Nanyin Zhang
Director of the Center for Neurotechnology in Mental Health Research; Huck Chair in Brain Imaging; Professor of Bioengineering
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W341 Millennium Science Building
University Park, PA - nuz2@psu.edu
- 814-867-4791
Research Summary
Investigate the pathophysiology of brain disorders using neuroimaging, behavioral and optogenetic methods.
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Animals Rodentia Prefrontal Cortex Animal Models Optogenetics Geometry Post Traumatic Stress Disorders Neuronal Plasticity Calcium Gyrus Cinguli Artifacts Parietal Lobe Photoacoustic Effect Stomach Imaging Techniques Amygdala Therapeutics Unconscious (Psychology) Ultrasonics Tobacco Use Disorder Probe Vagus Nerve ProbesMost Recent Publications
A splitting mind: imbalanced internal and external worlds in schizophrenia
M Li, W Deng, Z He, Q Wang, C Huang, L Jiang, Q Gong, D Ziedonis, J King, X Ma, Nanyin Zhang, Tao Li, on p. 145-153
Genetic influences of resting-state neural networks: a twin study
Y Fu, Z Ma, C Hamilton, Z Liang, X Hou, X Ma, X Hu, H Meng, Q He, W Deng, Y Wang, L Zhao, T Li, Nanyin Zhang, Human Brain Mapping on p. 3959–3972
Relationship of mindful awareness to neural processing of anger stimuli and impact of mindfulness training
A Lee, D Gansler, Nanyin Zhang, M Jerram, J King, C Fulwiler, Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging on p. 22-28
An open database of resting-state fMRI in awake rats
Yikang Liu, Pablo Perez, Zilu Ma, Zhiwei Ma, David Dopfel, Samuel Cramer, Wenyu Tu, Nanyin Zhang, NeuroImage on p. 1170942
Deriving causal relationships in resting-state functional connectivity using SSFO-based optogenetic fMRI
Xu Han, Samuel R. Cramer, Nanyin Zhang, 2022, Journal of Neural Engineering
The vagus nerve mediates the stomach-brain coherence in rats
Jiayue Cao, Xiaokai Wang, Jiande Chen, Nanyin Zhang, Zhongming Liu, 2022, NeuroImage
Gaining insight into the neural basis of resting-state fMRI signal
Zilu Ma, Qingqing Zhang, Wenyu Tu, Nanyin Zhang, 2022, NeuroImage
An optimized geometry for simultaneous functional ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging
Jinyun Liu, Haoyang Chen, Sumit Agrawal, Nanyin Zhang, Bruce Gluckman, Sri Rajasekhar Kothapalli, 2022,
Brain-wide ongoing activity is responsible for significant cross-trial BOLD variability
Q Zhang, S Cramer, Z Ma, K Turner, K Gheres, Y Liu, Patrick Drew, Nanyin Zhang, 2022, Cerebral Cortex on p. 5311-5329
Neural underpinning of a respiration-associated resting-state fMRI network
Wenyu Tu, Nanyin Zhang, 2022, eLife
Most-Cited Papers
Time to wake up: Studying neurovascular coupling and brain-wide circuit function in the un-anesthetized animal
Yu Rong Gao, Yuncong Ma, Qingguang Zhang, Aaron T. Winder, Zhifeng Liang, Lilith Antinori, Patrick J. Drew, Nanyin Zhang, 2017, NeuroImage on p. 382-398
Dynamic resting state functional connectivity in awake and anesthetized rodents
Zhifeng Liang, Xiao Liu, Nanyin Zhang, 2015, NeuroImage on p. 89-99
Aberrant intrinsic brain activity and cognitive deficit in first-episode treatment-naive patients with schizophrenia
Z. He, W. Deng, M. Li, Z. Chen, L. Jiang, Q. Wang, C. Huang, D. A. Collier, Q. Gong, X. Ma, N. Zhang, T. Li, 2013, Psychological Medicine on p. 769-780
Co-activation patterns in resting-state fMRI signals
Xiao Liu, Nanyin Zhang, Catie Chang, Jeff H. Duyn, 2018, NeuroImage on p. 485-494
Rodent models of post-traumatic stress disorder: behavioral assessment
Alexander Verbitsky, David Dopfel, Nanyin Zhang, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
Mapping the functional network of medial prefrontal cortex by combining optogenetics and fMRI in awake rats
Zhifeng Liang, Glenn D.R. Watson, Kevin D. Alloway, Gangchea Lee, Thomas Neuberger, Nanyin Zhang, 2015, NeuroImage on p. 114-123
Mapping thalamocortical networks in rat brain using resting-state functional connectivity
Zhifeng Liang, Tao Li, Jean King, Nanyin Zhang, 2013, NeuroImage on p. 237-244
The development and expression of physical nicotine dependence corresponds to structural and functional alterations in the anterior cingulate-precuneus pathway
Wei Huang, Jean A. King, W. W.Sanouri Ursprung, Shaokuan Zheng, Nanyin Zhang, David N. Kennedy, Douglas Ziedonis, Joseph R. DiFranza, 2014, Brain and Behavior on p. 408-417
Neuroplasticity to a single-episode traumatic stress revealed by resting-state fMRI in awake rats
Zhifeng Liang, Jean King, Nanyin Zhang, 2014, NeuroImage on p. 485-491
Dynamic Connectivity Patterns in Conscious and Unconscious Brain
Yuncong Ma, Christina Hamilton, Nanyin Zhang, 2017, Brain Connectivity on p. 1-12
News Articles Featuring Nanyin Zhang
Nov 10, 2022
Breathing may measurably modulate neural responses across brain, study finds
Mental health practitioners and meditation gurus have long credited intentional breathing with the ability to induce inner calm, but scientists do not fully understand how the brain is involved in the process.
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Nov 09, 2021
Penn State launches Center for Neurotechnology in Mental Health Research
Penn State is launching a University-wide center to bridge fundamental research to understand the brain and mind with potential clinical applications for diagnosing and treating mental health disorders.
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Jul 24, 2020
Researchers to examine relation of dysfunctional brain hubs to mental disorders
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Penn State researchers a $1.85 million grant to develop a new way to test if dysfunctions in certain areas of the brain lead to mental health complications and brain disorders. If successful, the research could lead to better mental health treatments.
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