
• Huang Y, Huang X, Ebstein RP, Yu R*. Intranasal oxytocin in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders: A multilevel meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2021; 122: 18-27. (IF=9)
• Yaple ZA, Yu R*. Fractionating adaptive learning: A meta-analysis of the reversal learning paradigm. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2019; 102: 85-94. (IF=9)

External Grants:

• PI, “A neurocognitive theory of unethical behavior and implications for organizational behavior", Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS) 2022/23, RGC

Internal Grants:

• PI, “The neural basis of leadership: a neuromanagement approach”, Tier 2, HKBU
• PI, “Biomarkers for Cognitive Decline and Successful Aging in Elder Adults", Research Development Fund-Research Network on Healthy Ageing, HKBU
• PI, “An EEG hyperscanning system”, Equipment Matching Fund, HKBU
• PI, “Neuropsychological signatures of creativity across domains”, Seed Funding for Major External Grant, HKBU

• Brain Sciences for Business
• Organizational Behaviour
• Honours Project
• PhD supervision

• 2022/23, Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS) awardee, UGC, HK.
• 2015/16, Award for Promising Researcher (APR), NUS, Singapore

• Organization for Human Brain Mapping
• Society for Neuroeconomics
• Society for Neuroscience
• Organizational Neuroscience (NEU) -- Academy of Management

Professional Services:

• Associate Editor (2019 – present), Neurobiology of Stress (IF=7)
• Executive Director (2023 – present), MRI Facilities, HKBU